Duration: Two(2) Years
The course cuts across major industries, wherever people are engaged in work and the work poses harm to all working in that organization. The course is therefore designed to enable safe working conditions in all atmospheres to preserve life and instill safety in the work being performed. Students can progress to a Degree in Occupational Health & Safety at any recognized university.
Programme Structure
First Year Semester 1 (70 Credits)
- OHS 200 – Communication and study Skills (12 Credits)
- OHS 201 – Information Communication Technology (12 Credits)
- OHS 202 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Practice 1 (10 Credits)
- OHS 203 – Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (12 Credits)
- OHS 206 – Environmental Management (12 Credits)
- OHS 216 – Epidemiology (12 Credits)
First Year Semester 2 (68 Credits)
- OHS 212 – Occupational Hygiene (12 Credits)
- OHS 207 – Organisational Behaviour and Ethics (12 Credits)
- OHS 208 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Practice 2 (12 Credits)
- OHS 209 – Safety Principles and Practice 1 (10 Credits)
- OHS 204 – Industrial Ergonomics (10 Credits)
- OHS 205 – Biostatistics and Research (12 Credits)
Second Year Semester 1 (72 Credits)
- OHS 210 – Risk Management (12 Credits)
- OHS 211 – Emergency and Disaster Management (12 Credits)
- OHS 213 – Accident Investigation and Prevention (12 Credits)
- OHS 214 – Safety Principles and Practice 2 (12 Credits)
- OHS 215 – Toxicology (12 Credits)
- Electives (Choose One)
- OHS 218 – Building Maintenance (Elective) (12 Credits)
- OHS 219 – Labour Law (Elective) (12 Credits)
Second Year Semester 2 (30 Credits)
- OHS 217 – Industrial Attachment and Report (30 Credits)