SESC9301 — Safety, Health and Environmental Risks

COURSE COORDINATION

Coordinator :	Dr Tony Green [Bio]
Contact Details :	Tel : 0293855469   •   Fax : 0293856190   •   Email : a.green@unsw.edu.au

DELIVERY DETAILS		[ Current Schedules and Locations ]

Mode	Session	Type
On Campus or Off Campus	2	Session

COURSE DETAILS
Units of Credit :	6
Prerequisite Courses :	SESC9101 - Occupational Health and Safety
Assumed Knowledge :	SESC9201 - Safety Risk Management
Description :	This course builds on material presented in SESC9101 and SESC9201 and deals specifically with safety issues which are of relevance to the environment and/or the community. These include topics such as security management, waste management and environmental management which a safety professional would be expected to deal with, as well as more complex OHS issues such as ionising and non ionising radiation, fire and explosion and major hazards which can have an impact outside of the workplace. Finally some of the principles of emergency management are introduced.
Objectives :	At the end of the course it is anticipated that students will be able to: Understand the basic concepts relating to the classification and types of natural hazards that present risks to people; Articulate the meaning of key terms such as hazard, risk, vulnerability, resilience, coping capacity and frequency-magnitude; Outline how return period assessments are calculated for a particular type of natural hazard process and outline basic concepts of risk mitigation for natural hazard processes; Understand the basic physical concepts behind assessment of the physical hazards and their control. Articulate the meaning of the key terms associated with each of the physical hazards Outline the process of assessment for the physical hazards and the risk principles behind their mitigation Understand the basic concepts in emergency planning and articulate the key concepts involved.

ASSESSMENT
Details Due Date Weight Individual assignment dealing with a questionnaire survey instrument TBA 50% Individual assignment dealing with a management program for one of the physical hazards TBA 30% Short summary of the Pandemic hazard to Australia TBA 10% Course participation mark (see course profile for details) N/A 10%

COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1 :	Course introduction
Week 2 :	Fire and explosion
Week 3 :	Major hazards management
Week 4 :	Accident models - underlying causes
Week 5 :	Ionising radiation
Week 6 :	Non-ionising radiation
Week 7 :	Environmental law and ISO 14000
Week 8 :	Waste, energy and water management I
Week 9 :	Waste, energy and water management II
Week 10 :	Security risk management
Week 11 :	Security vulnerability analysis
Week 12 :	Pandemics

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..