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SESC6021 — Safety, Health and Environmental Hazards
| Coordinator : | Prof Chris Winder [Bio] | | Contact Details : | Tel : (+61-2)-938-55370 • Fax : (+61-2)-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. |
| Mode |
Session |
Type |
| On Campus |
2 |
Session |
| Off Campus |
2 |
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 : | SESC2091 and SESC8021 |
| 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) | | | | | Description : | This course introduces students to safety, health and environmental hazards, such as natural hazards and organisational hazards including physical hazards, chemical hazards, biohazards, ergonomic hazards, psychological stressors and managerial hazards. The course also introduces concepts of safety, health and environmental risk management. | | | | | 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 about hazards;
- understand environmental management concepts and language sufficient to be able to communicate effectively with environmental management professionals about hazards;
- develop an appreciation of the inter-relationships of Safety, Health and Environmental hazards, risks and impacts;
- 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 exercises (Units 1 and 2) | S2: Week 7 (Summer: by Christmas) | 15% each | | SDS exercise | S2: Week 10 (Summer: end January) | 15% | | Continuing assessment exercises (Units 3 and 4) | S2: Week 12 (Summer: end January) | 15% each | | Essay on a SHE Hazards topic | S2: Week 12 (Summer: end January) | 25% |
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| COURSE SCHEDULE |
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| Week: 1 : | Introduction to the course
Natural Hazards and Disaster Management | | Week: 2 : | Concepts of hazards and risks | | Week: 3 : | Organisational hazards: Physical hazards 1 | | Week: 4 : | Organisational hazards: Physical hazards 2 | | Week: 5 : | Organisational hazards: Chemical hazards: 1 | | Week: 6 : | Organisational hazards: Chemical hazards: 2 | | Week: 7 : | Organisational hazards: Biohazards | | Week: 8 : | Special session | | Week: 9 : | Organisational hazards: Ergonomic hazards | | Week: 10 : | Organisational hazards: Psychological stressors | | Week: 11 : | Organisational hazards: Managerial hazards | | Week: 12 : | Risk Management of SHE Hazards |
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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