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11519 Occupational Hygiene & Chemical Safety 596
Semester One, 2014
Unit study package number: 11519
Mode of study: Fully Online
Credit value: 25
Pre-requisite units: Nil
Co-requisite units: Nil
Anti-requisite units: Nil
Additional Requirements: Nil
Result type: Grade and Mark
Approved incidental fees: Information about approved incidental fees can be
obtained from our website. Visit
fees.curtin.edu.au/incidental_fees.cfm for details.
Unit Coordinator: Name: Dr. Ryan Mead-Hunter
Phone: 08 9266 3013
Email: r.mead-hunter@curtin.edu.au
Building : Room: 400:333
Consultation times: By Appointment
Teaching Staff: As Above
Learning Management System: Blackboard (oasis.curtin.edu.au )
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Acknowledgement of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of
this land past and present.
Syllabus
Theoretical and practical understanding of the recognition, evaluation and management of
occupational hygiene and related safety hazards. Workplace contaminants and stressors and
their evaluation: gases and vapours, dusts heat and noise. Preliminary survey, selection of
instruments and analytical methods. A field survey: interpretation and use of results.
Instrumentation and techniques. Application of monitoring. Control strategies. Statistics,
material safety data sheets and strategy of survey design. Provision of information to meet
legislative requirements.
Introduction
This unit is designed to introduce students to the concepts and methodologies involved in the
recognition, evaluation and control of work environment factors that may impair the health
and wellbeing of exposed persons. The approach introduces students to the issues to be
considered in planning and managing exposure monitoring studies and provides some
practical experience in the collection and interpretation of work environment data. The
measurement and modelling of exposures is a challenging and rapidly evolving field and
draws on the disciplines of occupational hygiene, epidemiology and statistics. The scope of
this unit covers hygiene approaches and techniques in particular along with related issues of
safe management of hazardous substances.
The unit is divided into twelve topics covering a range of practical and theoretical topics. Five
major hazards in the occupational hygiene context are covered. While this unit introduces the
student to the foundations of exposure assessment, mainly from a management perspective,
other units provide more detailed and technical coverage of specific techniques in the
conduct, analysis and interpretation of work environment surveys. The material you will read
and research includes publications from occupational hygiene scientific journals, reference
texts, statutory Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes, and advisory information located on
authoritative web sites.
While the media and most organisations pay significant attention to the consequences of
occupational trauma far less attention and knowledge is applied to the more insidious
occupational hazards to health. Despite the limitations of our present statistical picture of
occupational disease and ill-health it is clear that health hazards at work result in a far greater
loss of life and well being. On this basis it is hoped that the knowledge and skills gained in
your study will ultimately be directed to practical investigations and solutions to this group of
problems.
This unit outline gives you important information about the general aims of the unit, texts and
references, and details about the assessment, including allocation of marks, grading criteria
and submission dates. You are required to read and understand the expectations outlined in
this document. Study it carefully, paying particular attention to method of instruction, class
times, assessment instructions and submission dates. Information contained in this Unit
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Outline specifies the requirements for this unit and explains your rights and responsibilities in
relation to Curtin University of Technology.
Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit students can:
Graduate
Attributes
addressed:
1. Describe and apply a systematic approach to identifying and resolving
health hazards in accordance with the hierarchy of control principle
2. Plan, conduct and prepare a scientific report on a simple workplace
environment survey
3. Discuss the key concepts, rationale, limitations and applications of
toxicology, exposure standards and statistics in evaluating risks in
occupational health and safety
4. Describe the essential approach to sampling and evaluation of external
exposures to physical, chemical and biological agents
5. Develop and describe the essential elements in programmes for managing
the health and safety issues in processes which involve the use of hazardous
materials
Curtin’s Graduate Attributes
Apply discipline
knowledge
Thinking skills
(use analytical skills to
solve problems)
Information skills
(confidence to
investigate new ideas)
Communication skills
Technology skills
Learning how to
learn
(apply principles learnt
to new situations)
(confidence to tackle
unfamiliar problems)
International perspective
(value the perspectives of
others)
Cultural
understanding
(value the perspectives of
others)
Professional skills
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(work independently and
as a team) (plan own
work)
Find out more about Curtin’s Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning
website: otl.curtin.edu.au
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Learning Activities
Self-paced learning via unit modules required and recommended texts and other references
provided in the unit outline. Completion of required assessments that apply learning
outcomes of the unit. Communication with other students via Blackboard. The curriculum for
this course is informed by the learning outcomes and objectives identified in the following
publications:
Ø National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, 1994. Guidance note for the
development of tertiary level courses for professional education in occupational health
and safety [NOHSC:3020(1994)], Australian Government Publishing Service,
Canberra.
