Occupational Safety and Health

The Associate in Science in Occupational Safety and Health degree program is designed to provide students the academic foundation for understanding hazardous materials management, construction safety, OSH safety training and accident investigation, for workplace safety and health standards. The Occupational Safety and Health specialist implements mandated health and safety regulations in an effort to control occupational accidents and diseases, property losses and injuries due to unsafe working conditions. The scope of this position includes the identification of physical hazards and the design and implementation of remediation, the evaluation of potential toxic agent risk to the employer, the development of safety management and employee training/management programs. The demand for occupational safety and health specialists has grown over the past 10 years. According to the U.S. Bureauof Labor Statistics, federal, state and local government job growth will continue through 2022.

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The Associate in Science in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) degree program is designed to provide students the academic foundation for understanding hazardous materials management, construction safety, OSH safety training and accident investigation, for workplace safety and health standards. Occupational Safety and Health students learn to recognize and control workplace hazards (using OSHA’s hierarchy of controls) including chemical, physical, radiological, biological agents and ergonomic factors and how to prepare an emergency response plan. Students apply a working knowledge of mathematics and the sciences to conduct experiments and to analyze and interpret data to solve safety and health related issues. Industries needing Occupational Safety and Health personnel are Manufacturing, Construction, Health Care, Agriculture, Maritime, Oil & Gas, and State and Federal Agencies.

Occupational Safety and Health A.S. - Associate in Science Degree Required Core Units BIO 20 Contemporary Human Biology 3 CHEM 3 0A Intro and Applied Chemistry I 4 or CHEM 1A General College Chemistry I 5 CIS 50 Intro to Computing Info Tech 3 FST 54 Fire Prevention Technology 3 OSH 50 Intro Occupational Safety/Hlth 3 OSH 60 Elements of Industrial Hygiene 3 OSH 62 Physical Hazards 3 OSH 67 Comp Regulatory Requirements 3 PHYS 10 Descriptive Physics 3 RADS 40A Radiation Safety 2 RADS 40B Emergency Response & Monitoring 1 RADS 40C Safety Controls & Regulation 1 List A: Select one Units CHEM 1B General College Chemistry II 5 CHEM 30B Intro and Applied Chemistry II 4 MATH 40 Statistics and Probability 4 List B: Select one Units BIO 30 Intro to College Biology 4 BIO 40 Humans and the Environment 3 BIO 50 Anatomy and Physiology 4 Program Based GE Units PSYC 1 General Psychology 3 General Education and Electives Units 15 – 18 Total Units 60 Required Core Units OSH 50 Intro Occupational Safety/Hlth 3 OSH 60 Elements of Industrial Hygiene 3 OSH 62 Physical Hazards 3 OSH 67 Comp Regulatory Requirements 3 List A: Select for a total of 4 to 5 units BIO 20 Contemporary Human Biology 3 CHEM 30A Intro and Applied Chemistry I 4 FST 54 Fire Prevention Technology 3 PHYS 10 Descriptive Physics 3 RADS 40A Radiation Safety 2 RADS 40B Emergency Response and Monitoring 1 RADS 40C Safety Controls and Regulation 1 Total Units 16 - 17

Existing program converted to Distance Education.