Postgrad courses get OHS accreditation

Monash University’s Graduate Diploma and Master in Occupational and Environmental Health has been accredited by the Australian Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Education Accreditation Board this week.

Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board education advisor Professor Bruce King said the Monash programs set a new benchmark.

“Monash University is the premier occupational health research centre in Australia and these programs combine research-led understanding with a genuine commitment to high-level, technology-supported teaching and learning,” Professor King said.

“OHS advisors are increasingly required to have university qualifications with the Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board setting the benchmark for such qualifications,” he said.

“The Monash Graduate Diploma and Masters in Occupational and Environmental Health is unique in that while it is designed to meet the needs of occupational health advisors, it has a broad base and also addresses the needs of generalist OHS professionals, with a particular interest in the occupational health aspects of OHS.

“With the total cost of work-related disease estimated at $30 billion per year, such a focus on worker health is becoming increasingly important.”

Australian OHS Education Accreditation Board Registrar Pam Pryor said the objective of the Board was to ensure that quality professional education was available to aspiring and current OHS professionals.

“This requires a range of programs with differing emphases to meet the various OHS needs of industry and Monash University does this,” Pryor said.