Ø Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging, 2002. National Public Health
Education Framework Project – Final Report, Australian Government Publishing
Service, Canberra.
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Referencing style
Students should use the APA referencing style when preparing assignments. More
information can be found on this style from the Library web site:
library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/referencing
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Learning Resources
No specific text has been set for this unit. Most industrial hygiene texts are relatively
expensive and tend to be designed for US legislation. It should be noted that this unit is
multidisciplinary in nature; hence aspects of the course are not fully addressed in a single
text. You are expected to make full use of the electronic databases available through the
Curtin Library website as well as the many information sources on the internet.
Recommended texts
You do not have to purchase the following textbooks but you may like to refer to them.
Ø Grantham, D. 2000. Occupational health & hygiene – Guidebook for the WHSO,
Australian Occupational Health and Safety Trust.
Ø Harrington, J.M. & K. Gardiner. 1995. Occupational Hygiene. Blackwell Science,
Oxford.
Ø Plog, B.A. 1998. Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene. Third Edition. National Safety
Council, USA.
Ø Roach, S. 1992. Health risks from hazardous substances at work, Pergamon Press,
Oxford.
Ø Scott, R., 1997. Basic concepts of industrial hygiene. CRC Press, Florida.
Ø Tillman C 2007 Occupational Health and Hygiene. Allen and Unwin/AIOH Melbourne
Online resources
Please refer to Blackboard
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Assessment
Assessment schedule
Task Value (%) Date due Unit Learning
Outcome(s) assessed
Assessment 1 - Hygiene Study Design 35% 28/03/14 1,2,3,4
Assessment 2 - Thermal Report 25% 09/05/14 2,3,4
Assessment 3 - Workplace Investigation 40% 06/06/14 3,4,5
Detailed information on assessment tasks
All assessment tasks are to be submitted electronically via the Turnitin link provided on
Blackboard. This will be made available before the submission date. All assessments must
be submitted by 5 PM on the due date.
Below are descriptions of each of the assessment tasks, further information, as well as
marking guidelines will be uploaded to the Blackboard.
Assessment 1 – Hygiene Study Design
Worth: 35% Due: 5pm, 28 th March 2014
This assignment has a word limit of 2500 words
This assignment has two parts;
• Firstly you are required to search the hygiene literature and obtain three articles describing
the field measurement of a particular type of exposure. You may find it helpful to
browse some of the electronic hygiene journals indicated to determine a topic of
interest. (Seethe Curtin Library website – try Science Direct as an example of a
database which will give you access to full text journal articles) The hazardous
exposure agent should be common to all three reports. Write a short review
identifying and comparing the key similarities, differences, strengths and weaknesses
of the three investigations.
• Assume you have commissioned an exposure monitoring study by a recommended
hygienist. Prepare the draft outline of a report with a proper scientific reporting
structure, and in each section describe the matters that you would expect your
consulting hygienist to cover. You should set the scene in the introduction by
describing the hazardous agent to be assessed and a realistic summary of the work
setting and employees to be monitored. You may assume the objective of the study is
to determine the degree of compliance.
Please attach your papers as an Appendix to your report Guidelines for a hygiene report and
other resource materials are on the Blackboard site for this unit.
