MONITORING AND ASSESSEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HAZARDS
HBS5EAM
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject enables students to develop detailed knowledge of selected methods that are commonly used by occupational ergonomists and occupational health and safety professionals to monitor, analyse and evaluate potential hazards/risks, or productivity issues. The relative advantages and disadvantages of each method for use in assessing usability, safety, health and/or general wellbeing are reviewed, with a particular focus on methods applicable to the management of physical and psychosocial hazards and environmental factors that may cause excessive localised or general fatigue, or psychological stress, or in other ways increase the risk of musculoskeletal injuries or disorders, or psychological disorders.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jodi Oakman
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: HBS4WDH or HBS5WDH and HBS4ERG or HBS5ERG and OCT4OHA or OCT5OHA or HBS5OHA and Must be enrolled in one of the following courses: HMESHD - Master of Ergonomics, Safety and Health OR HMERGD - Master of Ergonomics, Safety and Health
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Online, 2014, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jodi Oakman
Class requirements
Problem Based Learning
One 2.0 hours problem based learning per week and delivered via online.
"Online learning package, possibly supplemented by additional material on DVD, comprising 13 modules, each equivalent to a 2-hour lecture."
Tutorial
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week and delivered via online.
"Participation in online topic discussions, equivalent of 13 hours of tutorials."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,500-word report | Hurdle: All 3 reports must be submitted, with a pass mark achieved in at least 2 | 30 |
| one 1,500-word report | Hurdle: All 3 reports must be submitted, with a pass mark achieved in at least 2 | 30 |
| one 1,500-word report | Hurdle: All 3 reports must be submitted, with a pass mark achieved in at least 2 | 30 |
| participation in online discussions (equiv to 500 words) | 10 |