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SESC8001 — Safety, Health and Environment
| Coordinator : | Professor Chris Winder [Bio] | | Contact Details : | Tel : (+61-2)-938-55370 • Fax : (+61-2)-938-56190 • Email : c.winder@unsw.edu.au |
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| Off Campus |
2 |
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| Other details : | See School Timetable for details
Not available summer sesion 2008-2009 |
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| Units of Credit : |
6 |
| Description : | This postgraduate course is a core course in the Safety, Health and Environmental programs.
This course introduces students to the main issues of safety, health and environment (SHE) science. Themes and inter-relationships are explored using safety, health or environment case studies. SHE as an integrated concept. A model of safety, health and environment.
THIS COURSE HAS NO WEB CONTENT. | | | | | 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.
| | | | | Core : | Core course in SHE programs, elective course in all other programs
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| ASSESSMENT |
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| Details | Due Date | Weight | | Continuing assessment exercises – 5 from Units 1-6 | Week 7 | 6% each | | Essay 1 on and SHE topic | Week 7 | 20% | | Continuing assessment exercises – 5 from Units 7-12 | Week 12 | 6% each | | Essay 2 on a SHE topic | Week 12 | 20% | | Extra credit will be awarded for 2 extra continuing assessment units | Week 12 | 6% each |
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| COURSE SCHEDULE |
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| Week 1 : | Introduction to safety, health and environment | | Week 2 : | Rachel's Story: DDT | | Week 3 : | Harry's Story: Lead in paint | | Week 4 : | Moufi's Story: Ebola | | Week 5 : | Ami's Story: Melanoma | | Week 6 : | Luigi's Story: Asbestos | | Week 7 : | Beatrice's Story: Workplace Cancer | | Week 8 : | Alan's Story: Piper Alpha | | Week 9 : | Chuck's Story: Exxon Valdez | | Week 10 : | Iskander's Story: Bhopal | | Week 11 : | Chimnoi's Story: Solvents | | Week 12 : | Safety, Health and Environment - A Bigger Picture |
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