Principles of Safety

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of safety fundamentals in the workplace and focuses on the safety management programs; applicable laws, regulations and standards; hazards and controls; safety training; emergency operations planning; and human performance elements of safety improvement. The student will gain a basic understanding of programmatic safety management as well as applied safety engineering principles related to areas including, but not limited to: electrical safety, fire protection and prevention, heat and cold, transportation safety, noise and vibration, personal protective equipment, etc. Class assignments will focus on application of safety principles in the student’s workplace. Students, through individual, collective and peer review contributions, will develop a safety walkthrough checklist linking items important to safety in multiple key technical areas.