Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Assessment and Control of Occupational Health Hazards

The Graduate Certificate in Assessment and Control of Occupational Health Hazards is a part-time program that comprises 12 units, which can be stacked toward the Master of Public Health. This program focuses on the assessment and control of occupational hazards at the workplace and aims to equip students with the ability to identify and mitigate occupational risks associated with common occupational hazards.

Courses

• Workplace Safety and Health: This course provides an overview of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH), focusing on risk control and preventing work-related illnesses and accidents. Students evaluate strategies for promoting workplace safety, ensuring compliance with legislation, and develop skills to assess hazards, implement controls, and understand legal requirements.
• Assessment & Control of Occupational Hazards: This course presents the important chemical, biological, safety, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial occupational hazards at the workplace. It focuses on exposure routes, toxicological mechanisms, the health impact on the worker, and critically, allows the practitioner to design and implement effective programs to mitigate or prevent the adverse effects of these hazards to workers at the workplace.

Learning Objectives

1. Explain the relevant legislation of WSH to interested parties and employers
2. Explain the importance of workplace health promotion and how it will benefit employers and employees
3. About chemical hazards:
   • Describe exposure situations and route of absorption
   • Explain toxicological mechanisms and resultant health effects on the worker
   • Design programs for the control of these hazards at the workplace
4. About biological hazards:
   • Describe exposure situations and route of entry
   • Explain the health impact on the worker
   • Design programs for the prevention of occupational infections
5. About safety, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial hazards:
   • Evaluate these hazards at the workplace
   • Explain the impact of these hazards on the health of the worker
   • Design programs for the control of these hazards at the workplace
6. Apply the fundamental approaches and principles of WSH in order to conduct workplace occupational safety and health assessment

Admission Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
• Candidates with other qualifications and experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to approval

Program Details

• The program is offered as a part-time Graduate Certificate.
• The maximum candidature period is 3 years.
• The program comprises 12 units, which can be stacked toward the Master of Public Health.