TEC3235

Occupational health and safety environment

P J Gregory

2 points · 16 lecture hours and 8 seminar/laboratory hours · First semester · Caulfield

Objectives To develop skills and knowledge of the legal, technical and management aspects of safety and to develop an awareness of the impact of health and environmental issues in a company.

Synopsis Safety: current experiences and future projections, the moral, legal and economic impetus for change. Principles of accident prevention: the methodology of safety. Review of requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act: ergonomics; fire safety, occupational hygiene, machine guarding, hazardous materials, noise. Environmental standards: waste disposal, gaseous, liquid and solid, methods of monitoring, regulation and the statutory authorities.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 80% · Assignments and tests: 20%

Prescribed texts

OHSA (Vic.) Regulations and codes of practice manual handling Occupational Health and Safety Authority Victoria, 1988

Recommended texts

Australian standards for conveyor safety, machine guarding, etc.
Hammer W Product safety management and engineering Prentice-Hall, 1985
Mathews J Health and safety at work Pluto, 1992

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