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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 11-28-95 |
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OSH107
1996 Spring – 2009 Fall |
LEC |
3 Credit(s) |
3 Period(s) |
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Occupational
Safety Principles and Practice |
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History
of safety management. References for safety and health standards, federal,
state and local codes. Emphasis on fire safety, Workers' Compensation and
product liability. Environmental regulations, common environmental hazards,
hazard assessment techniques, recordkeeping, computation of accident rates,
and accident investigation techniques. Prerequisites: GTC/OSH106. |
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MCCCD
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OSH107 1996
Spring – 2009 Fall |
Occupational Safety Principles and Practice |
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Describe the references for safety and health standards.
(I, II) |
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Given a safety topic, describe the major components of a
safety program and the applicable federal, state, and local codes. (I, II) |
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List commonly occurring fire safety and fire protection
concerns in occupational settings. (III, IV) |
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Explain the elements of an Emergency Response Plan. (III,
IV) |
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Identify common workplace hazards and select appropriate
control. (V) |
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Given a list of accidents, describe the "recordables" on the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) 200 log and compute incidence and severity rates. (VI) |
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Given the same list of accidents as in number 6, explain
the appropriate accident investigation techniques. (VII) |
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OSH107 1996
Spring – 2009 Fall |
Occupational Safety Principles and Practice |
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I. Safety standards
references A. Current legislative
issues, recent and pending OSHA standards B. Workers' Compensation C. Product liability D. Local codes II. Federal, state and
local codes A. OSHA CFR 29 1910 and
1926 B. National Fire Prevention
Association (NFPA) Codes, Life Safety and Electrical Codes C. Safety plans D. Local codes III. Fires safety and fire
protection A. Chemistry of fire B. Hazardous materials
handling C. Proper signage D. Fire
fighting equipment and extinguishing systems E. Inspection requirements F. Training requirements G. Fire control measures H. Contingency planning IV. Emergency response plan
A. First responders B. Natural disasters C. Violence in the
workplace D. Egress and evacuation E. Critical incident
debriefing OSH107Effective Term: V. Common workplace hazards
A. Machine hazards and
guarding requirements B. Material handling and
equipment C. Electrical hazards and
safety requirements D. Chemical hazards and
methods of control E. Facilities layout,
maintenance, ventilation, lighting F. Communicable diseases VI. Accident recordkeeping
requirements A. OSHA 200 log B. Recordkeeping C. Incidence rate D. Severity rates E. Posting requirements F. Using accident records
to identify safety programs VII. Accident prevention
and investigation A. Principles B. Techniques C. Hazard assessment
requirements D. Program planning and
evaluation |
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