MHR 711

Occupational Health and Safety

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the growing and changing field of Occupational Health and Safety Management. The multiple dimensions of the subject - technical, legislative, political, personal, and moral - will be covered. Topics will include: legislation, accident prevention, sickness, lateness and absenteeism, establishing corporate physical and mental health policies, practices and programs, monitoring of the workplace environment, and establishing industrial hygiene standards and corporate health and safety policies.

Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.

GPA Weight: 1.00

Course Count: 1.00

Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

MHR 523 or HTH 503 or Direct Entry

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

Not available to students in Occupational and Public Health.

Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages

*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.

Business Management - Human Resources Management Major
MHR 849 - Human Resources Planning
Minor in Human Resources Management
Minor in Labour and Employment Relations