OSH 140 Regulatory Environment (3 credits)
Course Description
Introduction to regulatory bodies and overview to Occupation Safety and Health Agency (OSHA), Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT,) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations. History and political evolution of the regulatory environment; how violations are penalized, and how a regulatory agency performs a formal inspection.
Course Content
A. OSHA and WISHA regulations
B. Interaction of various federal, state and local regulatory agencies including OSHA WISHA, EPA, DOT, MSHA
C. History and evolution of regulatory and political environment
D. Penalties and violation structure
E. Regulatory inspection process
Student Outcomes
1. Analyze the range of implications federal, state and local regulatory agency laws and processes have on financial and human entities.
2. Determine how federal, state and local regulatory agency interface.
3. Assess regulatory inspection processes.
4. Explain how OSHA and WISHA regulations, violations, penalties and fines apply to situations. (Add to OSH Resource Book)
5. Examine how gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic, class and other cultural groups have played a role in the history and political evolution of OSH regulations.
6. Research a variety of OSH regulatory agencies and the scope of their jurisdictions. Note the points the agencies intersect, points of contention between them, and barriers to servicing claimants. (OSH Resource Book)
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Conduct job site inspections and determine which areas may not be in compliance with State and Federal laws and/or employer policies. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30
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