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SESC9511 — Occupational Hygiene

COURSE COORDINATION
Coordinator : Mr Phillip Turner
Contact Details : Tel : (+612)99635355   •   Fax : (+612)93856190   •   Email : philipturner@optusnet.com.au
Course Contact : Philip Turner is the Course Presenter.
The Course Contact in the School is Professor Chris Winder.
His details are as follows:

Phone : (02)938 55360
Fax : (02)938 56190



DELIVERY DETAILS [ Current Schedules and Locations ]
Mode Session Type
On Campus 2 Short Course
Off Campus 2 Short Course

Other delivery details : It will be on or off campus in S2. Please see the School Timetable for further details.


COURSE DETAILS
Units of Credit : 6
Assumed Knowledge : SESC9101 - Occupational Health and Safety
SESC9201 - Safety Risk Management
  
Exclusions : None.
  
Description : An outline of the occupational hygiene aspects of physical and chemical hazards and exposures. The course will concentrate on the measurement of these hazards, and discuss the significance of the data that arises from such measurements. This also covers practical considerations of control workplace hazards and risks, such as ventilation and personal protective equipment. The Course takes the form of lectures, interactive exercises, class presentations and occupational hygiene industrial case studies.
  
Objectives :

After completing this Course, students should:

  • be able to understand and use occupational hygiene principles, including recognition and evaluation of workplace hazards;
  • have an appreciation of the methods and techniques of occupational hygiene.
  • be able to understand and use occupational hygiene principles, including recognition, evaluation and control of workplace hazards;
  • have an appreciation of the methods and techniques of occupational hygiene;
  • be able to conduct a simple workplace assessment for an occupational hazard.
  
Reading :
  • Tranter, M. Occupational Hygiene and Risk Management: A Multimedia Package. OHS Press: Alstonville 1999.
  • Grantham, D.L. Occupational Health and Hygiene: Guidebook for the Workplace Health and Safety Officer. Merino Lithographics, Brisbane, 1992.
  • Perkins, J.L. Modern Industrial Hygiene: Recognition and Evaluation of Chemical Agents (Vol 1). Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1996.
  


ASSESSMENT
DetailsDue DateWeight
Continuing assessment sheets for units 2-7 (10% each)TBC60%
Essay on topic related to the courseTBC40%


COURSE SCHEDULE
Topics 1 : The Profession of Occupational Hygiene/Reading the Occupational hygiene literature
Topics 2 : Exposure Standards
Topics 3 : Sampling Strategies and Quality Assurance
Topics 4 : Sampling for Aerosols
Topics 5 : Sampling for Gases and Vapours
Topics 6 : Biological Monitoring and Dermal Assessment
Topics 7 : Physical Hazards: Measurement and Control
Topics 8 : Control of Hazards
Topics 9 : Ventilation
Topics 10 : Personal Protective Equipment
Topics 11 : Control of biohazards
Topics 12 : Case studies in occupational hygiene


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..