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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course is centered around the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's General Industry Outreach Training Credential Program CFR 29 1910. The intention is to provide entry level general industry workers a broad awareness as it relates to recognizing and preventing hazards within the confines their respective workplaces. The discussion and information covers a variety of safety and health hazards which an employee may encounter in a general industry workplace. This course is intended to be an orientation of general industry workplace hazards awareness and job hazard analysis. Additionally, it will provide introductory concepts of occupational safety and health and best safety practices.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the concerns and issues related to occupational safety and health. It will introduce the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act and associated regulations and standards. Discussion will include the impacts of workplace safety and health efforts related to employer requirements to provide a safe and healthy workplace. Hazards identification and mitigation are included in the discussion as regulatory compliance is explored within organizational policies and procedures.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introductory overview of occupational safety and health regulations per the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. It will discuss the responsibilities of compliance for organizations and entities as well as safety and health practitioners. Discussion of related laws and the implementation of those laws through the regulatory process will enhance understanding of compliance responsibilities and obligations related to workplace environments.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introductory awareness of the relationship between human behavior and workplace safety. It further offers awareness of ergonomic hazards and concerns while providing related controls.
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3.00 Credits
This course discusses principles and best practices related to the identification and management of workplace hazardous materials. It will discuss hazardous waste materials and cover related regulatory awareness and responsibility per the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Discussion will include labeling, handling, transportation, hazard communication, and the globally harmonized system (GHS). It will further provide information related to hazardous materials releases and subsequent clean-up per the OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard (HAZWOPER).
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3.00 Credits
This course covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures as they relate to the construction industry. Topics include the scope and application of the OSHA Construction Standards, construction safety, and health principles, and special emphasis on those areas in construction that are most hazardous. Emphasis is placed on the ability to define construction terms found in the OSHA Construction Standards, identify hazards that occur in the construction industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA Construction Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of the OSHA Construction Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures in general industry. Topics include the scope and application of the OSHA General Industry Standards, general industry principles, and special emphasis on those areas in general industry that are most hazardous. Students will have the ability to define general industry terms found in the OSHA General Industry Standards, identify hazards that occur in general industry, locate and determine appropriate OSHA General Industry Standards, policies, and procedures, and describe the use of OSHA General Industry Standards and regulations to supplement an ongoing safety and health program.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of occupational health hazards with a discussion focused on the effects of exposure to hazardous chemicals and biological agents. Radiation concerns along with commonly found workplace hazardous materials exposures are also discussed. Preventive measures are explored including medical surveillance programs and the implementation of effective interventions. Toxicity concerns related to workplace hazardous conditions discuss the routes of entry into the human body. Definitions and terms of awareness complete the overview of occupational health hazards.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide information and awareness related to workplace ergonomic principles and best practices. The intention is to provide workers and employers with an ergonomically safe workplace that has evaluated and controlled conditions that cause or contribute to musculoskeletal and nerve disorders.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide basic skills, knowledge, and techniques to effectively communicate safety, health, and environmental issues to various workplace stakeholders. It will discuss the diversity of communication challenges within a multicultural workplace while offering options to meet the need for adequate communication. Verbal, media, and non-verbal communication modalities will be explored and evaluated to complete the awareness of workplace safety, health, and environmental communications modalities.
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