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SESC2001 — Safety, Health and Environment

COURSE COORDINATION
Coordinator : Professor Chris Winder [Bio]
Contact Details : Tel : (+612)938-55370   •   Fax : (+612)938-56190   •   Email : c.winder@unsw.edu.au


DELIVERY DETAILS [ Current Schedules and Locations ]
Mode Session Type
On campus 2 Session
Off campus 2 Session

Notes : For on campus delivery, see School Timetable for details. This course is NOT available in the Summer session in 2008-09. There is no web based content for this course
Exclusions : None


COURSE DETAILS
Units of Credit : 6
Core : Core course in BSc (3970 program) SHE major, elective course in all other majors
  
Objectives : After completing this course, students should:
  • understand occupational health concepts and language sufficient to be able to communicate effectively with occupational health and safety professionals;
  • understand environmental management concepts and language sufficient to be able to communicate effectively with environmental management professionals;
  • develop an appreciation of the inter-relationships of workplace hazards and risks, health, and injury, disease and mortality;
  • analyse issues of safety, health and environment that are of relevance to the student's background or work experience.
  


ASSESSMENT
DetailsDue DateWeight
Continuing assessment sheets: 5 from Units 1-6 (incl unit 1)Week 78% each
Continuing assessment sheets: 5 from Units 7-12 (incl unit 12)Week 128% each
Extra credit will be awarded for one or two extra continuing assessment exercisesWeek 128-16%
Essay on a SHE topicWeek 1220%


COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1 : Introduction to safety, health and environment
Week 2 : DDT
Week 3 : Lead in paint
Week 4 : Ebola
Week 5 : Melanoma
Week 6 : Asbestos
Week 7 : Workplace Cancer
Week 8 : Piper Alpha
Week 9 : Exxon Valdez
Week 10 : Bhopal
Week 11 : Solvents
Week 12 : Safety, Health and Environment - A Bigger Picture


LEARNING RESOURCES

The University of New South Wales provides a range of resources to help students develop their skills and to realise their full potential. The Learning Centre, located at the entrance to the Library provides guidance material, which is also available on-line.
The University also provides academic orientation programs called MyStart and ReStart for both new and returning students to help them in their transitions into academia..