Environmental Health and Safety

Catalog description

Students are given an overview of the statutory and regulatory origins of environmental health and safety compliance management. The exponential growth in regulations and the increased demand to streamline resources present a unique opportunity for the environmental professional to integrate safety and h ealth regulations both horizontally and vertically within the organization. Students learn to evaluate the benefits and barriers to integration of environmental health and safety. Topics to be discussed include fundamentals of safety management, training requirements, emergency planning, setting goals, objectives, and operating procedures, and how management views environmental health and safety.