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Spring 2010

Summer 2010

INDH
3034
Safe,Hlth and Liab in Schls     To satisfy the examinations for the certification of educators The teacher understands how to select and manage learning activities to ensure the safety of all students and the correct use and care of organisms, natural resources, materials, equipment and technologies.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
3131
Industrial Health And Hygiene     General review of industrial health. Basic principles of industrial hygiene investigation. Physical and chemical hazards in the industrial workplace. Workplace environmental control.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
3133
Labortory Safety     Basic principles of industrial safety as applied to laboratory operations. Review and control of hazards associated with the industrial, academic, and research laboratories will be discussed. Laboratory safety concepts and safety program development will be presented.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
3332
Principles of Safety     Course includes how to organize and administer effective safety programs, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Looks at future trends for business and industry and what changes the safety professional must keep abreast of in economic, environmental, regulatory and technical advances affecting their field.    

Offered

N/A    
INDH
3333
Environmental Safety & Health     Principles and concepts of environmental health and safety including essential information related to the recognition, evaluation and control of occupational and environmental hazards.    

Offered

N/A    
INDH
3430
Tech Of Safety Engineer&Analys     Practical application of basic engineering skills in the identification, evaluation and control of industrial hazards. Course emphasis is on effective solution to safety design and operational problems and application of the Safety Precedence Sequenced in the selection of hazard control measures.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4131
Noise And Hearing Conservation     Anatomy and physiology of the human ear; sound propagation and the mechanism of hearing loss; federal and state noise regulations; noise measurement and analysis; establishing a hearing conservation and noise control program in industry.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4133
Industrial Ventilation     General principles of ventilation, dilution ventilation, comfort ventilation; heat-cold stress control, hood design, air contaminant control; testing ventilation systems and industrial ventilation guidelines.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4134
Personal Protective Equipment     Basic design and use of commonly used protective equipment in industry with emphasis on respiratory protection principles including approaches to training and instruction for proper usage.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4135
Industrial Radiological Health     Non-calculus based presentation of the principles of ionizing radiation and non-ionizing intended to provide basic competency in radiation protection through an understanding of the nature, uses, health effects, measurement and control of radiation.    

Offered

N/A    
INDH
4136
System Safety & Accident Inves     Applications of system safety techniques in the industrial work environment. and accident investigation theory and practice. Review of loss control management concepts, risk management, S&H training acceptance of risk, identification and initiation of corrective actions, pre-accident planning, emergency response, collection of evidence, analysis of information, investigation, organization, management and report writing.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4231
Ergo., HF &Workspace Design     Provides the student a basis in ergonomics, use of biological and engineering principles to design a safe and efficient workplace environment including biomechanics, anthropometry, heat and cold stress, vibration, pressure, illumination, work station and tool design and the presentation of visual, auditory and other sensory forms of information.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4232
Indst Hygiene Sampling Anly     Sampling and analysis for common occupational hazards including principles of calibration, laboratory and field management techniques. Laboratory included.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4233
HazMat & Emergency Mgmt     This course studies hazardous material storage, handling, effects and use as well as the most effective ways to respond to hurricanes, terrorist attacks and hazardous material spills.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4234
Fire Safety Engineer     This course studies fire science, causes preventions, inspection, etc. This includes purpose: definition; fire prevention activities; extinguishment, detection, hazards; fire behavior.    

