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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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2 |
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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 : | DDT | | Week 3 : | Lead in paint | | Week 4 : | Ebola | | Week 5 : | Melanoma | | Week 6 : | Asbestos | | Week 7 : | Workplace Cancer | | Week 8 : | Piper Alpha | | Week 9 : | Exxon Valdez | | Week 10 : | Bhopal | | Week 11 : | Solvents | | Week 12 : | Safety, Health and Environment - A Bigger Picture |
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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