SFT 375 - Construction Safety
Department of Safety
Technology
Semester & Year: Fall, 2004
Classroom Location:
Tuesday & Thursday
Required Text: 29CFR 1926 OSHA
Construction Industry Regulations (Updated thru
ISBN
1-932249-08-7 $25 /copy @ bookstore
Phone 563/323-6245 or
800/767-3759 www.mancomm.com
Pre-requisites: SFT 235 (Introduction to Safety Education)
and sophomore standing or higher
Computer Requirements: Ability to conduct Internet search and
download information, utilize PowerPoint software to prepare classroom
presentations and utilize word processing software to develop student activity
reports.
Instructor: Clair Roudebush, Ph.D.
CSP
Office Location:
Personal Office
Phone: (304) 696-3068
Departmental
Office Phone: (304) 696-4664
Departmental
Fax: (304) 696-3070
Email:
roudebush@marshall.edu
Course Description: Basic
construction site safety focus on site preparation, planning, and inspection
for safe operations.
Desired Learner Outcomes: By completion of the
course, the student should have acquired the knowledge base necessary to
successfully pass the construction safety component of the Certified Safety
Professional (CSP) examination. Additionally the student should understand the
value and necessity for construction safety.
Adaptive Methods for Disabilities: Students with
disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are
encouraged to contact Dr. Roudebush as soon as possible to better ensure that
such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. A reasonable period of
time must be given to Dr. Roudebush when making your initial request for any
accommodation.
Course
Activities:
Interim Examinations - There will be two interim exams during
this semester. Only authorized absences, with prior approval
by Dr. Roudebush, will be accepted for interim examination make-up. Make-up examinations may or may not be of the
same proportioned variety.
PowerPoint
Presentation of Observed Construction Safety Hazards - This is a group
activity comprised of 2-3 students per group. This course activity entails
preparing a PowerPoint presentation identifying examples of actual construction
safety situations. This PowerPoint presentation should identify a minimum of ten
(10) construction site safety hazardous situations and ten (10) situations
where construction safety standards are being correctly followed. Each situation
should identify the:
-
hazard level (imminent danger, serious hazards, other-than-serious hazards)
-
explanation of potential injury/s
-
OSHA standard violated or correctly followed
-
needed correction (if applicable)
This
PowerPoint presentation will be evaluated using the categorical criteria below.
|
Category |
Low Criteria |
Evaluation |
High Criteria |
|
PowerPoint Outline |
Minimal Info Provided |
10
11 12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 |
Extensive Info Provided |
|
Introduction |
Nothing Given |
5
5.5 6 6.5
7 7.5 8
8.5 9 9.5
10 |
Subject Stated Scope & Goal Stated |
|
Delivery Technique |
No Eye Contact Distracting Body Moves |
5 5.5 6
6.5 7 7.5
8 8.5 9
9.5 10 |
Good Eye Contact Audible Voice Humor |
|
Organization |
Confusion |
10
11 12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 |
On Subject |
|
Knowledge of Subject |
|
5 5.5 6
6.5 7 7.5
8 8.5 9
9.5 10 |
No Notes Used |
|
PowerPoint Visual Aids |
None Used |
10
11 12 13
14 15 16 17
18 19 20 |
Effectively Utilized |
|
Time |
Over/Under |
5 5.5 6
6.5 7 7.5
8 8.5 9
9.5 10 |
Within Time Limits |
In-class Exercises & Homework Activities -
This
course activity entails completing various in-class activities and out-of-class
worksheet / activities which often may include the need to use internet or
other research methodology.
Class Participation– The criteria used to
evaluate this student activity includes:
· student’s completion
of homework activities
· student’s contribution
to classroom discussions throughout the semester
Evaluation / Grade Computation: Course grades are
based on “weighted” percentage averages. Your final grade will be derived by
multiplying each individual Student Activity score by the weighted percentage
and summing all of the weighted percentage averages. All late assignments will incur a
5% penalty per day (including weekends & holidays).
|
Student
Activity |
Individual Score |
Weighted
% |
Weighted
% Average |
|
Interim Examination #1 |
|
x 0.25 |
|
|
Interim Examination #2 |
|
x 0.30 |
|
|
PowerPoint Presentation of Construction Safety Hazards |
|
x 0.30 |
|
|
Class Participation & Homework Exercises |
|
x 0.15 |
|
|
Grand Total % = |
|
||
|
Grading
Scale |
||||
|
90% & Above =A |
80% - 89% = B |
70% - 79% = C |
60% - 69% = D |
59% & Below = F |
OSHA Voluntary
Compliance Certificate - Students with a final grade
point average of 70% or greater in this course will be eligible for 30-Hour OSHA
Voluntary Compliance Construction Certificate.
Bibliography
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T. 1994.
Occupational health and
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Department of Labor, 1991. All about OSHA.
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Internet Web Sites
American
National Standards Institute www.ansi.org
American
Society for Testing and Materials www.astm.org
American
Society of Safety Engineers wwwasse.org
Board
of Certified Safety Professionals wwwbcsp.org
Canada
Safety Council www.safety-coundil.org
International
Standardization Organization www.iso.ch
National
Safety Council www.nsc.org
REGSCAN
(regulations updating service) www.regscan.com
Safety Online www.safetyOnline.net
Underwriters
Laboratories (UL) www.ul.co
US Bureau
of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov
US Department
of Transportation www.dot.gov
US
Federal Emergency Management Association www.fema.gov
US
Federal Registar www.access.gpo.gov/su
docs/aces/aces140.html
US National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health www.cdc.gov/niosh
US Occupational
Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov
World
Health Organization www.who.ch