MGT8016 Occupational Health and Occupational Hygiene (FOBUS)

Semester 2 (WEB)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (061301) Band 2

Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at <http://www.usq.edu.au/ict/students/standards/default.htm>.

Synopsis

This subject introduces managers to the pathology of work related disease and to basic procedures and processes in occupational hygiene. Topics covered include: noise and vibration, thermal comfort, lighting, dusts, modes of entry, standards and threshold limit values, measurement techniques, toxicology, occupational diseases, biological hazards, workplace stressors (chemical and physical) and principles of control. Socio- political and socio-scientific aspects of occupational health and hygiene are also covered.