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• SAFE 111: Principles of Industrial Safety I

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Stresses an understanding of the complexity of the industrial hazard control problem by thoroughly examining elements of safety and health enumerated in the OSHA promulgated general industry standards and various consensus standards. Emphasis given to plant layout and design, powered industrial vehicles, boilers and unfired pressure vessels, working and walking surfaces, machine guarding, and an introduction to industrial processes.
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• SAFE 211: Principles of Industrial Safety II

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Develops an understanding of hazard recognition, evaluation, prioritization, and control of critical workplace hazards associated with construction. Students are exposed to the complexity of three dimensional work which exists in the fast paced construction industry by thoroughly examining elements of safety and health enumerated in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards and in various consensus standards. Emphasis is placed on personal protective equipment, electrical safety, scaffolds, fall protection, trenches, and confined space entry including rescue. Practical application of associated hazards and their control strategies is accomplished in laboratory sessions. Prerequisite:    SAFE 101
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• SAFE 212: Hazard Prevention Management I

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Designed to teach the fundamental concepts involved in the management of safety programs. Basic safety management terminology, safety professional code of ethics, fleet safety and product safety are discussed. The class will also discuss worker's compensation management as well as workplace violence. Prerequisite:    SAFE 101
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• SAFE 215: Safety, Health, and Environmental Communications

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Provides the student with the ability to apply the theories of learning and communication to aid them in becoming effective oral and written safety, health, and environmental communicators and trainers. Students design and deliver training programs using modern technology and charismatic engagement tools. Students learn, both in writing and orally, how to use communication skills to convince management and employees to embrace and implement safety initiatives and to communicate with regulators and the public regarding safety, environmental, and health issues. Students develop a range of written documents, such as safety, health, and environmental policies, procedures and/or programs, inspection and audit reports, and program and risk assessment and exposure reports and then communicate summaries of these documents orally. Prerequisite:    SAFE 111, Sophomore standing
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• SAFE 220: Hazardous Materials and Emergency Management

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Provides a basic understanding of the storage, transportation and use of hazardous materials in business. Includes a discussion on hazardous materials, specifically their definitions, categories, properties, regulations, and evaluation. Critical principles of emergency management, including both private and public sector elements, are included. Prerequisite:    CHEM 101, SAFE 101 or instructor permission
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• SAFE 221: Oral Communication in Spanish for Safety and Health

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Focuses on the day-to-day, oral Spanish skills needed by safety professionals. Intensive work in Spanish on vocabulary and pronunciation, and on using discourse strategies in spontaneous interpersonal speaking to negotiate meaning and respond in Spanish to specific work-related health and safety situations. These situations may include supervisor-employee, worker-worker, and safety personnel-employee interactions. Required for the Certificate in Spanish for Safety Sciences. Interdisciplinary as it is co-taught by faculty in the Departments of Foreign Languages and Safety Sciences. The Safety Sciences content is delivered in English.
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• SAFE 231: Safety and Health Technical Reading and Writing in Spanish

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Intensive practice in written expression and reading comprehension in Spanish to develop the communication skills needed by safety professionals. Focuses on comprehending and producing technical texts on safety practices, such as reports, summaries, and correspondence. Includes comprehension of non-technical texts on safety-related issues, such as newspaper and magazine articles. Required for the Certificate in Spanish for Safety Sciences. Interdisciplinary as it is co- taught by faculty in the Departments of Safety Sciences and Foreign Languages. The Safety Sciences content is delivered in English. (Also offered as SPAN 231; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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• SAFE 310: Environmental Safety and Health Regulations and Sustainability

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Provides a working knowledge of federal environmental legislation and their practical application in the work environment. Environmental laws covered include the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and other related environmental laws. Provides an understanding of the application of sustainability concepts in the work environment.
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• SAFE 311: Fire Protection

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Teaches the fundamental concepts involved in the protection of people and property from fire and explosion. Basic fire safety terminology, fire chemistry and extinguishment, fire safety references and standards and fire program management are discussed. Also discusses control measures for common fire and explosion hazards, and the design of buildings in terms of life safety and fire suppression systems.
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• SAFE 330: Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Occupational Health Hazards I

  4.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Provides the students an understanding of selected chemical stressors in the workplace that may present occupational health hazards to workers. Students learn how to anticipate, identify, evaluate, and control chemical stressors including dusts, mists, metal fumes, airborne fibers, inorganic and organic gases and vapors, and oxygen deficient atmospheres. Hazard classification systems, adverse health effects from excessive exposures, workplace standards, sampling and analytical methods, and control options are emphasized.
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