SESC9101 — Occupational Health and Safety

COURSE COORDINATION

Coordinator :	Dr Carlo Caponecchia
Contact Details :	Tel : (+612)938-56142   •   Fax : (+612)938-56190   •   Email : carloc@unsw.edu.au

DELIVERY DETAILS		[ Current Schedules and Locations ]

Mode	Session	Type
On campus or off campus	1	Session

COURSE DETAILS
Units of Credit :	6
Assumed Knowledge :	SESC6010 - Descriptive Statistics
Description :	The course provides an introduction to occupational health and safety and its management. Topics discussed include OHS concepts, OHS law, workers compensation and injury management, incident reporting, training and consultation. Human aspects of OHS management such as safety culture, human behaviour, and human error will be introduced. The assessment of control workplace environment risks is considered with a particular focus on noise and electricity. Students will also learn more about collecting and analysing data for use in OHS applications. The course is the first in the OHS programs and will provide learning skills to be used in subsequent courses. NOTE: Students should consult the course profile provided when enrolled in the course for confirmation of details provided below. The course profile takes precedence over information provided here. Order of units may change, as may assessment details
Objectives :	At the end of this course it is anticipated that students will be able to: Understand the scope of OHS in Australia Explain the requirements of Australian OHS legislation relating to occupational health and safety Understand the concepts of hazard and risk Identify some types of hazards and contrast them with other hazards Find and evaluate scientific information Develop experimental hypotheses and identify statistical techniques appropriate to testing them Calculate some basic statistics and graphically present data relevant to OHS Understand the scientific method
Reading :	No textbooks prescribed. Reading materials will be provided in the course materials sent out on CD.

ASSESSMENT
Details Due Date Weight Literature critique and search TBA 40% Online short answer test(s) TBA various 25% Data analysis assignment TBA 35%

COURSE SCHEDULE
Week: 1 :	Introduction to the course OHS Management systems
Week: 2 :	a. OHS in Australia: scope, stats and costs b. Safety culture
Week: 3 :	a. Hazards and risks b. Introduction to Ergonomics
Week: 4 :	The scientific method
Week: 5 :	Measuring and analysing OHS data
Week: 6 :	Incidents and causes
Week: 7 :	Best practice in training, consultation and policy
Week: 8 :	OHS Law
Week: 9 :	Cognitive capabilities and human error
Week: 10 :	Psychological hazards
Week: 11 :	Psychological hazards continued
Week: 12 :	Workers compensation and injury management

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..