101 Introduction to Safety Engineering
Technology 3 Cr. Hrs.
Overview of basic elements of an industrial
risk management program; evolution of
risk management; development of legal/
moral precepts that lead to
major occupational
safety, health and environmental
reform.

110 OSHA Compliance 3 Cr. Hrs.
Selected OSHA standards, relating to con-
fined space, hazard communication and
occupational health and environmental
control. Two lecture, two lab hours per
week.

120 Safety Lab 2 Cr. Hrs.
Active participation to recognize, understand
and handle common safety hazards
including scaffolding, personal protection,
rigging, crane operations, permit required
confined space (PRCS) and machine
guarding. One lecture, two lab hours per
week.
Prerequisite(s): SRM 101 and MAT 116, CHE
151 or equivalent

130 Trainer Course for Occupational
Safety & Health for the
Construction Industry 3 Cr. Hrs.
Allows the student to become a certified
trainer in the OSHA Outreach Program,
conduct the 10- and 30-hour construction
industry courses (SRM 232 and SRM 231)
and issue OSHA certification cards to
participants verifying course completion.
Covers training techniques, workshops,
demonstrations and detailed information
on construction work place implementation
of the OSH Act. Also includes an
introduction to OSHA’s Construction
Standards, 29 CFR 1926, and an overview
of the requirements of the more frequently
referenced standards.

131 Trainer Course for Occupational
Safety & Health for the General
Industry 3 Cr. Hrs.
Provides an understanding of the General
Industry requirements of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act, 29 CFR 1910.
With successful completion, the student
becomes a certified trainer in the OSHA
Outreach Program. Includes development
of effective training technique, lectures,
workshops, demonstrations; also presents
detailed information on general industry
work place OSH Act implementation and
effective teaching.

132 OSHA Construction Trainer Update
2 Cr. Hrs.
Construction trainer update that provides
relevant information on the Code of Federal
Regulations, 29 CFR 1926. Introduces
new amendments and promulgations of
29 CFR 1926 as well as hazard recognition,
evaluation, control of evolving technologies,
and most frequent site violations in
the construction industry. Includes updated
training techniques: lectures, workshops,
and demonstrations.
Prerequisite(s): SRM 130 or equivalent

133 OSHA General Industry Trainer
Update 2 Cr. Hrs.
Review and update of training skills and
relevant changes of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act for the General
Industry. Includes updated and detailed
information on the Code of Federal Regulations,
29 CFR 1910, for relevant standards
applicable to the general industry trades
and the most frequently cited violations.
Prerequisite(s): SRM 131 or equivalent

138 Machine & Machine Guarding
Standards 3 Cr. Hrs.
Introduction to various types of common machinery
and related safety standards. Includes
hazard recognition associated with points of
operations, rotating parts, flying chips and
sparks as well as abatement
alternatives. Two lecture,
two lab hours per week.

139 Respiratory Protection 3 Cr. Hrs.
Requirements for establishing, maintaining,
and monitoring a respirator program.
Includes terminology, OSHA and ANSI
standards, NIOSH certifications, and
medical evaluation recommendations.
Laboratories include respirator selection
and an array of respiratory and support
equipment for hands-on training. Two
lecture, two lab hours per week.

144 Fall Arrest Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
Overview of state-of-the-art technology
for fall protection and current
OSHA requirements.
Includes the principles of fall
protection, the components of fall arrest
systems, the limitations of
fall arrest equipment,
and OSHA policies regarding fall
protection; features a one-day field exercise
demonstrating fall protection equipment.
Two lecture, two lab hours per week.

146 OSHA Recordkeeping 1 Cr. Hr.
Identification and fulfillment of employer
responsibilities for posting certain records,
maintaining records of illnesses and injuries,
and reporting specific cases to OSHA.
Includes several practice sessions.
151 OSHA 1910.120 Hazardous Waste
Operations 5 Cr. Hrs.
Training required to enter or
work on a hazardous
waste site with emphasis on personnel
safety, site hazards, toxicology, personal
protective equipment, decontamination,
site characterization, and site control. Four
lecture, three lab hours per week.

152 OSHA 1910.120 Hazardous Waste
Operations Refresher 1 Cr. Hr.
Provide classroom and practical application
to assure the student has maintained
pertinent knowledge, skills and information
required to handle hazardous material/
wastes emergencies. Required for
entering and/or working on a hazardous
waste site. Emphasis on personnel safety,
site hazards, toxicology, personal protective
equipment, decontamination, site
characterization and site control.

