Principles of Health and Safety Management
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-02-23 | - |
Program Overview
Course Overview
The course HLWB 507, Principles of Health and Safety Management, provides advanced knowledge of management systems, organisational culture, and the integration of legal, regulatory, and societal factors in the context of health and safety management.
Course Details
- Dates: 23 Feb 2026 to 21 Jun 2026
- Starts: Trimester 1
- Fees:
- NZ$1,351.50 for domestic students
- NZ$4,731.75 for international students
- Lecture Start Times:
- Thursday 9.00am
- Friday 9.00am
- Campus: Distance
- Estimated Workload: Approximately 150 hours or 8.8 hours per week for 17 weeks
- Points: 15
Entry Restrictions
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: None
- Restrictions: None
Taught By
Te Puna Hauora – School of Health — Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences
Disclaimer
This course outline may be subject to change.
Key Dates
Find important dates—including mid-trimester teaching breaks—on the University's key dates calendar. Assessment dates will be provided once the course has begun.
About This Course
The course draws on literature about the requirement for officers to use due diligence under the Health and Safety at Work Act and how, and how well, the workplace health and safety management system aids compliance with that requirement. The final part of the course examines the place of the New Zealand accident compensation scheme in injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Course Learning Objectives
Students who pass this course will be able to:
- Critically analyse management systems and systems thinking in the workplace health and safety context
- Discuss the characteristics of effective consultation, engagement, and representation in the workplace health and safety context
- Apply advanced knowledge of legal and regulatory systems relevant to workplace health and safety practice
- Critically analyse audit, monitoring, and evaluation systems for work-related health and safety
- Utilise workplace health and safety information, data, and records management systems
How This Course Is Taught
This course will be taught online with compulsory block course days at the Kelburn Campus, Wellington, with an option to join online. There will be weekly online evening tutorials that will be recorded if you are unable to attend. However, attendance is strongly recommended. Short weekly lectures will be recorded and give further guidance to the modules and eBook chapters. Recordings will be made available on Nuku.
Assessment
- Academic Essay (includes either Ishikawa diagram or bow tie analysis): Type: Individual, Mark: 50%
- Academic Journal Article: Type: Individual, Mark: 30%
- Presentation with a Slideshow: Type: Individual, Mark: 20%
Mandatory Requirements
To pass this course, students must:
- Achieve at least 50% for each assessment in order to demonstrate the achievement of all the CLOs for the course.
- Attend all the university block courses (exceptional personal circumstances will be taken into consideration). This is because participation in block days is essential for students' own learning and the collective experience of all of the students.
Lecture Times and Rooms
- 9 March 2026 to 15 March 2026
- 30 March 2026 to 5 April 2026
- 25 May 2026 to 31 May 2026
What You'll Need to Get
This course will use an eBook that can be downloaded free and that covers papers HLWB507 and HLWB509. Each chapter forms part of the Nuku modules, is fully referenced, and starts with suggested additional readings. The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 is of importance in your studies.