Fundamentals of occupational safety and health pdf

Course Description Overview of key issues and practices related to the occupational safety and health (OSH) profession. Examines the legal aspects of OSH in the United States, the origin and application of OSH related consensus standards, hazard identification and control, and tools necessary for successful management of OSH related efforts.

Course Textbook Goetsch, D .L. (2015). The basics of occupational safety (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Discuss historical aspects of OSH and how these events shaped OSH today. 2. Examine the executive agencies, regulatory standards, and key laws related to occupational safety and health in

the United States. 3. Explain the functions and responsibilities of OSH-related regulatory and consensus standards setting

organizations. 4. Illustrate how the concepts of exposure assessment, the hierarchy of controls, workplace monitoring, and medical

surveillance are used to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses. 5. Recommend action strategies to correct common workplace hazards. 6. Apply the principles of risk assessment and hazard analyses as they relate to industrial hazards. 7. Apply appropriate management tools necessary for the successful development, implementation, and support of

decision making for OSH-related endeavors. 8. Discuss the complex environment in which the OSH professional works, the core disciplines of the OSH team,

and the demographic trends shaping the future of OSH.

Credits Upon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3) hours of college credit.

Course Structure

1. Unit Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Unit Learning Outcomes that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit.

2. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a Unit Lesson, which discusses unit material. 3. Reading Assignments: Each unit contains Reading Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbook.

Suggested Readings are listed in the unit study guides to aid students in their course of study. The readings themselves may or may not be provided in the course, but students are encouraged to read the resources listed if the opportunity arises as they have valuable information that expands upon the lesson material. Students will not be tested on their knowledge of the Suggested Readings.

4. Learning Activities (Non-Graded): These non-graded Learning Activities are provided in Units I-VII to aid students in their course of study.

5. Unit Assessments: This course contains six Unit Assessments, one to be completed at the end of Units I-VI. Assessments are composed of multiple-choice, ordering, matching, and/or written response questions.

6. Unit Assignments: Students are required to submit for grading Unit Assignments in Units III-V, and VII. Specific information and instructions regarding these assignments are provided below. Grading rubrics are included with the Unit III-V and VII Assignments. Specific information about accessing these rubrics is provided below.

BOS 3001, Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health Course Syllabus

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7. Final Exam (Proctored): Students are to complete a Final Exam in Unit VIII. All Final Exams are proctored—see below for additional information. You are permitted four (4) hours to complete this exam in the presence of your approved proctor. This is an open book exam. Only course textbooks and a calculator, if necessary, are allowed when taking proctored exams. The Final Exam is composed of multiple-choice, matching, and written response questions.

8. Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to ask your professor general or course content related questions.

9. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for casual conversation with your classmates.

CSU Online Library There is a virtual library with resources, including both journals and ebooks, to support your program and your course at Columbia Southern University. eResources are accessible 24 hours a day/7 days a week from the CSU Online Library gateway page. To access the library, log into myCSU, and then click on CSU Online Library. Resources are organized in the library by title, but if you click on Research Guides, you will find eResources arranged by subject. The Library Reference service is available 7 days a week; you can reach CSU’s virtual librarians by emailing thevirtuallibrarian@columbiasouthern.edu. These professional librarians will be glad to help you develop your research plan or to assist you in any way in finding relevant, appropriate, and timely information. Librarian responses may occur within minutes or hours, but it will never take more than 24 hours for a librarian to send a response to the email address you have provided. Replies to reference requests may include customized keyword search strategies, links to videos, research guides, screen captures, attachments, a phone call, live screen sharing, and meeting room appointments, as well as other forms of instruction.

Unit Assignments Unit III Essay Accident-Analysis Report Write a summary about a workplace accident that you are familiar with from your work experience or that has recently been in the news. In the summary, provide answers to the following questions: who, what, where, when, and why? Provide a conclusion in your essay that describes what hazards (unsafe acts or unsafe conditions) must be corrected to prevent the accident from reoccurring. Provide at least three recommendations for corrective actions that should be taken. Your Essay is required to be a minimum of one page. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below. Unit IV Article Critique Choose a journal article from the CSU Online Library that deals with any of the material presented in the first four units of this course. The article itself must be more than one page in length. The EBSCO Database (Business Source Complete) is a good source of journals for safety related articles. If you have a specific area of interest that is covered later in the course, you may ask for professor approval. Your Article Critique must be two to four pages in length, double spaced. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Some suggested topics include

 the organizational role of the safety professional,

 the “business” of safety,

 hazard avoidance models,