153 Introduction to Transportation
Safety 1 Cr. Hr.
Rules, interpretations, record keeping and
standards required by U.S. DOT (49 CFR
172 Subpart H) for the transportation of
Hazardous Materials.

154 Introduction to OSHA Construction
Standards 1 Cr. Hr.
Introduction to rules, interpretations,
recordkeeping and standards required by
OSHA (29CFR Part 1926) for the construction
industry to ensure employees a safe,
healthful work place. The course complies
with the guidelines and requirements
for the OSHA 10-hour outreach training
completion card.

155 Introduction to OSHA General
Industry Standards 1 Cr. Hr.
Introduction to rules, interpretations,
record keeping and standards required
by OSHA (29CFR Part 1910) for the general
industry to ensure a safe, healthful
work place. The course complies with the
guidelines and requirements for the OSHA
10-hour outreach training completion card.
One lecture, one lab hour per week.

211 Applied Industrial Risk
Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
A comprehensive approach to the factors
that contribute to safe and environmentally
sound practices in businesses and
industries.

212 Hazard Control Analytical Methods
4 Cr. Hrs.
Application of engineering principles and
methods to minimize health and safety
risks through design and quality analysis
of product, manufacturing processes,
equipment, facilities, and operations.
Three lecture, two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 116 and MAT 122

215 Industrial Hygiene 3 Cr. Hrs.
Fundamental measurement of fumes,
particulate matter, gases, polluted water,
noise and radiation. Comparison of these
variables with safety standards. Predication
of costs and engineering problems
encountered with various manufacturing
methods with reference to the environment.
Prerequisite(s): CHE 131

217 Industrial Toxicology 3 Cr. Hrs.
Routes of entry of poisons into the human
body; target organs, methods used
to assess health risks; manifestations of
toxicity; dose-response evaluations; Subpart
Z “Toxic and Hazardous Materials”
of OSHA 1910. Two lecture, two lab hours
per week.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 107

219 Industrial Hygiene Instrumentation
3 Cr. Hrs.
Use of industrial hygiene instruments employed
in the measurement of parameters
of parameters which may present a health
hazard to humans. Two lecture, two lab
hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): SRM 215

221 Safety & Health Program
Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
The fundamental components of safety
policies, procedures, practices and administrative
controls to minimize accidents in
business and industry.

222 Product Safety Management
3 Cr. Hrs.
Introduction to the identification and
avoidance of potential hazards from
consumer, industrial, and commercial
products.
Prerequisite(s): SRM 212

230 Occupational Safety & Health
3 Cr. Hrs.
Study of requirements of Occupational
Safety and Health Act emphasizing standards
governing general industry production-
type operations. Two lecture and two
lab hours per week.

231 OSHA Construction Standards
3 Cr. Hrs.
Rules, interpretations, record keeping
and standards required by OSHA (29CFR
Part 1926) for the construction industry to
ensure employees a safe, healthful work
place. Successful completion of this course
provides the “30 Hour OSHA Construction
Safety Card.” Two lecture hour and two lab
hours per week.

232 Construction Work Site Safety
3 Cr. Hrs.
A comprehensive approach to develop and
supervise safe conditions, practices, and
compliance at construction work sites. Two
lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): SRM 231

270 Safety Engineering Technology
Internship R 3 Cr. Hrs.
Students earn credits t
oward degree requirements
for work learning experience.
Students already working may apply to
use that experience to meet internship
requirements. Students establish learning
outcomes and prepare related reports and/
or projects each quarter. Six practicum
hours per week.

278 SRM Capstone 3 Cr. Hrs.
Assessment of achievement by Safety and
Risk Management degree
students in attaining
program outcomes by employing
reflective learning through demonstration
of occupational safety, health, and environmental
related principles and practices.
Two lecture, two lab hours per week.

295 Seminars for Safety Risk Manager
R 1 - 4 Cr. Hrs.
Current issues relating to responsibilities
of safety risk manager for applying new
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
standards, Workers Compensation,
statutes such as hazardous waste, product
liability and court decision.

297 Special Topics in Safety
Engineering Technology
R 0.5 - 6 Cr. Hrs.
Varied content offerings of special interest
to the discipline but not covered within existing
courses; brief descriptions of topics
will be given when the course
is offered. SRM SRM
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