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OHSE211 Case Studies in Occupational Health, Safety and Environment

10 cp
Prerequisites OHSE201 Principles of Occupational Health and Safety, OHSE202 Principles of Environmental Management
Teaching Organisation 3 hours of lectures and tutorials per week for 12 weeks as the on-campus load during the semester or equivalent. Online students are expected to spend a minimum of 8 hours per week on study, readings and assessment preparation.

This is a synoptic unit that provides an introduction to organisational environmental management, and divided into two halves: (i) environmental science; and (ii) environmental management. Environmental science concepts include ecosystems, biodiversity, ecologically sustainable development, the precautionary principle, ozone depletion, climate change and greenhouse gases. Environmental management concepts include environmentally sound development, international conventions for the environment, environmental legislation, environmental management standards, environmental risk assessment and environmental auditing. These will be addressed in more detail in later units.

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