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182.624.11
Occupational Health II

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 16, 2014
End Date
Friday, June 20, 2014
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Other Year
Next Offered
2024 - 2025
Prerequisite

Occupational Health 1 (182.620)

Description
Examines approaches evaluating the industrial environment including industrial process, hazards, organization, and management structure using lectures, discussions, and visits to industrial sites. Stresses the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation in the development of occupational health programs, with reference to the workplace in the next decade. Requires site visits and lectures plus group work, a presentation, and a written report.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Practice in collaboration with other disciplines within the field of occupational health
  2. Evaluate the industrial environment, including industrial processes, hazards, labor issues, and corporate structure in the context of worker health and safety
  3. Analyze examples of workplace and other environmental exposures in the context of regulations, laws, and policies
  4. Formulate a program and a feasible implementation plan to control occupational health hazards
  5. Recommend risk management approaches, including regulatory, engineering, and behavioral/risk communication options
  6. Assess the effectiveness of interventions that have been instituted to modify risks associated with workplace and other environmental hazards
Special Comments

This course is the second in a sequence of two courses (OH I and II). Students must take OH I and II. Course is held in departmental space.