Course Title: Occupational Hazards and Control
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Occupational Hazards and Control
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
PUBH1358 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
135H Applied Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2015 |
PUBH1358 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
171H School of Science |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017 |
PUBH1358 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
325H Property, Construction & Project Management |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
PUBH1358 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
325H Property, Construction & Project Management |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex18 (ZZZZ) |
Course Coordinator: Kennedy Osakwe
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 0273
Course Coordinator Email: kennedy.osakwe@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 8.8.59
Course Coordinator Availability: TBA
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
This course provides you with an in-depth understanding of physical and chemical hazards found in the workplace and how they cause injury, ill health or fatalities.
You will use the risk management and professional practice models to recognise chemical and physical hazards, evaluate risk for fatality, injury or ill health arising from these, develop and implement appropriate risk controls and assess their effectiveness, while communicating with stakeholders.
You will use instrumentation to measure workplace contaminants and hazards
Safe systems of work and legal requirements related to these hazards are explored.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
- Determine and apply knowledge of complex occupational health and safety theory, principles and best practice to applied projects to contribute to the profession and discipline of occupational health and safety
- Critically analyse, synthesise and reflect on developments in occupational health and safety in both local and international contexts to extend and challenge knowledge and effective practice
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
Apply a systematic approach to the identification and evaluation of chemical, biological, and physical hazards and associated risks.
Utilise practical skills, knowledge and analytical skills to investigate and develop controls for chemical, biological and physical hazards.
Apply knowledge of legislation, standards and codes relevant to chemical, biological and physical hazards in day-to-day activities.
Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of hazard prevention programs in a manner appropriate to the workplace context.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectures, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion,individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment consists of:
Task 1: Identify hazards 20% CLOs: 1,2, 3
Task 2: Group lab and presentation 40% CLOs: 2, 3, 4
Task 3: Register of chemical hazards 40% CLOs: 1,3,4
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.