ETI 1701 - Industrial Safety

Engineering and Building Arts Department

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2007 (385)

Course Description

This course focuses on the theories and principles of occupational safety and health in a practical and useful real world job related setting. The major topics include the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, safety standards, code enforcement, ergonomic hazards, mechanical hazards, falling, lifting, electrical hazards, fire hazards, industrial hygiene, radiation, noise, emergencies, and environmental safety.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of accidents and their effects by:
    1. identifying leading causes of accidental deaths.
    2. identifying repetitive strain injury (RSI).
    3. estimating the cost of accidents.
    4. discussing the impact of accidents and injuries.
    5. explaining the domino theory of accident causation.
    6. explaining and applying the human factors theory of accident causation.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the OSH Act, standards, and liability by:
    1. defining the major components of the OSH Act.
    2. describing and discussing the OSHA Standards.
    3. describing the citations and penalties procedure.
    4. describing and discussing accident investigations and common causes.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of product safety and liability by:
    1. describing product liability and the law.
    2. developing a product safety program.
    3. describing product safety program record keeping.
  4. The student will demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic hazards by:
    1. defining and describing human factors and ergonomic hazards.
    2. developing a worksite analysis program for ergonomics.
    3. describing problem solving strategies.
    4. describing and listing cumulative trauma disorders (CTDS).
  5. The student will demonstrate an understanding of workplace hazards by:
    1. identifying and listing common mechanical injuries.
    2. defining appropriate machine safeguarding to minimize the risk of accidents.
    3. describing the OSHA Machine Guarding Standard.
    4. identifying point-of-operation devices.
    5. explaining lockout/tagout systems.
    6. describing the OSHA Fall Protection Standard.
    7. explaining impact and acceleration hazards.
    8. identifying lifting hazards.
    9. describing personal protection equipment (PPE).
    10. describing temperature extreme hazards.
    11. describing sources of pressure hazards.
  6. The student will demonstrate an understanding of electrical and fire hazards by:
    1. identifying sources of fire hazards.
    2. listing fire dangers to humans.
    3. describing OSHA Fire Standards.
    4. identifying sources of explosive hazards.
  7. The student will demonstrate an understanding of industrial hygiene by:
    1. describing the OSHA Process Safety Standard.
    2. identifying hazards in the workplace.
    3. describing effects of airborne toxics.
    4. identifying and assessing indoor air quality and “sick-building” syndrome.
    5. describing the OSHA Confined Space Standard.
    6. describing the OSHA Toxic and Hazardous Materials Standard.
  8. The student will demonstrate an understanding of noise and vibration hazards by:
    1. identifying characteristics of sound.
    2. describing primary sources of standards and regulations.
    3. identifying and assessing hazardous noise conditions.
    4. developing noise control strategies.
    5. assessing vibration hazards.
  9. The student will demonstrate an understanding of emergencies by:
    1. discussing the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
    2. describing OSHA standards that deal with emergency preparedness.
    3. developing an emergency action plan (EAP).
    4. planning for workers with disabilities.
    5. describing OSHA standards for evacuation planning.
  10. The student will demonstrate an understanding of hazard analysis and prevention by:
    1. discussing a preliminary hazard analysis.
    2. performing a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
    3. determining hazard prevention and deterrence.
    4. describing the OSHA regulation for chemical spills.
  11. The student will demonstrate an understanding of environmental safety by:
    1. describing and discussing the Clean Air Act.
    2. determining hazards of the environment.
    3. describing the OSHA Hazardous Waste Standard.
    4. describing the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000 Series of Standards.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70 percent accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the stated objectives through classroom and laboratory measures developed by the individual course instructors.

History of Changes

DBT 11/19/91 Effective Session 19912 SCN Change 4/3/92 Effective Session I9922 3 Yr C&I Review 8/95 3 year review 9900. C&I 5/25/04, BOT 6/22/04, Effective 20041 (0340 PS). # changed from 1700 by Field Review effective 20061(0370). 2007 3-year review revised at Effective 20071(0385).
C&I Approval: 06/26/2007, BOT Approval: 08/21/2007, Effective Term: Fall 2007 (385)

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