MPH2022

Assessment and control of workplace hazards

(MED)

Dr D Goddard

6 points + off campus distributed learning (with 20 contact hours over 4 days) + First semester + Caulfield General Medical Centre

Synopsis: How to recognise, evaluate and control hazards in workplaces arising from substances, sound, radiation and micro-organisms. Principles and practice of occupational hygiene including the use of simple instruments, ventilation, microbiological safety, radiation safety, personal protective clothing and workplace substances laws. Hygienic standards and their various forms and notations. The difficulties of assessing prior exposures for medico-legal and epidemiological purposes.

Assessment: Pre-test + Assignment + Examination