| CODE | CLS1315 | ||||||
| TITLE | Physical Sciences in Safety, Health and the Environment | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Labour Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit covers the basic physical scientific principles relevant to occupational health and safety including the nature of matter; electricity; reactive materials and chemical reactions. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to provide students with the basic background knowledge in the physical sciences necessary to understand applied scientific principles relevant to OHS. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse the scientific principles through practical examples that underpin occupational hazards, risks and control measures including: the nature of matter; magnetic fields; electricity; heat; chemical reactions; acids, bases and salts; water and solutions; density; pressure; and specific gravity; - Describe by means of analytical case studies how the scientific principles that determine that nature of: explosive and compressed gases; flammable liquids and solids; and chemically reactive materials determine the level of occupational risk; - Describe the international classification of chemically hazardous materials during class discussion and the final assessment; - Analyse geological and climatological conditions as they relate to occupational health and safety scenarios by means of case studies. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Analyse situations analytically through class discussion and the use of case studies which apply the principles of the physical sciences to the applied topic of health and safety; - Defend decisions regarding the level of risk posed by an occupational situation by utilising analytical skills; - Work within a team by engaging in group work to solve applied case-studies. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Audesirk, G., Audesirk, T., & Byers, B.E. (2013). Biology: life on earth. USA: Benjamin Cummings. - Ramsden, E. (2000). A-level chemistry (4th ed). UK: Nelson Thornes. - Serway, R.A., & Faughn, J.S. (2005). Holt physics. Holt McDougal. - Serway, R.A. & Jewett, J. (2013). Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics (9th ed). USA: Brooks/Cole. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anthony Casaru Joseph Schiavone |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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