College of Information Technology & Engineering

Department of Safety Technology

 

Organization & Administration of Safety Programs

SFT 499  Spring 2002

Tueday 6:30-9:00 PM   SH 437

 

Required Text:                  Accident Prevention Manual for Business & Industry, Volume #1 -

                                                Administration & Programs, 12th Edition, National Safety Council,  Chicago, 2001.

 

Computer Requirements:  Ability to utilize the Internet and word processing software.

 

Instructor:                           Dr. Clair Roudebush

212 Communications Building

Office hours: Monday thru Friday 10-12 noon

                                Tuesday & Thursday 6-6:30 pm (or by appointment)

Personal Office Phone: (304) 696-3068

Departmental Secretary Phone: (304) 696-4664

Departmental Fax: (304) 696-3070

Email: ROUDEBUSH@MARSHALL.EDU

 

Course Description:  A study of programs at both the state and local levels including administrative, instructional and protective aspects of a comprehensive safety program in schools, occupations, home and public.

 

Course Objectives:  The purpose of this course is to examine current trends and techniques in safety program management with strong emphasis in the industrial arena. The challenge will be to critically evaluate the various methods of safety program management and the elements involved and to apply them to individual/vocational needs

 

Evaluation:

 

Interim Examinations – There will be two (2) interim exams throughout the semester. Make-up exams will only be given under extreme cases as determined by instructor. Make-up exams may or may not be of the same proportioned variety.

 

Final Examination – The final examination will be comprehensive.

 

Safety Management Simulation Game - This course activity entails developing a formal report and orally presenting the findings of your Safety Management Simulation Game analysis to the class.  A copy of your lecture outline is due at the beginning of your presentation.  Oral presentations will be evaluated using the categorical criteria listed below. Late assignments will incur a 5% penalty per day (including weekends).

 

 

Oral Presentation Evaluation Criteria:

 

                        Category                         Low Criteria                                                                         Evaluation         High Criteria

                                Introduction                    -Nothing Given                                                                    5     5.5     6    6.5     7     7.5     8     8.5     9     9.5     10  -Subject Stated

                                                                                                                                                                                -Scope & Goal Stated

                                Lecture Outline              -No Outline                                                                           10    11    12    13    14    15    16    17    18    19    20      -Extensive Outline

                                Delivery                         -Hiding Face                                                                         10    11    12    13    14    15    16    17    18    19    20      -Good Eye Contact

                                Technique                                                                                                                               -Voice Audible

                                                                                                                                                                                -Humor

                                                                                                                                                                                -No Distracting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Movements

                                Organization                   -Confusion                                                                            5     5.5     6    6.5     7     7.5     8     8.5     9     9.5     10  - On Subject

                                                                                                                                                                                - Scope Covered

                                                                                                                                                                                - Conclusion                                                                                                                                        /Summary Given

                                Knowledge of                -Reading Notes                                                                     5     5.5     6    6.5     7     7.5     8     8.5     9     9.5     10  - No Notes Used

                                Subject                                                                                                                         

                                Visual Aids                     - None Used                                                                         10    11    12    13    14    15    16    17    18    19    20      -Utilized effectively

                                Time                                -Over/Under                                                                         5     5.5     6    6.5     7     7.5     8     8.5     9     9.5     10 -Within Time Limits

 

Class Participation & In-class Exercises & Out-of-Class Activities – The criteria used to evaluate this student activity includes:

·         completion of in-class and out-of-class assignments in a timely fashion

·         student’s contribution to classroom discussions throughout the semester

·         student’s ability to raise relevant topical questions.

 

Grade Computation - Course grades are based on “weighted” percentage averages. Your final grade will be derived by multiplying each individual score by the weighted percentage and summing all of the weighted percentage averages.

 

Student Activity

Individual Score

Weighted %

Weighted % Average

Interim Exams

 

X .35 =

 

Final Exam

 

X .35 =

 

Safety Management Simulation Game Written Report, Oral Presentation and Other Out-of-Class Assignments

 

X .20 =

 

Class Participation & In-class Exercises

 

 

X .10 =

 

Total Score =

 

 

Evaluation Scale:

                90% & Above = A

                80%  - 89% = B

                70% - 79% = C
                60% - 69% = D

                59% & Below = F

Bibliography

 

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United States Department of Labor.  1990c.  OSHA compliance manual: Inspections.  Washington, DC:  U.S. Government Printing Office.

 

 

 

 

Internet Web Sites

 

Occupational Safety & Health

        Administration - Washington DC                     http://www.osha.gov

 

US Centers for Disease Control                                   http://www/cdc.gov

 

US Dept. of Health and Human Services                  http://www.os.dhhs.gov

 

US EPA                                                                                 http://www.epa.gov

 

US FEMA                                                                             http://www.fema.gov

 

US National Institutes of Health                                 http://www.nih.gov/

 

US National Library of Medicine                               http://www.nim.nih.gov/

 

World Health Organization                                         http://www.who.ch