Course Descriptions

(1) Principles of Occupational Safety and Health  

This course provides an overview of safety as an academic endeavor including consideration of the sub disciplines of safety, requirements of students, and professional opportunities. Students will develop the necessary writing, study, navigation skills necessary to successfully complete occupational safety related curriculum. Students will also be introduced to the profession, terminology of the field, and basic hazard recognition.

(2) Hazard Identification and Control

The course covers techniques for the control of mechanical, electrical and chemical hazards.  The Occupational Safety and Health Standards which interface with these areas will also be included. It familiarizes students with proactive practices to control safety hazards in industrial settings through application of effective safety management functions. 

(3) Industrial Hygiene

This course aims to provide the students with an introduction to industrial hygiene. It addresses many workplace hazards: chemical, physical, and biological, with the primary emphasis being on hazard assessment. Topics such as qualitative versus quantitative assessment, hierarchy of controls and the role of the occupational hygienist are examined. Students obtain practical experience performing qualitative workplace assessments and the creation of a workplace exposure prevention program.

(4) Safety and Risk Analysis

This course provides Identification of safety risks and analytical treatment of those risks in various work settings. Safety is an integral part of the financial health of an organization. Within this course the relationships that exist between risk management and safety are explored with regards to fiscal health and best safety practices. Career paths identified as loss control/risk management is within the scope of the safety profession. This course is designed to explore the dimension of this area to further expand the knowledge and goals for the safety students.

(5) Process Safety

This course includes Process safety management which is the proactive identification, evaluation, and mitigation or prevention of chemical releases that could occur as a result of failures in process, procedures, or equipment. This course gives you a basic understanding of OSHA standards regarding process safety management (PSM) of highly hazardous chemicals.

(6) Transportation and Storage of Hazardous Materials​

This course is a study of the well know safe methods for the transportation and storage of hazardous materials. The purpose is for the student to be able to identify and classify hazardous materials, substances and waste while in fixed facilities and when being transported.

(7) Accident Investigation

This course lists fundamentals and techniques of investigating accidents. This course will prepare to lead and carry out the investigative phase, the analytical phase, and the recommendation-for-improvement phase of all levels of incidents that might affect the industrial environment.  It will show the importance of systematic accident investigations in assessing the total safety program and responsibilities of the safety professional to the organizational structure.

(8) Loss Control

The course provides a background in loss control by investigating professional safety management.  Emphasis is placed on incident recall, management's role in loss control, total job observation, total job analysis, and supervisory training.  Techniques of implementing a total loss control program are explored.

(9) Emergency Preparedness

This course includes Legal responsibilities of environmental and human protection; an examination of staff functions and responsibilities during major emergencies, resulting from human errors and natural disasters, as they influence human and environmental loss potentials. It provides understanding of disaster and recovery planning, review the various types of disasters and hazard potential and how to develop a comprehensive emergency plan that helps reduce and/or prevent injuries and loss of life as well as property.

(10) Construction Safety

This course ails to provide comprehensive OSHA safety procedures for anyone involved in the construction industry. This course provides workers with safety responsibility at a greater depth and a variety of training. Training is intended to cover an overview of the hazards a worker may encounter on a Construction site. Training emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, control and prevention at construction site.

(11) Ergonomics and Human Factors in Occupational Safety

This course provides role and application of ergonomics in a comprehensive safety program. It provides a basic understanding of ergonomic principles in order to identify and correct existing ergonomic problems and to prevent future problems.

(12) Traffic Safety

The primary function of the Traffic Safety course is to provide instruction, public service, and research in the broad area of traffic safety. The course offers a wide range of academic courses relative to the staffing needs within the traffic safety field in both the private and public sector. ​