This course covers various issues of occupational health and cause of, degree of and consequences of industrial accidents, occupational hazards and risks. Employee safety issues at work place, measures to maintain safety norms, role of safety committees in providing safe work environment and relevant laws of PNG are also discussed in length.
Prerequisite: 3.11301 and 3.21302
Assessment: Continuous 50% + Final Examination 50%
Main Texts: John Toohey, Kerry Borthwick and Richard Archer, Occupational Health and Safety in Australia.
AM Sharma, Industrial health and Safety Management, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, India.