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SESC6001 — Safety, Health and Environment
| Coordinator : | Professor Chris Winder [Bio] | | Contact Details : | Tel : (+612)938-55370 • Fax : (+612)938-56190 • Email : c.winder@unsw.edu.au |
| Please note : | This course is a new category of course called a HYBRID course.
Hybrid courses are courses in which both undergraduate and postgraduate students may be enrolled. |
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Session |
Type |
| On campus |
1 |
Session |
| Off campus |
1 |
Session |
| Off campus |
Summer |
Session |
| Notes : | For on campus delivery, see School Timetable for details.
There is no web based content for this course | | Exclusions : | SESC2001 and SESC8001 |
| COURSE DETAILS |
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| Units of Credit : |
6 |
| Undergraduate Core : | Core course in BSc (3970 program) SHE major, elective course in all other majors | | | | | Postgraduate Core : | Core Course Safety, Health, and Environment programs (Grad Cert, Grad Dip, and Masters in SHE) | | | | | 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.
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| ASSESSMENT |
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| Details | Due Date | Weight | | Continuing assessment sheets: 5 from Units 1-6 (incl unit 1) | S1:Week 7 (Summer: before Christmas) | 6% each | | Continuing assessment sheets: 5 from Units 7-12 (incl unit 12) | S1:Week 12 (Summer: end January) | 6% each | | Extra credit will be awarded for one or two extra continuing assessment exercises | S1:Week 12 (Summer: end January) | 6-12% | | Essay on a SHE topic | S1:Week 12 (Summer: end January) | 40% |
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| COURSE SCHEDULE |
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| 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. |
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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.. |
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