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Safety, Health and Environmental Hazards - SESC6021
Scientiasteps

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Risk and Safety Sciences
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Equivalent: SESC8021
 
 
Excluded: SESC2091
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course introduces students to safety, health and environmental hazards, such as natural hazards and organisational hazards including physical hazards, chemical hazards, biohazards, ergonomic hazards, psychological stressors and managerial hazards. The course also introduces concepts of safety, health and environmental risk management. This course is a hybrid course, in which enrolment by undergraduate and postgraduate students is permitted.

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