Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Lecture # 1 An Introduction to Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Presented by Dr. Ephraim Massawe

Agenda Introduction • Course Syllabus (did you sign and validate the syllabus?) Course Objective Important Dates (due dates HW assignments/tests) Motivation for OSHE at the workplace including academic institutions OSHE in the U.S. & across the world • What do you expect from the OSHE 111 course?

Expectations Keep in mind that you may use the web and other references The required text and lecture notes (presented as power point slides). This is an interdisciplinary course which is still evolving. The instructor’s responsibility is to facilitate your learning process. The student’s responsibility is to learn and to be evaluated during the process of learning!

Course Objectives At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:- Identify, evaluate and prevent and implement methods of controlling occupational hazards and human health risks Learn about professional & ethical responsibilities of an occupational safety and health specialist Describe the history of safety and health movement in the U.S., including understanding the significant safety and health legislations and factors leading to these movements

Course Objectives (continued) At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:- Demonstrate the organization of effective environmental programs and how to respond to emergencies Describe important sources of accident loss control information Describe organizational aspects of health and safety programs and the principles of occupational health, IH and ergonomics; and Demonstrate and use loss control information for developing effective loss and hazards control programs at workplaces

Please see the syllabus Important dates Please see the syllabus

Motivation for OSH&E at academia and workplace OSH and Environment is an integral part of the expanded or larger domain of the environment:- Stricter laws and regulations have evolved over time in the U.S. and across the world – as a result of the tragedies at the workplace local laws, national or state and federal and even international laws - identify some of these laws – voluntary and non-voluntary Specific product environmental and safety regulations People are more aware and conscious about OSHE aspects of workplace activities

Motivation for OSH&E at academia and workplace Injuries and fatalities Damage losses and reimbursement Effect on the national economy (macro-economics) – billions dollars per year and effects on the person or individuals (micro-economics) Stricter laws, rules, regulations are evolving on a daily basis OSHA, workman’s compensation, legal issues, liability, etc. The interactions among worker, machine, and environment is complex Understanding potential risks/hazards assessment

What do OSHE professionals do? What is involved? Understanding the engineering principles of processes & system Risk avoidance and prevention Accident investigation Accident/incident prevention through designs; controls and other methods

OSHE in perspectives

As safety engineers OSHE is in our hands – see the process/framework below

Assessments/grading/tests A/B/C/D/FY/FN Evaluation (grades) are based on a 10-point scale Individual assignments are posted HW Assignments – all HWs due on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. unless instructed otherwise Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 (final exam) “Online attendance” – mandatory (A grade of FY and FN reflects a student’s attendance at least 60% of the time)