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ADSE4027 - Occupational Safety for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Systems Engineering
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

In this course, students will learn various basic organizational and psychological factors in occupational safety and work design for the Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) characterised in smart manufacturing, and learn as well to develop an understanding of related organizational management principles, social-technical integration, changes in skills and competence requirements of workers, effects of advanced equipment and system characteristics on personnel performance, risk and safety management, evaluation of OHS consequences of Industry 4.0, integration of OHS into Industry 4.0, challenges of Safety Assurance for Industry 4.0 and the desirable organizational design and collaboration on a smooth transition towards Industry 4.0. They will also gain an overview of technical and management techniques that are used to prevent and investigate industrial accidents and to develop a broad appreciation of the management responsibility and practices for the health and safety of the employee.  


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
Examination: Students will be assessed via a 2-hr written examination on their understanding of concepts learned in class, textbooks, reading materials and their ability to apply subject-related knowledge.

For a student to pass the course, at least 30% of the maximum mark for the examination should be obtained.
 
Detailed Course Information

ADSE4027.pdf