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Assessment 2 – Thermal Report
Worth: 25% Due: 5pm, 9 th May 2014
This assignment has a word limit of 2000 words
For this assignment you are required to prepare a report on thermal environment activity.
This assignment is described in further detail on the Blackboard page. The report should
contain all the sections listed below in bold type.
Introduction
First write an Introduction outlining issues concerning air quality, thermal exposures, air flow,
acoustics and illumination. Include health effects and psychosocial effects and any other
issues you think relevant. Explain why we need to be concerned about the indoor and
outdoor environments. Overall 1-2 pages.
Objectives
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It is very important that you clearly state the objective for the investigation. This is best done
in the form of 3 or 4 outcome-based statements as to what you are expecting to achieve from
the investigations as outcomes. Terms such as identify, evaluate recommend are good to use
in this context.
Methodology
Select three different work environments. Measure where possible the thermal environment-
temperature, humidity and airflow. Measurements should be representative of the work
environment. Several measurements may be needed. You will need to judge this. Use a
questionnaire and checklist. Use IAQ questionnaire in each workplace. Explain procedure in
detail. Describe area, give plan and describe relevant fitting fixtures etc. Rate thermal
environment on ASHRAE scale
Results
Give results in table format for each of the work environments. Include Location, time,
temperature (degrees Celcius) and humidity where possible. Summarise and provide
comments from questionnaire results.
Discussion
Discuss the results in terms of factors such as worker satisfaction, compliance with
standards, codes of practice etc. Compare and contrast results from the different work
environments. Any further testing required. Conclusion and Recommendations
References
All references used in the preparation of your report need to be referenced according to the
APA style and all references must be cited in the body of the report.
Appendices
For example checklists used for different work environments. See Module 7 for example
checklist.
The following gives more useful information for this assignment: OSHA www.osha.gov see
Technical manual section III chapter 4
Bureau of Meteorology www.bom.gov.au Beaufort Scale and Worksheet 16 Measuring Wind
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Speed.
Assignment 3 - Workplace Investigation
Worth: 40% Due: 5pm, 6 th June 2014
You will need to prepare a report detailing the assessment of occupational in a workplace. In
the report you will have to identify one chemical and one biological occupational hazard.
Additionally, in the case of the chemical hazard, it must be one where there exists some form
of exposure standard (or other benchmark against which exposure may be measured).
In order to do this you will need to select a workplace where there is a risk of exposure to
chemical and biological hazards (or two workplaces, one for each hazard, if you wish). Note
you cannot choose Hepatitis B and C, HIV/AIDS or Q Fever as your biological hazard, as
these will be covered in Module 10.
In your report you please ensure that you;
Describe the processes that generate the hazards, including an identification of the process
inputs, outputs, by and waste products. Include a flow chart of the process for explanation.
(The use of photographs, diagrams, floor plans or figures is encouraged.)
Identify the state of matter of the occupational hygiene hazard and the point in the process
where they are generated as well as the mechanism(s) of exposure (actual or potential).
Remember we are talking about an occupational exposure.
Explain briefly, why the occupational hygiene hazard presents a risk to workers’ health. This
section must be justified using the literature such as legislation, texts and journal articles. You
may include information about the harmful action of the substances, exposure, acute and
chronic health effects as well as the overall costs and health implications to industry as a
whole, as well as the employees.
Describe how the hazards would be monitored (including sampling design, sampling
methods, sampling instrumentation and explaining the principles of operation) and analysed
(giving a brief explanation of the laboratory techniques used and their principles of analysis).
This must include mention of measurement/monitoring options available and explanation of
the advantages and disadvantages associated with them.
The monitoring techniques may include airborne exposure monitoring, dermal exposure
monitoring and biological monitoring (where applicable). Specific reference must be made to
the standard or methodology that is used for both the monitoring techniques and
comparison of the finding against a benchmark or standard.
In your discussion it is important to utilise the principles of occupational hygiene,
including (where applicable) the concepts e.g. breathing zone, biological exposure indices,
occupational exposure standards, sampling methods, calibration of equipment, transport of
samples, field blanks and so on.
