Occupational Health and Safety

This course takes a strategic approach to occupational health and safety. Students learn to view excellence in health and safety as an essential and integral aspect of all levels of operations within an organization--and that delivering such excellence is a measurable criterion of corporate performance. Humans suffering from accidents and injuries lost production, and the social costs of health care and workers' compensation are examined with emphasis on primary prevention and wellness measures. Students learn how to ensure due diligence, legal and regulatory compliance by analyzing current health and safety legislation to understand the duties and responsibilities of all workplace parties. The need for and the benefits associated with joint responsibility by workers and management through an internal responsibility system is reinforced throughout the course. Practical applications of all material are assimilated.

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