Overview
Learn how you can combine systematic and systems thinking to improve safety and resilience in your organisation.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of managing occupational health and safety (OHS) at an enterprise level. The course focuses on various OHS management approaches, the role and requirements of relevant standards, and major OHS management areas, including risk management, safe design and OHS performance, emergency preparedness, investigations, auditing and culture.
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Who should participate?
- Staff newly appointed to a role that includes duties in OHS.
- Staff who might already have qualifications/experience and wish to refresh their knowledge and maintain up to date with OHS developments.
- Individuals who wish to move into the OHS field and want to obtain a first comprehensive understanding of the area.
- Individuals who want to progress to a postgraduate OHS degree and wish to gain insights about the content and difficulty of this level of studies.
- Individuals from any industry sector and company who implement or plan to launch an OHS program of management system.
Your expert facilitator Associate Professor Nektarios Karanikas
Nektarios is an experienced tutor and workshop facilitator, and he is an internationally renowned specialist in the broader field of safety. In addition to academic courses, Nektarios has delivered open masterclasses as well as workshops for companies such as Aegean Airlines and NetJets Europe with excellent feedback on his effective and impactful teaching. For more information click here.
And special guests
Nita Maynard
- Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Dheeraj Verma
– JCB India. For more information click here.
Donna Ghoussain
– Fulton Hogan. For more information click here.
Keith Johnson
– Fulton Hogan. For more information click here.
Satyan Chari
– Queensland Health. For more information click here.
Core concepts
On completion, participants will be able to:
- Critically analyse the systems approach to OHS management;
- Interpret standards and best practice relevant to OHS management systems to support legislative compliance and organisational performance;
- Approach critically and apply theories, concepts and strategies relevant to workplace OHS management systems;
- Investigate, analyse, evaluate and improve OHS (management) performance and compliance.
Details
Where and when
Connect Virtually in real-time
This offering will be delivered virtually via Zoom/Collaborative Ultra. To effectively participate you will need a stable internet connection that can sustain video conferencing for lengths of time.
- Tutorials: Thursdays 5.30pm to 7:00pm AEST | 4/03/2021, 18/03/2021, 01/04/2021, 22/04/2021, 6/05/2021, 20/05/2021, 03/06/2021
- Lectures: Thursdays 5.00pm to 8.00pm AEST | 11/03/2021, 25/03/2021, 15/04/2021, 29/04/2021, 13/05/2021, 27/05/2021 | Lectures will also be delivered face-to-face for participants who wish to attend them at the Kelvin Grove campus.
These live sessions will be recorded and then made accessible via the Online learning portal below.
Registration Close Date: Monday 1 March 2021
Online Access
Content will be delivered through a blend of live and pre-recorded sessions which can accessed through Blackboard (QUT’s online learning platform). Blackboard provides the opportunity to consolidate learning through peer collaboration and discussion with course convenors.
The time commitment is estimated at 4.5 hours a week over 13 weeks for attendance and self-study, and up to nine hours a week for completing the assessments over the same period. For participants who choose to undertake the optional assessment module, please note that the second assessment is an exam that will take place in mid-June.
Online access will be available up until Friday 4 June 2021. For registrations after Thursday 18 February 2021 please allow at least 2 business days to be granted online access.
Registration Close Date: Monday 15 March 2021
Cost
Workshop Only
| Registration type | Investment |
|---|---|
| Earybird registration (closes 1 February 2021) | $2,008.60 (GST included) |
| Standard registration | $2,231.77 (GST included) |
| QUT Staff / Alumni registration | $1,673.83 (GST included) |
| Australasian College of Health Service Managers (ACHSM) Members | $1,897.01 (GST included) |
| Group Registrations (4 or more) | $2,008.60 (GST included) |
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Workshop and Assessment
| Registration type | Investment |
|---|---|
| Earlybird registration (closes 1 February 2021) | $2,510.75 (GST included) |
| Standard registration | $2,789.72 (GST included) |
| QUT Staff / Alumni registration | $2,092.29 (GST included) |
| Australasian College of Health Service Managers (ACHSM) Members | $2,371.26 (GST included) |
| Group Registrations (4 or more) | $2,510.75 (GST included) |
More details
This course offers an optional assessment module, comprised of a essay/report on a current OHS topic and end of semester examination. On successful completion of the assessment module, participants will be eligible to apply for advanced standing for the corresponding unit in related Health, Safety & Environment award courses at QUT or other educational institutions subject to their policies.
This program is shared by postgraduate students, and may involve some collaboration between professional development participants and postgraduate students.