OCHS11026 - Introductory Occupational Health and Safety

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides an overview of occupational health and safety as a discipline. Students will trace the history and development of the discipline and develop an appreciation of the impact of the occupational environment on the health and safety of individuals. Students will examine the costs and benefits of strategies to prevent occupational injury and illness and be introduced to the different specialities within the OHS discipline.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

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Term 3 - 2025 Profile
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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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 40%
2. Written Assessment 20%
3. Written Assessment 40%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.79% response rate.

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.

Source: SUTE feedback.
Feedback
This unit was a pleasure to undertake and was very informative.
Recommendation
Only one comment was received from a student this term, which was very positive, and it is therefore recommended to keep the teaching and assessment format of this unit for future deliveries.
Action Taken
The teaching format was kept for term 1, 2024 however assessment 1 was changed to prevent plagiarism risks, as it had not been enhanced through change for several years.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Update the Assessment 1 Quiz which is worth 40% with a view to making it related to the first 4 weeks teaching content.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review and update the Quiz for assessment 1 looking at new questions related to OHS Body of Knowledge first 4 weeks readings rather than OHS history focussed.
Action Taken
The assessment 1 Quiz was reviewed and changed into a reflective task which required students to reflect on their readings of the OHS Body of Knowledge in the first 4 weeks of term. This was done to ensure that students were reading the prescribed OHS Body of Knowledge foundational chapters and reflecting on their OHS profession rather than having to regurgitate OHS history information.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Students reported that they liked the teaching format and found the lectures and guidance invaluable to their learning journey.
Recommendation
It is recommended to keep the teaching format for the next offering as students continue to enjoy the delivery of this unit which introduces them to their OHS profession.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Some students reported that they struggled to understand what was required for the assessments and had to reach out for more clarification.
Recommendation
It is recommended to provide some exemplars for students for their assessments in order to help with their understanding of the assessment requirements. It is also recommended to continue to encourage students to reach out if they are having any issues in understanding their assessment requirements.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Trace the history and development of occupational health and safety.
  2. Identify the essential elements of occupational health and safety.
  3. Describe the impact of occupational injury and disease on individuals, organisations and society.
  4. Source risk management and prevention guidance material.
  5. Construct a reflective mind map related to occupational health and safety topics.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • •