Field Studies of the Workplace

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: SAAM 6543, SAAM 6547, SAAM 6548, SAAM 6565. This course consists of various field trips to different workplaces and discussions where students will be able to familiarize with specific industrial processes or activities and their associated health hazards. The student will analyze these workplaces based on the principles of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational hazards. Visits will include different workplaces that represent different occupational health hazards such as noise, chemical, ergonomics, biological, and radiation. Students will present a written report of their findings and analysis.