Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Individual Study: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 5425 (v.7) Occupational Health, Safety and Hygiene 581 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Workplace contaminants and stressors and their evaluation (gases and vapours, dusts, heat, noise). Preliminary survey, selection of instruments and analytical methods. Conducting a field survey, interpretation and use of results. Instrumentation and techniques. Application of monitoring. Control strategies. Statistics, material safety data sheets, strategy of survey design. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate theoretical knowledge of various techniques based on current research and recent advances in this area. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Curtin University website www.curtin.edu.au The OHS Program starts at www.curtin.edu.au/dept/health/ohs/ Worksafe WA website www.safetyline.wa.gov.au |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Field of Education: | 61301 Occupational Health and Safety | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | Y | Y | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Trimester 1A | Y | | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Semester 1 | | Y | | | 2004 | Open University HK | Trimester 1A | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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