MPH5222 - Assessment and control of workplace hazards

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. identify and analyse significant patterns of hazards and risks to health from work in Australia;
2. communicate fluently using appropriate terminology to describe chemical, physical and microbiological hazards;
3. identify common hazards and apply appropriate techniques for exposure measurement;
4. using evidence based information, effectively communicate strategies for the identification of occupational hazards and risks and the development of appropriate controls;
5. implement and evaluate common interventions used to control simple workplace risks; and
6. identify when further expertise is required to measures and/or control workplace hazards.