Unit Code: CHM614

Unit Name: Industrial Hygiene and Chemical Safety

Description: The Chemical industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. However, industrial activities involving hazardous chemicals have the potential to cause occupational diseases, injuries, and even death, besides pollution to the environment, if effective safety measures in the use of chemicals in the workplace are not observed. This makes the study of Industrial Hygiene, Health and Chemical Safety aspects of the industrial processes and operations at the workplace very important for industrial personnel, academicians and researchers. This unit will provide students with the necessary background knowledge and skills that will enable them to implement and maintain effective industrial hygiene and chemical safety programmes.

Learning Target Outcomes:

Prerequisite: The student must have passed CHM502 or CHM503

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2