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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Occupational Hygiene 3: Control

  • Unit Code

    OHS6162

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This is the one of three specialist units in occupational hygiene. In this unit students will investigate options for the control of potential risks from a range of physical, chemical and biological hazards in the workplace using the hierarchy of control, with a special emphasis on engineering controls, as well as administrative measures and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Online delivery supported by discussion groups, study modules and prescribed texts with a compulsory 3 day on-campus workshop (Joondalup campus).

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST5162

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply risk management principles to the control of hazards.
  2. Describe and prioritise the hierarchy of controls to identify a range of strategies to reduce exposures.
  3. Design specific recommendations commonly used for the control of physical, chemical and biological hazards.
  4. Evaluate the importance of design considerations as a means of exposure reduction.
  5. Select and recommend controls that are achievable and appropriate for a given situation.
  6. Utilise applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice to control hazards.

Unit Content

  1. Biological and microbiological hazard control measures including vaccination, personal protective equipment, disinfection, containment and isolation.
  2. Chemical hazard control options, particularly ventilation design and other engineering controls including ventilation assessment techniques.
  3. Hazard control options for physical hazards including noise, vibration, thermal, light & radiation.
  4. Hierarchy of control.
  5. Implementation of controls (installation, commissioning, re-evaluation, maintenance) including selection of appropriate personal protective equipment.
  6. Indoor Air Quality.
  7. Relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice relating to control of hazards.
  8. Risk management including Control Banding.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On line modules and tutorials supported by prescribe texts and discussion groups and a 2.5 day workshop to develop practical skills.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentReport on activities undertaken in workshop40%
TestOnline test30%
ReportPractical application of control measures30%

Text References

  • ^ Cherrie, J., Howie, R., & Semple, S. (2010). Monitoring for health hazards at work (4th ed.). Ebooks Corporation.
  • ^ Reed, S., Pisaniello, D., Benke, G., & Burton, K. (Eds.). (2013). Principles of occupational health and hygiene: An introduction (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
  • ^ Patty, F. A., Rose V. E., & Cohrssen. B. (Eds.). (2011). Patty's industrial hygiene (6th ed.). [Wiley Online Library]. doi: 10.1002/0471435139
  • Anna, D. H. (Ed.(2012). The occupational environment: Its evaluation, control, and management (3rd ed.). Fairfax, VA: AIHA.
  • Burroughs, H.E., & Hansen S. J. (2011). Managing indoor air quality (5th ed.). Cincinnati, USA: ACGIH.
  • Burton, D. J. (2001). Case studies: Sixty practical applications of IH control principles. Cincinnati, USA: ACGIH.
  • Burton, D. J. (2005). IAQ and HVAC workbook (4th ed.). Cincinnati USA: ACGIH.
  • AIHA Control Banding Working Group. (2007). Guidance for conducting control banding analyses. Fairfax, VA: AIHA.
  • ACGIH. (2010). Industrial ventilation: A manual of recommended practice for design (27th ed.). Cincinnati USA: ACGIH.
  • ACGIH. (2010). Industrial ventilation: A manual of recommended practice for operation and maintenance. Cincinnati, USA: ACGIH.
  • McPhee, B., Foster, G., & Long, A. (2009). Bad vibrations: A handbook on whole-body vibration exposure in mining (2nd ed.). Available online at http://www.fosterohs.com/Bad_Vibrations_2009.pdf
  • Stull, J. O. (2012). PPE made easy: A comprehensive checklist approach to selecting and using personal protective equipment (2nd ed.). Cincinnati USA: ACGIH.
  • Perkins, J. L. (Ed.). (2011). Modern industrial hygiene, Volume 3 - Control of chemical agents. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: ACGIH.

