COURSE SYLLABUS

Division of Environmental & Safety Technology

Title & Number: Organization, Administration, & Supervision of Safety Programs SED 499/599

Semester & Year: SPRING 2001

Required text: Accident Prevention Manual, For Business & Industry

Administration & Programs, 11th edition (National Safety Council)

Instructor: Paul Dillow, MS, CSP

Office: 696-3068

Office Hours: 2:00PM - 6:30PM (Monday)

2:00PM - 6:30PM (Tuesday)

3:50PM – 4:30PM (Wednesday)

2:00PM - 6:30PM (Thursday)

Course Description: A study of safety 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.

Undergrad. Graduate

Grading Policy: Written Assignment* 25% 30%

Oral Presentation** 20% 25%

Course Examination(s)*** 45% 45%

Instructor Appraisal **** 10%

**** (class participation & attendance)

* Written Assignments: A term paper of sufficient quality and quantity to convey a broad understanding of the chosen topic. The topic is to be selected from topics listed in the course outline. (Or related safety topics as approved by the instructor)

** Oral Presentation: A 10 minute oral presentation summarizing the term paper is required. Time will be allotted later in the semester to allow for all presentations. The presentations should adequately reflect the content of the term paper and be presented in a professional manner. Visual aids are strongly suggested to support the presentation. A schedule for these presentations will follow.

*** Course Exams: Quizzes (no more than 3) may be given during the course covering either lecture material, textbook material, or both. Lecture material will not always follow the course outline. A final exam will not be given. Absences from quizzes will be accepted if accompanied with a physician’s statement. A make up quiz will be offered with different content in such excused absences.

Attendance Policy: Unexcused absences of more than two (2) sessions may result in lowering of the final course grade.

Course outline: .

Week 2 The safety and health manager

Past and Present

Week 3 Development of the safety and health function

Week 4 Hazard avoidance - Accident / incident prevention

Week 4 Regulation, regulation, regulation

Week 5 Safety and computers

Week 5 Process safety management

Week 6 Facilities management

Quiz #1

Week 7 A word about IH

Week 8 Flammables, combustibles and explosives

Presentations

Week 9 PPE

Presentations

Week 10 Fire prevention / protection

Quiz #2

Week 11 Materials Handling / storage

Presentations

Week 12 Machine guarding

Presentations

Week 13 Electrical hazards

Presentations

Week 14 Construction safety

Presentations

Week 15 Quiz #3

Presentations