Occupational health and safety environment
P J Gregory
2 points * 16 lecture hours, 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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