OSHT 1309 Physical Hazards Control

CIP Code: 15.0701

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
External Hours: 0

Contact Hour Total: 80

A study of the physical hazards in industry and the methods of workplace design and redesign to control these hazards. Emphasis on the regulation codes and standards associated with the control of physical hazards.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Identify the common physical hazards in industry; design a hazard free work environment; utilize hazard recognition techniques to implement safe control practices; describe the hazard control measures used in workplace designs; and list Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and other applicable codes and describe their applications.

Prerequisite(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

Co-enrolled: None

SIM Lab Fee: 0
Testing Fee: 0
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course