Graduate Catalog - University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma
Graduate Catalog, 2012 - 2013
Graduate Course Descriptions
SAS 5990 - Thesis
Credit will vary from 1 to 6 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study.
SAFETY (SFTY)
Department of Adult Education & Safety Sciences
SFTY 5013 - Alcohol And Drug Education
This course is designed to explore the magnitude of the use of alcohol
and drugs in our society. The individual is encouraged to explore
the areas before making a decision concerning the use or nonuse
of these substances.
SFTY 5083 - Industrial Safety II
This course provides an overview of the engineering and technological
aspects of current industrial safety practice.
SFTY 5123 - Industrial Hygiene
This course is a study of environmental factors that occur in industry
that contributes to worker illness and injury. oxic materials, radiation,
heat and noise stresses, and other concerns of the industrial hygiene
discipline will be considered.
SFTY 5133 - Industrial Hygiene II
A continuation of Industrial Hygiene I, with particular emphasis on
the field application of industrial hygiene instrumentation to assist the
practitioner in the elimination or minimization of worker exposure to
health hazards in the industrial environment. Prerequisite(s): SFTY
2503 or MATH 1513; and SFTY 4123 or SFTY 5123.
SFTY 5152 - Personal Protective Equipment
A study of the selection, use, care and maintenance of various types
of personal protective equipment commonly used in industry, and
an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the body organs that
each type of equipment is designed to protect.
SFTY 5163 - Environmental Safety
A study of the characteristics of regulated hazardous wastes, the
principles of hazardous waste management, and the OSHA regulations
pertaining to the protection of workers in hazardous waste
operations. Prerequisite(s): SFTY 2503.
SFTY 5173 - Fire Prevention & Protection
This course is designed to prepare the safety professional/other
safety personnel for industry. Among the areas included are: factors
contributing to industrial fires, the chemistry of fires, the classification
of fires, special systems and agents, identification of hazardous
materials, and fire prevention activities.
SFTY 5203 - Principles, History, & Philosophy Of Safety
Education
This course reviews the philosophy of industrial safety in light of its
historical context. In addition, system safety and quantitative risk
management models will be studied.
SFTY 5213 - Chemical/Toxic Hazardous Material/Waste
A study of the major categories of hazardous chemicals, their chemical
and physical properties, and their toxicological effects on the human
body. Prerequisite(s): SFTY 2503.
SFTY 5222 - Industrial Fire Systems
This course is designed to prepare the safety professional and other
safety personnel for industry. Areas include fire detection systems,
extinguishing systems and fire safety systems. Prerequisite(s):
SFTY 2343.
SFTY 5232 - Life Safety Code
Life safety codes are critically examined within the scope of pertinent
standards and codes to assure safety from fire and its effects. All
classifications of occupancies will be defined in the course.
SFTY 5243 - Industrial Noise Control
This course will provide an overview of the fundamentals of sound
and sound measurements, audiogram interpretation, noise effects,
noise legislation, effective hearing conservation, noise control management,
and design for abatement. Attention is given to the prevention
of hearing loss through engineering control and hearing conservation
programs. Students will have the opportunity to analyze their own
audiograms courtesy of a local safety consultant firm.
SFTY 5253 - Electrical Safety
This course consists of a study of the basic concepts of direct and
alternating current, including the generation, transmission, safe
use, and protective methods employed in industry. Prerequisite(s):
Graduate standing.
SFTY 5303 - Driver & Traffic Safety II
Special attention is given to administrative policies and practices,
and selection, organization, and program evaluation. A study on
qualification and certification standards for teachers of high school
driver education, community resources, instruction strategy, evaluation
of instructional materials and equipment. Laboratory practices
will include experience in programming, Prerequisite(s): SFTY 3203.
SFTY 5323 - Underground Storage Tank Management
This course will present information about the safety concerns associated
with, and environmental hazards common to aboveground
and underground petroleum storage tanks. The course will consist of
lectures, guest speakers from regulatory and consulting arenas, and
field trips. Particular attention will be paid to regulator requirements,
environmental impacts, and remediation technologies for cleanup of
spills emanating from leaking tanks.
SFTY 5333 - Storm Water Management
This course addresses the applicable laws, rules, and regulations
that pertain to the control, management, identification, and analysis
of storm water and its associated environmental problems. Included
is a review of the Clean Water Act, EPA’s proposed and final rules,
the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations.
SFTY 5402 - Supervision Of Transportation
A study of transportation as it relates to industrial concerns, including
hazardous materials, driver selection, accidents, and other safety
areas.
SFTY 5412 - Hazard Communication
Upon completion of this course, the student will be familiar with the
principles of hazard and risk communication, the principles of design
and delivery of hazard training programs, and the elements of an
acceptable hazard communication program.
SFTY 5423 - Applied Ergonomics
This course explores methodologies and considerations involved with
establishing an applied ergonomics program within industry included
are methods for assessing ergonomic problems and needs, record
keeping, work task analysis, investigation techniques, and corrective
actions for reducing and/or eliminating ergonomic risk factors.
rerequisite(s): SFTY 3333.
SFTY 5433 - Occupational Risk Management
This course will prepare the prospective safety manager to plan,
coordinate and control activities in the work place. oth physical risk
and legal risk will be studied. Prerequisite(s): SFTY 3073.
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