SFT 4/597 - Occupational Safety & Health
Program Development
Department
of Safety Technology
Semester & Year: Fall, 2004
Classroom Location:
Smith Hall - Room 413 Monday Evening @
Required Textbook: Hagan, Philip & John Montgomery &
James O'Reiley (Editors), 2001. Accident Prevention Manual for Business and
Industry, Volume #1 - Administration & Programs. 12th Edition,
SFT 497 Course Pre-requisites: SFT 372 or approval
of instructor
SFT 597 Course Pre-requisites: None
Computer Requirements: Ability to utilize: a) internet search engine
& download information, b) word processing software for developing student
activity reports, c) e-mail software to generate scenario messages and d) PowerPoint
software to prepare classroom presentations.
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
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 Catalog Description: Safety functions in
industry. Principles of organization and application of safety programs will be
studied. Prevention, correction and control methods are outlined and evaluated.
Course Goals & Objectives: The primary goal of
this course is mastery of writing communication skills necessary for
effectively managing Occupational Safety & Health Programs in diverse
industries such as: manufacturing, government, healthcare, and construction.
Course
Activities:
In-Class & Out-of-Class Activities - These course
activities involve participation and completion of all in-class writing activities
during assigned class periods and completion of all out-of-class homework
activities in a timely and comprehensive fashion. Examples activities include: Safety Policy
Evaluation, Safety Policy Development, Correspondence Message Writing, S&H
Checklists and Report Forms.
Interim Examination/s - There will be one or two interim
exam/s during this semester. Only authorized absences, with prior approval
will be accepted for make-up examinations.
Make-up exams may or may not be of the same proportioned variety.
PowerPoint Training Module Presentations - This course
activity entails the development of different safety related PowerPoint Training
Modules and presenting them to the class. This course activity will be
evaluated using the PowerPoint Classroom Presentation Evaluation Criteria
listed below.
PowerPoint Classroom
Presentation Evaluation Criteria:
|
Category |
Low Criteria |
Evaluation |
High Criteria |
|
PowerPoint Outline |
Minimal Info Provided |
0
11 12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 |
Extensive Info Provided |
|
Introduction |
Nothing Given |
0 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 |
Subject Stated Scope & Goal
Stated |
|
Delivery Technique |
No Eye Contact Distracting Body Moves |
0 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 |
Good Eye Contact Audible Voice Humor |
|
Organization |
Confusion ? |
0 11
12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 |
On Subject |
|
Knowledge of Subject |
|
0 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 |
No Notes Used |
|
PowerPoint Graphics
|
None Used |
0 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 19 20 |
Effectively
Utilized |
|
Time |
Over/Under |
0 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9 10 |
Within Time Limits |
Class Participation – The criteria used to
evaluate this student activity includes:
·
student’s
contribution to classroom discussions throughout the semester
·
student’s ability to raise relevant topical
questions.
Article Summary & Critique - (SFT 597 - Graduate Students) This course activity entails
reviewing various professional magazines, journals and web sites in the safety
management field and choosing four (4) different articles relating to safety program
development. After reading these articles, prepare a one page summary & critique
using the format detailed below.
Format
for Article Summary & Critique:
SFT 597 –
Occupational Safety & Health Program Development
Article Summary & Critique
By: Date:
Author’s Name., Title of
article. Full name of journal or professional magazine. Pages, Volume,
Date.
Summary: Summarize the article you have reviewed in
approximately 1/2 of a single spaced
typed page.
Critique: Summarize your comments about the article:
- What is your opinion of
article ? (good points/bad points)
- What type of article was it
? (informative/research based)
- Why was the article written ?
(to get job promotion, part of grant)
- Was there false statements
?/misleading trends ?/contradictions ?
- What was the “flavor of the
article ?
- Do you believe the article was
bias ?
- Does the article need expanded
or condensed ?
- Do specific areas of the
article need expanded or conensed ?
Oral Presentation of Article Summary & Critique – (Graduate Students) This
course activity entails presenting the highlight of your four (4) article
reviews to the class. This presentation should be 5-10 minutes in length. Some
form of visual aid is required (Overhead Transparency/s or PowerPoint)
Article Summary &
Critique Evaluation Criteria:
|
Category |
Low Criteria |
Evaluation |
High Criteria |
|
Topic
Selection |
- Pertains to Course |
0 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10 |
- Does NOT Pertain to Course |
|
Article
Summary |
- Readable - Correct Grammar |
0 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10 |
- Un Clear -Grammatical Errors |
|
Article
Critique |
- Content - Correct Grammar |
0 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9
10 |
- Said Nothing -Grammatical Errors |
|
Presentation Introduction |
- Nothing Given |
0 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10 |
- Subject Stated - Scope & Goal
Stated |
|
Presentation Delivery Technique |
-No Eye Contact - Distracting Body Moves |
0 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 19 20 |
- Good Eye Contact - Audible Voice - Humor |
|
Knowledge of Subject |
- Reading Notes |
0 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9
10 |
- No Notes Used |
|
Presentation Visual
Aids |
- None Used |
0 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18 19 20 |
- Effectively
Utilized |
|
Presentation Time |
- Over/Under |
0 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10 |
- Within Time
Limits |
Evaluation
/ Grade Computation: Course
grades are based on “weighted” percentage averages. Your final grade will be
derived by multiplying each individual Course Activity scores by the weighted
percentage and summing all of the weighted percentage averages.
|
SFT 497 Course
Activities |
Individual Scores |
Weighted
% |
Weighted
% Average |
|
In-Class & Out-of-Class Writing Activities |
|
x 0.45 |
|
|
Interim Exam/s & Quizzes |
|
x 0.25 |
|
|
PowerPoint Training Module |
|
x 0.15 |
|
|
Class Participation |
|
x 0.15 |
|
|
Grand Total % = |
|
||
|
Grading
Scale |
||||
|
90% & Above =A |
80% - 89% = B |
70% - 79% = C |
60% - 69% = D |
59% & Below = F |
|
SFT 597Course
Activities |
Individual Scores |
Weighted
% |
Weighted
% Average |
|
In-Class & Out-of-Class Writing
Activities |
|
x 0.30 |
|
|
Interim Exam/s & Quizzes |
|
x 0.25 |
|
|
PowerPoint Training Module |
|
x 0.15 |
|
|
Class Participation |
|
x 0.10 |
|
|
Article Summary/Critique & PP
Presentation |
|
x 0.20 |
|
|
Grand Total % = |
|
||
|
Grading
Scale |
||||
|
90% & Above =A |
80% - 89% = B |
70% - 79% = C |
60% - 69% = D |
59% & Below = F |
NOTE: Late assignments
will incur a 5% penalty per day (including weekends).
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American Board of Industrial Hygiene www.abih.org
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American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists wwwacgih.org
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American Industrial Hygiene Association wwwaiha.org
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American National Standards Institute www.ansi.org
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American Society for Testing and Materials www.astm.org
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American Society of Safety Engineers wwwasse.org
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Board of Certified Safety Professionals wwwbcsp.org
·
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Canada Safety Council www.safety-coundil.org
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Dupont Safety Programs www.dupont.com
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National Safety Council www.nsc.org
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Safety Online www.safetyOnline.net
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Underwriters Laboratories (UL) www.ul.co
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov
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US Department of Health and Human Services www.os.dhhs.gov
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US Department of Transportation www.dot.gov
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US Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov
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US Federal Emergency Management Association www.fema.gov
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US Federal Registar www.access.gpo.gov/su
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·
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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·
World Health Organization www.who.ch
·
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