OSH 110 Safety Management (5 credits)
Course Description
Concepts and measurements of reactive versus proactive safety practices. Students will learn the major on-the-job hazards in the workplace, and how to collect and evaluate data to identify safety and health trends. Students will also learn how to respond to safety data gathered, by developing site-specific programs, policies, and procedures.
Course Content
A. Concepts and measurements of reactive versus proactive safety
B. On-the-job hazards for workers
C. Safety and health trends
D. Data collection and intervention planning
E. Site-specific safety programs, policies and procedures
F. Basic concepts of emergency preparedness
Student Outcomes
1. Collect and evaluate data to identify safety and health trends in order to develop site-specific programs, policies, and procedures.
2. Collect data about difference workplace safety or health incidents in order to develop a variety of intervention plans. (Research project presentation)
3. Develop appropriate plans that respond to data in order to meet safety and health standards.
4. Develop a personal code of ethics for excellent safety management in order to envision the long-term consequences of one’s decisions and behavior on others. (OSH Resource Book)
5. Articulate the role and impact a given organization’s emergency preparedness plan has on the organization and in its surrounding community. (Group Power Point Presentation)
6. Evaluate reactive versus proactive safety interventions in order to determine impact.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Collect data on work environments for on-going analysis that may predict risks and hazards and identify sources of exposure and/or contamination. Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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