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Postgraduate ACU-OHSE603-2022

Physical Hazards in Occupational Environments

Investigate physical hazards in the workplace and address approaches for dealing with them. On your checklist are chemicals, asbestos, noise, electricity and confined spaces. You’ll assess risk levels and compile strategies and intervention methods.

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$2,500 $2,500

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

12 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

  • 21 Nov 2022
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Established in 1991 after amalgamating four eastern Australian Catholic tertiary institutes, Australian Catholic University now has seven campuses, from Brisbane to Melbourne and welcomes students of all beliefs. Specialising in arts, business, education, health sciences, law, theology and philosophy, ACU encourages its students to think critically and ethically and bring change to their communities and offer this online through Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2022

34

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

17

  • 2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Evaluate specific physical hazards encountered in workplaces by assessing how these OHSE hazards lead to adverse effects that affect the common good, particularly on health, safety and environment through critical review of academic literature.
  •  Use OHSE hazard specific tools and methods to determine level of risk
  • Critique basic interventions and strategies to control the risk associated with specific hazards with reference to OHSE legislation, standards and literature
  • Recommend control measures to peers and key workplace stakeholders using appropriate OHS information, data, and communication skills
Topics covered
    • A model of OHSE risk management
    • Risk management and the common good
    • Risk management: thermal comfort
    • Risk management: hazardous chemicals
    • Risk management: confined spaces
    • Risk management: infectious agents
    • Risk management: asbestos
    • Risk management: electricity
    • Risk management: airborne contaminants
    • Risk management: environmental conformance
    • Risk management: waste management
    • Risk management: noise
    • Risk management: plant/mobile plant
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • ACU-OHS603 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

Knowledge of specific physical hazards encountered in workplaces as well as skills in determining associated risk exposure and harm reduction, are critical components of OHSE professional practice and their responsibility to the common good, the environment and society. In this unit students will learn how exposure to hazards such as noise, thermal comfort, hazardous chemicals, confined spaces, infectious agents, asbestos, electricity, plant, and hazardous wastes may impact workers' and others' health, and the environment.

Assessments

Three assessment items are required in this Unit. In order to pass this unit, students are required to achieve an overall mark of at least 50% and must make an attempt at all three assessment items.

  • Risk Management Report (40%)
  • Online Discussion (25%)
  • Online Discussion (35%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 20 Nov 22 to 19 Feb 23

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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