1. THE OSH PROGRAMME AT MASSEY UNIVERSITY
History
Grad Dip OHS
IOSH(UK) Accreditation
OHS Major in BHlthSci
PG Dip Hlth (OHS)
MHlthSci and MPH (OHS)
Doctoral Programme
Continuing Professional Development

2. History of OHS at Massey
OHS teaching at Massey began 1979, qualification was Diploma in Safety Management
One of the first programmes in NZ
Established with a Grant from ACC
1991 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health
Graduate Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health
2010 IOSH Accreditation
2014 Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

4. Graduate Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health - Grad Dip (OSH) College of Health
(a) ( ) OSH 1
( ) OSH 2
( ) Project in OSH
Ergonomics:Work, Performance, Health and Design
(b) one or both from
( ) Occupational Hygiene
( ) H & S auditing
( c) any elective papers:
Special Topic in OSH

5. IOSH(UK) Accreditation
Massey Grad Dip OHS accredited with IOSH(UK) in It meets the academic requirements for Graduate membership of IOSH. (Membership levels are – Chartered Fellows, Chartered Members, Graduate Members, Technician and Affiliate Members)
Grad Dip OSH is the only NZ tertiary (university) qualification accredited by IOSH
NZISM has a MoU with IOSH and adopted the IOSH membership framework ( )
Courses of particular importance for IOSH are:
Organisational Behaviour;
H & S Auditing;
Occupational Hygiene

6. OHS Major in Bachelor of Health Science BHlthSc College of Health
360 credits, including;
Work and Health
OSH 1
OSH 2
H & S Auditing
Occupational Hygiene
Project in OSH
Ergonomics
Organisational Behaviour

7. B Hlth Sc (major in OHS) 100 level
Introduction to Human Health
Human Bioscience: Normal Body Function
Introduction to Communication in Health
Work and Health
200 level
Health Inequalities and Māori Health
Research Methods in the Health Sciences
Principles and Practices of Human Epidemiology
OSH 1
OSH 2
Organisational Behaviour
Healthy Workplace Design
Sleep, Circadian Rhythm and Shiftwork
300 level
Health of Communities
Systems Thinking for Health
H & S Auditing
Occupational Hygiene
Ergonomics
Project in OSH
Intervention Studies:

8. Postgraduate Diploma in Health – Specialization in OHS
PG Dip Hlth (OHS)
from 2018
120 total credits, including three (3) from:
Advanced OSH
Hazard Management
Advanced Occupational Hygiene or
H & S Auditing
and an Advanced Research Methods Course

9. Master of Health (MHlth) and Master of Public Health (MPH) – Specialisations in OHS
180 Credits, including:
Advanced OSH
Hazard Management
Advanced Occupational Hygiene
And a research dissertation/thesis.

10. Bachelor of Construction (Management)
Graduate Diploma in Emergency Management
College of Humanities and Social Science
120 credits, including:
OSH 1
OSH 2
Bachelor of Construction (Management)
College of Science
Compulsory paper:

11. Massey’s doctoral programme allows for PhDs in OHS

12. Continuing Professional Development
Short courses of Initial and Continuing Professional Development (IPD and CPD)
Survey of past OHS graduates and students identified preferred CPD topics:
Hazardous substances
Noise exposure & NIHL
Basic occupational hygiene
Work-related musculo-skeletal disorders
Programme evaluation