Offered

N/A    
INDH
4333
Const & Gen Ind Safety     This covers safety and health principles in the construction and general industries as well as OSHA policies, procedures and standards. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are most hazardous in construction and general industry.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4431
Adv Studies in IH/Safety     Prerequisite: 15 hours of upper-level credit. Approval of faculty advisor and associate dean. The selection, study and formal presentations of topics in Industrial Hygiene and Safety based on advanced field, laboratory, library research study, supervised work experience in an approved industrial firm or government agency or educational work assignments. Written and oral reports required.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4635
Senior Project     Advanced field, laboratory or library research study in industrial hygiene and safety.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4739
Intern In Indust Hygiene/Safty     Prerequisites: 15 hours of upper-level credit; Approval of faculty adviser and associate dean. Supervised work experience in an approved industrial firm or government agency. Written and oral reports required.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4839
Indt Study In Indust Hygiene     Prerequisites: Approval of instructor, chair and associate dean required. Independent study in Industrial Hygiene.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4915
Cooperative Education Work Trm     Prerequisites: Approved Candidate Plan of Study, completed cooperative education file and approval of associate dean and Director of Cooperative Education. Educational paid work assignment by a student in the field of his or her career interest and course of study. A technical report is required at the end of the semester.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
4931
Topics In Industrial Hygiene     Identified by specific title each time course is offered.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5131
Cont Of Occupat & Envir Hazard     Prerequisites: INDH 4131, 4133, 4135 or equivalents. Engineering and control technology used to eliminate and reduce hazards. Includes ventilation design, shielding, heat and cold stress, noise control, emissions control and waste management.    

Offered

N/A    
INDH
5233
Recog Of Occupational Diseases     Prerequisite: BIOL 4235. Incidence and patterns of occupational diseases in the U.S. Approaches to recognition and prevention. Workplace exposures and effects. Occupational disorders by organ systems.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5333
Air Pollution     Background, sources and fate of atmospheric pollutants. Air pollution episodes, meteorology, dispersion modeling, air quality measurements, controls, criteria, guidelines and health standards.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5334
Human Factors Engineering     This course provides an analysis of the principles of human factors and ergonomics. The course covers human information processing; man-machine systems; information design; display and control design, static and dynamic anthropometrics, fundamentals of biomechanics, musculoskeletal injuries, vibration, shift work, biological rhythms and workload assessment. Emphasis is placed on ergonomic methods and techniques to assess the design of modern work environments.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5335
Ergo Methods and Analysis Tech     This course provides students with a variety of methods to analyze tasks and make accommodations and redesigns based on the principles of human factors and ergonomics. Emphasis is placed on Human Factors/Ergonomic methods and techniques to assess the design of modern work environments to accommodate people with disabilities or provide suitable redesigns to enchance human performance.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5739
Intern In Industrial Hygiene     Prerequisite: Master's degree candidacy as well as approval by adviser and dean. Supervised work experience in an approved industrial firm or governmental agency. Written and oral report required.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5915
Cooperative Education Work Trm     Prerequisites: Approved Candidate Plan of Study, completed cooperative education file and approval of associate dean and Director of Cooperative Education. Educational paid work assignment by a student in the field of his or her career interest and course of study. Technical report required at the end of the semester.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5919
Indt Study In Industrl Hygiene     Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, chair and associate dean required. Independent study in Industrial Hygiene.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5931
Res Topics Ind Hygiene&Safety     Identified by specific title each time course is offered.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
5939
Indt Study In Industrl Hygiene     Prerequisite: Approval of instructor, chair and associate dean required. Independent study in Industrial Hygiene.    

X    

N/A    
INDH
6135
Radiation Protection     Advanced principles of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation are presented to provide the students who already have a basic understanding of radiation protection with an enhanced competence to solve theoretical and practical problems in radiation protection.    

Offered

N/A    
INDH
6232
Analy Method For Eval Of H & H     Prerequisite: INDH 4232 or equivalent. Survey procedures and instrumental methods of analysis for atmospheric and occupational hazards. Optical microscopy, noise, radiation, colorimetry, gas chromatography, atomic absorption, infrared and mass spectrometry.    

Offered

N/A    
INDH
6332
Safety Engineering     Prerequisite: INDH 3430 or equivalent. Application of engineering principles to produce design, plant layout, construction, maintenance, pressure vessels, power tools, electric equipment, confined spaces and transportation systems. Includes consensus standards and governmental regulations.    

X    

N/A    

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