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May 05, 2024
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IEM 1040 - Industrial Safety and Health
Clock Hours: 20
Delivery Mode
on-ground
Prerequisites: IEM 1030
Industry Certifications OSHA 10 hour General Industry Safety Certification
Course Description:
Safety practices and regulations reviews basic workplace safety concepts and practices. Focuses on the common causes of workplace accidents and injuries, the role of OSHA and other federal and state agencies regulating safety, and workplace safety initiatives.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the OSHA Act, functions, and resources of OSHA.
- Recognize the OSHA inspection priorities.
- Describe the OSHA inspection process.
- Know the rights of employers and employees under the OSHA act.
- Learn the major hazards of slips, trips, and falls and how to avoid them.
- List components of effective egress and fire protection programs.
- Outline the general requirements for general safety standards.
- Recall the hazards of Flammable and Combustible liquids and gasses and general safe practices when working with or around them.
- Describe the hazards of chemicals.
- Identify basic electrical hazards in the workplace.
- Understand the value of personal protective equipment, usage and limitations.
- Define the basic elements of a safety and health program.
- Score a passing grade on the OSHA 10 hour safety exam and earn the 10 hour general industry safety certification.
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