CQUniversity Unit Profile
SAFE28002 Psychosocial Hazard Management
Psychosocial Hazard Management
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General Information

Overview

This unit covers topics related to occupational health and wellbeing in organisations, emphasising the principles of good work design and the integration of occupational health and safety, health promotion, wellness, work design and productivity. Topics include common occupational health hazards such as manual tasks and sedentary work behaviours, as well as psychosocial hazards such as workplace bullying, occupational violence, shift work and fatigue, which lead to occupational stress.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 8
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2026

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

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Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Regional Campuses
Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Metropolitan Campuses
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Group Discussion
Weighting: 20%
2. Case Study
Weighting: 30%
3. Written Assessment
Weighting: 50%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE Unit Comments

Feedback

Students in the Graduate Certificate of Fatigue Management wanted a stronger focus on fatigue in this unit.

Recommendation

Students in the Certificate of Fatigue Management course make up about 28% of the students in this unit. Fatigue is only one of the psychosocial hazards covered in the unit and students are expected to learn about a wide range of psychosocial hazards across the unit. It is recommended that this might need to be made clearer to these students, as well as the fact that they can do their three assessments on fatigue if they would like to. They can therefore do a deep dive into fatigue if they choose. However, it is recommended to also consider if the fatigue as a psychosocial hazard content can be expanded in this unit.

Feedback from SUTE Unit Comments

Feedback

One student found that this unit had no relevance to their Graduate Certificate of Fatigue Management course.

Recommendation

The Graduate Certificate of Fatigue Management is made up of 4 units, with only one being fully designated to fatigue management. Students should understand that the other units in this course are not solely focussed on fatigue when they enrol in the course. They should also understand that students from other courses take this unit as an elective. It is therefore recommended that students are made aware at the beginning of term that students other than those taking fatigue management enrol in this unit and therefore the unit will be much broader than just focusing on fatigue.

Feedback from SUTE Unit Comments

Feedback

Students reported that they found the lectures enjoyable and that they appreciated and got value out of being able to tailor their assignment tasks to their own workplace.

Recommendation

It is recommended to keep the teaching style and workplace focussed assessment tasks the same for the next offering.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Evaluate the inter-relationships between the workplace, work systems, work environment and people and their impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals
  2. Apply knowledge of occupational health and wellbeing and psychosocial hazards to the analysis of the design of work and work systems and effectively interpret and communicate findings to organisational stakeholders
  3. Assess the risk of injury and/or illness from work-related psychosocial hazards and examine factors that impede workplace performance and sustainability
  4. Evaluate and recommend appropriate changes in work design to optimise occupational health and wellbeing, improve organisational performance and sustainability, and demonstrate respect for human dignity and diversity through an understanding of the impact of health and psychosocial factors at the workplace.
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Group Discussion - 20%
2 - Case Study - 30%
3 - Written Assessment - 50%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures
Textbooks and Resources

Information for Textbooks and Resources has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 16 February 2026
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