Please note that it is imperative that your assignment is analytical in nature and shows
understanding of the principles and practices of occupational hygiene and toxicology. This
will require you to critique the literature and source other data and information that will assist
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you to develop a broad and comprehensive discussion. You may want to go to relevant web
sites, professional bodies and even to professional occupational hygienists working in the
industry in addition to accessing the available databases in the library. It is not acceptable to
merely “write from experience”. All statements must be fully justified using the literature and
reference made to the appropriate legislation, benchmarks and Australian Standards.
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Fair assessment through moderation
Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are
appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that student work is evaluated consistently by
assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the
Assessment Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm
Late assessment policy
This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be
assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied.
1. All assessments which students are required to submit will have a due date and time
specified on the Unit Outline.
2. Accepting late submission of assignments or other work will be determined by the unit
coordinator or Head of School (or nominee).
3. If late submission of assignments or other work is not accepted, students will receive a
penalty of 100% after the due date and time ie a zero mark for the late assessment.
4. If late submission of assignments or other work is accepted, students will be penalised by
ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission (eg a mark equivalent to
10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for
every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assignment worth 20 will have
two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days
late and marked as 12/20, the student would receive 6/20. An assessment more than
seven calendar days overdue will not be marked. Work submitted after this time (due
date plus seven days) may result in a Fail – Incomplete (F-IN) grade being awarded for
the unit.
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Assessment extension
A student must apply for an assessment extension on the form prescribed by the Academic
Registrar which can be found at:
http://students.curtin.edu.au/administration/documents/Application_forAssessmentExtension.
pdf
The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit
coordinator before the assessment date/time or due date/time. An application may be
accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task where the
student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to
submit the application prior to the assessment date.
An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board
of Examiners’ meeting.
Pass requirements
In order to pass this unit ALL assessment items must be satisfactorily completed AND a
mark of 50 or higher achieved.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own,
without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Plagiarism is a serious offence. For
more information refer to the Academic Integrity at Curtin: Student Guidelines for Avoiding
Plagiarism available online at academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au
Plagiarism monitoring
Work submitted will be evaluated for plagiarism. This evaluation may include the use of
systems such as ‘Turnitin’. For further information see
http://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/turnitin.cfm.
Additional Information
Enrolment
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your
enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment
Advice.
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Student Rights and Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation and policies and
procedures relating to his or her rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:
• the Student Charter
• the University’s Guiding Ethical Principles
• the University’s policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity
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• copyright principles and responsibilities
• the University’s policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities
Information on all these things is available through the University’s “Student Rights and
Responsibilities” website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.
Student appeals: http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights/appeals/index.cfm
Student Equity
There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in
their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These
factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness,
physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities,
pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe
you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please speak to the Student
Equity Advisor Team member in your Faculty. Contact details are at:
http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/contact.html
You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au
or the Multi-faith services: http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/diversity_and_faith/faith_services.htm for
further information.
It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if
they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the
appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice
please contact Curtin’s Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at:
http://unilife.curtin.edu.au/student_wellbeing_service.htm
Recent Unit Changes
We welcome feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Students are encouraged to
give unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin’s online student feedback system (see
http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/index.cfm).
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Program Calendar
Week Begin Date
Lecture/
Seminar
Pre-readings Tutorial/Other
Assessment
Due
Orientation 24 February
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1. 3 March Module 1
2. 10 March Module 2
3. 17 March Module 3
4. 24 March Module 4 Assessment 1
5. 31 March Module 5
6. 7 April Module 6
7. 14 April Tuition Free Week
8. 21 April Tuition Free Week
9. 28 April Module 7
10. 5 May Module 8 Assessment 2
11. 12 May Module 9
12. 19 May Module 10
13. 26 May Module 11
14. 2 June Module 12 Assessment 3
15. 9 June Study Week
16. 16 June Examinations
17 23 June Examinations
Please note that 1 module per week is a suggested rate. As this is an online unit you are
encouraged to work through it at your own pace.
