EXOS 4601 - Fundamentals of Disability Management
Course Description
The need to control costs arising from occupational injury or disease has taken a greater priority in today's financial reality. Human rights issues, individual rights, employer responsibilities and other contemporary issues further complicate these concerns. This course is designed to help students understand the relationship of these complex issues and develop a basic strategy for managing disability claims.
Who Should Take This Course?
Aimed at entry-level and practicing health and safety coordinators, professionals, officers, technicians, supervisors, trainers, management, and administrators.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- 🗸 Outline the benefits and costs of an integrated disability management program.
- 🗸 Identify federal and provincial legislation pertaining to disability management, including the duty to accommodate.
- 🗸 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of a collaborative approach.
- 🗸 Apply the return-to-work process to individual case studies.
- 🗸 Identify the interrelationship of accident prevention and disability management.
Notes
- 🗸 This course delivery format is bichronous.
- 🗸 100% of course content is delivered online.
- 🗸 Students engage in both asynchronous learning, coupled with scheduled synchronous sessions throughout the course.
- 🗸 The asynchronous dates cover pre-course and post-course assessments (quizzes, assignments etc.).
- 🗸 To view the schedule of the synchronous sessions, click the "view details" link under Schedule and Location on the course section.
- 🗸 This course is a total of 39 hours.
Recommendations
Applicants intending to complete a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements.
Applies Towards the Following Programs
- Occupational Health And Safety Certificate : Elective Courses
- Occupational Health and Safety Professional Diploma : OHS Diploma Elective Courses