MPH2045

Principles of health risk assessment

(MED)

Associate Professor M Sim

6 points + 5-day intensive block + Second semester + Caulfield General Medical Centre

Synopsis: Environmental hazards, their effects, measurement, evaluation and control. Metals, dusts, gases and vapours, solvents, food additives and contaminants, pesticides, dioxins, environmental illness and chemical sensitivity, chemical sampling, control hierarchy, ventilation and protective equipment.

Assessment: Pre-test + Assignment + Examination