Occupational health and safety activities undertaken by physiotherapy students: A retrospective review of industry placement reports.
BACKGROUND: The University of South Australia's Bachelor of Physiotherapy course, 'Work Health and Safety (WHS) Practice', provides students with introductory practical WHS experience. Students undertake 80-hour effort WHS projects for industry, culminating in a report for hosts. OBJECTIVE: To estab...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 629 - 641 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2024
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