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Assessment of the Workplace Environment - SESC3541
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Risk and Safety Sciences
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Pre-requisite: SESC3101 Exclusion: GENS8003
 
 
Excluded: SESC3101
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course is designed to give students an opportunity to learn and apply methods and techniques used to assess the workplace and the environment. The course is based on measurements in the working and external environment.

Topics are selected from measurement and evaluation of noise, lighting, vibration, ventilation, air quality, thermal environment, radiation, chemical hazards, slip resistance etc.

Assessments are carried out on sites in and around UNSW.

Assumed Knowledge: SESC3101

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