The OHS Body of Knowledge takes a conceptual approach which enables it to be applied in different contexts and frameworks. To optimise its value for education and professional development learning outcomes have been developed for each technical chapter in the Body of Knowledge. The learning outcomes as described give an indication of what should be the capabilities of an OHS professional; it is up to those developing OHS education programs, OHS professionals planning their CPD or recruiters or employers selecting or developing people for the OHS function to consider the required breadth vs. depth .
Please read the section on using the learning outcomes before delving into the leaning outcomes of the individual chapters.
The numbers against each learning outcome refer to the chapter number of the BOK download page. No learning outcomes have been developed for the chapters considered introductory or underpinning knowledge (that is chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, .13, 14, 15.)
Using the OHS BOK learning outcomes
Socio-political context
8 OHS BOK LO Sociopolitical context – OHS law and regulation in Australia
8.2 OHS BoK LO Sociopolitical context -Principles of OHS Law
9 OHS BOK LO Sociopolitical context – Business, technological and industrial imperatives
The organisation
10 OHS BOK LO The Organisation
Systems
11.3 OHS BOK LO Managing process safety
Hazards and their mechanisms of action and related controls
16 OHS BOK LO Hazard Biomechanical
17.3 OHS BOX LO Process Hazards (Chemical)
18 OHS BOK LO Hazard Biological
19 OHS BOK LO Hazard Psychosocial
21 OHS BOK LO Hazard Bullying aggression and violence
22 OHS BOK LO Hazard Noise and vibration
23 OHS BOK LO Hazard Electricity
24 OHS BOK LO Hazard Ionising radiation
25 OHS BOK LO Hazard Non ionising radiation
26 OHS BOK LO Hazard Thermal environment
27 OHS BOK LO Hazard Gravitational
29 OHS BOK LO Hazard Mobile plant
30 OHS BOK LO Hazard Vehicles and occupational road use
Risk
Causation
32 OHS BOK LO Models of causation – Safety
33 OHS BOK Models of causation – Health determinants
Control
34 OHS BOK LO Control -Prevention and mitigation
35 OHS BOK LO Mitigation Emergency preparedness
36 OHS BOK Mitigation – Health impacts