Journal References

  • Annals of Occupational Hygiene
  • Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
  • Journal of health and safety research and practice
  • Journal of health, safety and environment
  • Journal of occupational science
  • Occupational health management
  • Occupational ergonomics
  • Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Occupational Hygiene 3: Control

  • Unit Code

    OHS6162

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This is the one of three specialist units in occupational hygiene. In this unit students will investigate options for the control of potential risks from a range of physical, chemical and biological hazards in the workplace using the hierarchy of control, with a special emphasis on engineering controls, as well as administrative measures and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Online delivery supported by discussion groups, study modules and prescribed texts with a compulsory 3 day on-campus workshop (Joondalup campus).

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST5162

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply risk management principles to the control of hazards.
  2. Describe and prioritise the hierarchy of controls to identify a range of strategies to reduce exposures.
  3. Design specific recommendations commonly used for the control of physical, chemical and biological hazards.
  4. Evaluate the importance of design considerations as a means of exposure reduction.
  5. Select and recommend controls that are achievable and appropriate for a given situation.
  6. Utilise applicable legislation, regulations and codes of practice to control hazards.

Unit Content

  1. Biological and microbiological hazard control measures including vaccination, personal protective equipment, disinfection, containment and isolation.
  2. Chemical hazard control options, particularly ventilation design and other engineering controls including ventilation assessment techniques.
  3. Hazard control options for physical hazards including noise, vibration, thermal, light & radiation.
  4. Hierarchy of control.
  5. Implementation of controls (installation, commissioning, re-evaluation, maintenance) including selection of appropriate personal protective equipment.
  6. Indoor Air Quality.
  7. Relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice relating to control of hazards.
  8. Risk management including Control Banding.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On line modules and tutorials supported by prescribe texts and discussion groups and a 2.5 day workshop to develop practical skills.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentReport on activities undertaken in workshop40%
TestOnline test30%
ReportPractical application of control measures30%

Text References

  • ^ Cherrie, J., Howie, R., & Semple, S. (2010). Monitoring for health hazards at work (4th ed.). Ebooks Corporation.
  • ^ Reed, S., Pisaniello, D., Benke, G., & Burton, K. (Eds.). (2013). Principles of occupational health and hygiene: An introduction (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
  • ^ Patty, F. A., Rose V. E., & Cohrssen. B. (Eds.). (2011). Patty's industrial hygiene (6th ed.). [Wiley Online Library]. doi: 10.1002/0471435139
  • Anna, D. H. (Ed.(2012). The occupational environment: Its evaluation, control, and management (3rd ed.). Fairfax, VA: AIHA.
  • Burroughs, H.E., & Hansen S. J. (2011). Managing indoor air quality (5th ed.). Cincinnati, USA: ACGIH.
  • Burton, D. J. (2001). Case studies: Sixty practical applications of IH control principles. Cincinnati, USA: ACGIH.
  • Burton, D. J. (2005). IAQ and HVAC workbook (4th ed.). Cincinnati USA: ACGIH.
  • AIHA Control Banding Working Group. (2007). Guidance for conducting control banding analyses. Fairfax, VA: AIHA.
  • ACGIH. (2010). Industrial ventilation: A manual of recommended practice for design (27th ed.). Cincinnati USA: ACGIH.
  • ACGIH. (2010). Industrial ventilation: A manual of recommended practice for operation and maintenance. Cincinnati, USA: ACGIH.
  • McPhee, B., Foster, G., & Long, A. (2009). Bad vibrations: A handbook on whole-body vibration exposure in mining (2nd ed.). Available online at http://www.fosterohs.com/Bad_Vibrations_2009.pdf
  • Stull, J. O. (2012). PPE made easy: A comprehensive checklist approach to selecting and using personal protective equipment (2nd ed.). Cincinnati USA: ACGIH.
  • Perkins, J. L. (Ed.). (2011). Modern industrial hygiene, Volume 3 - Control of chemical agents. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: ACGIH.

Journal References

  • Annals of Occupational Hygiene
  • Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
  • Journal of health and safety research and practice
  • Journal of health, safety and environment
  • Journal of occupational science
  • Occupational health management
  • Occupational ergonomics
  • Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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