OSH 240 Handling Hazardous Materials (4 credits)

2. Describe how to recognize hazards in order to determine safe work practices.

3. Define the purpose of personal protective equipment and under which circumstances different personal protective equipment is used.

4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of chemical toxicology, and biological and radiological toxicology medical surveillance.

5. Demonstrate sampling and monitoring procedures.

6. Demonstrate decontamination procedures.

7. Explain safe work practices.

8. Implement and explain emergency procedures.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Design programs to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, radiological, and biological agents or ergonomic factors as well as prepare an emergency response plan. 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 40
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40