Occupational Safety & Health

Acquire the proficiency in math and science you need to launch or enhance your career in Occupational Safety and Health. Master topics including: materials handling problem solving using basic trigonometry and algebra equations, corrosives, gas law applications, metric conversion, balancing chemistry and algebra equations, and identification of anatomical functions. Practical and hands-on, this course also helps to prepare you for the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and the Occupational Health and Safety Technologist examinations.

Gain an understanding of the safety engineering techniques and practical skills essential to safety professionals. Learn about topics including: biological stresses, hazard and exposure control, toxicology, property exposure and control, radiation, ventilation, life safety aspects of fire, hearing conservation, machine guarding, system safety, and environmental health. The workshop setting of this course features a combination of lectures and open discussion, giving you the opportunity to clearly understand all material. Reading assignments and testing in class will also help you prepare for the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and the Occupational Health and Safety Technologist examinations.

An organization's occupational safety and health programs must comply with federal and state regulations. Enhance your knowledge of the different laws that affect a safety program including the labor code, workers' compensation, and OSHA regulations. An understanding of the limits of the law and the responsibilities of those who are responsible for safety programs is essential to administrating a comprehensive system. Learn about topics that include accident investigation, OSHA inspections, work place violence, sexual harassment, and rights of privacy. Explore the ethics of the safety professional and the ethics and workings of the law governing safety.

Industrial hygiene is both the science and art of protecting the health and safety of workers. Learn how to recognize, evaluate, and control health and safety hazards within the work environment. Gain an understanding of the effects caused by occupational exposure to hazards. Explore topics including identification of chemical and physical hazards, personnel monitoring, Cal OSHA standards, and contemporary industrial hygiene issues. Acquire the knowledge to assess the health hazards in your work environment.

As an occupational safety and environmental health professional, you need to be able to integrate business strategies with sound environmental health and safety (EHS) principles. Learn the skills you need to successfully achieve business goals, while preventing environmental health and safety risks. Gain new insight into topics including implementing and maintaining effective EHS management systems; EHS information systems; measuring performance; EHS finance; using EHS as a competitive advantage; and "influencing with authority.

Learn the principles of the safety and health auditing process by understanding the methods from corporate, agency, OSHA, and insurance industry perspectives. Explore applications of the auditing process as they apply to a variety of safety and health management situations. Gain an understanding of the conceptual framework, development of protocols, interviewing techniques, conducting inspections, and document reviews and legalities. Learn about pre-audit, audit, and post-audit activities in the context of procedural development, task coordination and computer audit tools.

All-hazards disaster planning and preparedness is the foundation for a coordinated, timely and well-executed disaster response that applies to a broad range of events. Get an overview of emergency management with a focus on the roles of local, county, state, and federal government; non-profit agencies; and the business community. Gain an understanding of the key principles of emergency management within the framework of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Enhance your knowledge of risk and threat assessments, preparing emergency plans, managing response, and developing and implementing recovery plans. Learn about the regulations and standards that govern emergency management, such as SEMS, NIMS, and NFPA 1600. The principles of emergency management are reinforced with lessons learned from real-life events, and guest experts augment the learning experience.

Gain an understanding of the concepts necessary for an organization to address in preparing for a natural or man-made catastrophic emergency event (fire, terrorist act, hazardous material spill, internal sabotage, etc.). Explore the practical steps necessary to develop and test a plan to assure continuity of business operations. Learn about business continuity planning professional practice subject areas including: risk evaluation and control, business impact analysis, developing and implementing business continuity plans, awareness and training programs, and exercising and maintaining business continuity plans.

Protecting indoor air quality is critical in occupational safety and health, and facilities design and management. Learn about the threats to healthy indoor air in homes, offices, schools, and buildings. Gain an understanding of the risks of chemical and biological attacks on air systems in buildings. Learn to develop plans to protect people in a building from airborne agents released by terrorists. Enhance your knowledge of the sources of pollutants, "sick building syndrome," factors affecting the effectiveness of ventilation systems, regulatory requirements, and program development.

Enhance your understanding of the environmental factors that contribute to the formation of mold in buildings, and learn how to prevent its formation and take remedial action. Learn how to apply the principles of industrial hygiene in the investigation and remediation of mold in facilities. Explore the quantitative measures and the instrumentation used to evaluate mold problems and to determine the effectiveness of improvement measures. Familiarize yourself with the components of a comprehensive mold management and prevention program.

Gain an understanding of industrial ergonomics and its importance in preventing cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs), and learn a systematic, practical approach to applying ergonomic principles in the workplace. Explore topics including elements of workplace ergonomics programs, basic anatomy and associated CTD risk factors, medical management systems, system and task analysis, basic biomechanics and anthropometry, and methods and resources to solve problems. Provides an overview of regulations, but the focus is on real-life methods for making ergonomic improvements.

An elective course in the Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Health Nursing, and Case Management Certificate Programs. Gain the specialized knowledge you need to understand California Workers' Compensation law and handle these complex cases. Build a foundation of knowledge by exploring the historical perspectives and basic concepts of workers' compensation law. Then master topics including workers' compensation terminology, the organizational structure of the California system, methods of coverage of workers' compensation benefits, as well as relevant Labor Code sections, benefit structure, and loss control considerations. This course is designed to meet the needs of occupational health professionals, safety personnel, case managers, and insurance professionals with little or no knowledge of workers' compensation law.

Fire protection is a field that requires a broad spectrum of knowledge across multi-discipline principles. Gain an understanding of fire protection principles and their impact on industrial and commercial facilities to save lives and protect property. Enhance your knowledge of fire protection requirements for various types of commercial and industrial facilities. Learn how to evaluate fire hazards, conduct arson investigations, and recommend improvements to maximize life safety and minimize property loss.