Occupations Safety & Health & the Environment ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course enables students to gain an understanding of the hazardous conditions that workers face on the job, various occupational safety and health regulations, and the relationship between the workplace and the environment, particularly climate change. Thousands of workers die each year while working; communities are effected by toxins leaking into the air and into water supplies and changing our overall climate. Workers on the job face bullying, inappropriate behavior and other types of discrimination that create unsafe working environments. Are current local, state and federal laws adequate for protecting workers, their families and our communities? What are some solutions for making our working conditions and our communities safer and what role can trade unions play? This course is offered as part of union partnership programs and is open to non-partnership students subject to availability. It is also only offered in-class at the college’s Harry J. Van Arsdale Jr. School for Labor Studies in New York City.