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305.615.01
Occupation Injury Prevention and Safety Practice

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Other Year
Next Offered
2025 - 2026
Prerequisite

At least one occupational health or injury prevention course.

Description
Provides a link between the public health approach to injury prevention, the traditions of safety science and engineering, and their relationship with ergonomics and biomechanics. Topics covered include identifying the injury problem; using surveillance and record-keeping systems; preventing injuries by government, unions, health departments, and industry; and comparing safety sciences and a public health approach to injury prevention.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. develop strategies for preventing occupational injuries based on the scientific literature
  2. describe a public health approach to occupational injury prevention
  3. evaluate the roles of industry, government, public health professionals, labor unions, and the media in preventing occupational injuries
  4. identify fundamental elements for evaluating interventions to prevent occupational injuries
  5. provide a critique of the occupational injury prevention literature
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduate students are not permitted in this course