Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health

This course is designed for the workplace professional to expand their knowledge and skills in preventive occupational health practice. It provides the basic knowledge in legal occupational health and safety requirements and competence in assessing and controlling workplace hazards. The course can lead to the Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health and then the Master of Occupational and Environmental Health or the Master of Public Health. The four core units cover studies in assessment and control of workplace hazards, introduction to occupational health and safety, chemical and biological hazards, ergonomic and physical hazards. This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides a program for professionals in the workplace who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in preventive occupational health practice. It provides the basic knowledge in legal occupational health and safety requirements and competence in assessing and controlling workplace hazards. On completion of this course graduates should be able to: •identify the legal requirements of occupational health practice •demonstrate an understanding of the principles of recognition, assessment and control of workplace hazards •demonstrate use of monitoring equipment, and interpret results of such testing used to measure the level of hazards in the workplace •assess the risks to health of common chemical, physical, biological and psychosocial hazards in the workplace •advise on specific measures and management programs to control these hazards in the workplace.
Minimum entrance requirements Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. The department will individually assess applications from students without a degree who have extensive relevant professional experience. Special application requirements Relevant Work Experience (CV) Statement of purpose(250 words), outlining reasons for undertaking the course, and area's of interest.