SAFECRTU - Safety
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Program Type
Undergraduate Certificate
College
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Career
Undergraduate
Program Description
The Undergraduate Safety Certificate focuses on occupational health and provides educational training in safety topics relevant to a student¿s chosen career field. Safety is of paramount importance in every workplace. Certain occupations involve risks and hazards beyond the usual everyday experience. Many industries employ safety officers to ensure that essential safety responsibilities of the organization are fulfilled. Individuals with specialized skills and education in safety matters related to these higher-risk workplaces perform critical functions such as developing and enforcing safety rules and protocols, training and educating employees to safely perform their jobs, ensuring compliance with pertinent laws and regulations, performing risk assessment, and promoting positive safety culture in the organization.
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize potential environmental and occupational risks from environmental hazards and solicit ways to mitigate the risk
- Evaluate and synthesize occupational safety information
- Apply chemical knowledge and the RAMP safety principles to make decisions about your and others' safety in the laboratory environment and in your life
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the occupational health and safety regulations contained in the Federal Register under the 29 CFR 1910 standards
- Evaluate and synthesize occupational safety information
- Apply chemical knowledge and the RAMP safety principles to make decisions about your and others' safety in the laboratory environment and in your life
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the occupational health and safety regulations contained in the Federal Register under the 29 CFR 1910 standards