303161 (v.2) WASM Mine Management and Safety 432
| Area: | WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Principles of mine management - organisational structures, corporate planning and budget development, leadership and control, total quality management, management information systems. Industrial relations. Module B - Major risk in mines and management ofmine safety. Mine regulations in WA and other States. Enforcement of the regulations and mines inspectorate. Mines rescue, theory and practice. Professional ethics. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Gained an understanding of the hisorical and present day context and requirements for managing a mine in safe, sustainable, productive and profitable manner. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Hazlitt H, Economics in One Lesson. The Foundation for Economic Education, Rand A, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. Adizes I, Managing Corporate Life Cycles. |
| Unit Texts: | Robbins, Bergman, Stagg and Coulter, Management 3rd ed, Mine Safety Inspection Act 1994. Mine Safety Inspection Regulations 1995. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Excercises/Assignments 50%, Final Exam 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. The student must obtain an overall mark of at least 50% to pass this unit. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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