Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Medical and Health Sciences

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• Unit Title

  Occupational Hygiene Science

• Unit Code

  OHS5118

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  20

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  Online

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Description

This unit covers various aspects of anatomy, physiology, physics, chemistry and mathematics as they relate to the practice of occupational hygiene and occupational health and safety. The unit is designed for students who enter the program without an undergraduate degree in science.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

On-line

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply general mathematics necessary for the calculation and statistical analysis of occupational hygiene exposures and OHS statistics.
2. Describe and apply the principles of chemistry underpinning the quantification of airborne concentrations of contaminants.
3. Describe and apply the principles of physics related to the assessment of noise, vibration and radiation in an occupational context.
4. Describe human physiology and summarise how it is influenced by interaction with workplace environments.

Unit Content

1. General mathematics required for occupational hygiene, including elementary algebra, indices, equations, basic statistics, logarithms and unit conversions.
2. Principles of chemistry including nomenclature, properties of gases, liquids, dusts, vapour pressure and the gas laws, calculations related to airborne concentrations and commonly used methods of chemical analysis.
3. Principles of physics including noise, vibration, heat, ventilation, ionising and non-ionising radiation.
4. Routes of entry of substances, metabolism and excretion.
5. Systems of the body related to occupational factors.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-line delivery of modules

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• Aylward, G.H., & Findlay, T.J.V. (1998). SI chemical data (4th ed.). Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. Note: Seminal Reference.
• Brown T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., Murphy, C., Langford, S., & Sagatys, D. (2009). The central science with mastering chemistry. Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia: Pearson Education.
• Finucane E. W. (2006). Definitions, Conversions, and Calculations for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals (3rd ed.). Cincinnati USA: ACGIH.
• Hewitt. P. G. (2009). Conceptual physics (11th ed.). Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Longman.
• Marieb, E. N. (2007). Human anatomy and physiology (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings Publishing.
• McArdle W. D, Katch F. I., & Katch V. L. (2007). Exercise physiology: Energy, nutrition and human performance (6th ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: Williams & Wilkins.
• Seager, S., & Slabaugh. M. R. (2011). Chemistry for today (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
• Serway, R., & Jewett, J. (2010). Physics for Scientists and engineers with modern physics (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks Cole.
• Slabaugh, M. R. (2010). Chemistry for today: General, organic, and biochemistry. Florence, Kentucky: Brooks Cole.

Journal References

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