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182.631.13
Principles of Occupational Safety

Course Status
Discontinued

Location
East Baltimore
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this course was held in a virtual/online format.
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:00 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces the organizational framework in which safety sciences are practiced in the U.S. Illustrates professional and scientific methodologies by focusing on selected, substantive areas of practice (systems safety, nature of accidents, electrical hazards, fire and fire suppression, explosions and explosives, and falls and walking and working surfaces).
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the conceptual background on fundamentals of occupational safety via focusing on historical and current industry perspectives, selected literature, and high-hazard areas of study such as fire protection, confined spaces, electrical safety, etc.
  2. Discuss skills integration via utilization of demonstration materials from real-world incidents
  3. Become resource “Resourceful” via use of Internet and other communication vehicles
  4. Describe the skills and discuss of policies, procedures, programs, and regulations so that there is a discussing of approaches that can be used to decrease probability of incidents and reduce costs for any type of organization
  5. Provide fundamental guidance on the management and evaluation of safety programs
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 99% Paper or exam