There are many issues that have an impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of employees in organisational settings. This unit covers a range of topics, mainly at the organisational level, regarding the maintenance of health, safety and wellbeing at work. Topics to be covered include the assessment and the effects of the physical working environment (e.g. heat and noise) on performance and wellbeing; work design (e.g. shift work and other job characteristics, including demands and control) and its impact on fatigue, performance, and psychological strain. Finally, a comprehensive examination of accidents, their classification, causes and remediation are presented. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Lisette Kanse and Winthrop Professor Mark Griffin
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Industrial and and Organisational Psychology or the Graduate Diploma in Work Health and Safety
