Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Introduction to occupational health and safety. Prevention of accidents and ill-health at work. Accident investigation. Industrial processes - with special attention to by-products and waste flows. Process, safety and transport of materials. Industrial ventilation. Organisations involved, sources of information. Health and safety audits and inspections. Disaster management. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Describe key aspects of accident prevention. Carry out an accident investigation. Utilise basic techniques involved in health and safety auditing. Evaluate hazards related to transport and storage of hazardous materials. Apply the basic requirements of industrial ventilation. Select occupational health and safety training. Describe the principles of radiation safety. Demonstrate a critical approach to the role of personal protection and thedegree of protection provided. Identify and apply the current legislation, standards and codes relevant to the management and control of health and safety. |
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: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Field of Education: | 69999 Health not elsewhere classified | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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