1. Safety, Health, and the Environment ITEC 3305
Safety Engineer
Safety, Health, and the Environment
ITEC 3305

2. What is an engineer?
An engineer is someone who can take a simple idea and see through it to the bottomless pits of messy, complexity that lies underneath. Sean McGrath, CTO, Propylon

3. An engineer who errs may harm hundreds
Engineers can make a significant contribution to safety.
Correspondingly, they can cause, inadvertently or through incompetence, accidents that result in serious injury and property damage.
The engineer has more potential to affect safety in the workplace than any other person does.
Dr. Raj Desai, Ch. 27 Lecture Notes

6. Safety engineer
The title safety engineer is sometimes a misnomer because it implies that the person is a degreed engineer. This may not be the case, as typically the title is given to the person who has overall responsibility for the company’s safety program.
This person is responsible for the traditional aspects of the safety program such as preventing mechanical injuries; falls, impact and acceleration injuries; heat and temperature injuries; electrical accidents; fire related accidents and so on.
Dr. Raj Desai, Ch. 27 Lecture Notes

7. If engineering is one of the most important aspects of safety, and there are positions titled safety engineer, why are there no formal degrees in safety engineering?
What follows is a sample curriculum for a B.S. in Safety Engineering, as well as sample minors for further specialization.

8. Fall (First Year) Spring Calculus I Calculus II
Principles of Chemistry I
Principles of Chemistry II
P. of Chemistry I Lab
P. of Chemistry II Lab
English 1302
US History 1877 to Present
US History to 1877
Local and State Government
American Government
Oral Communications

9. Fall (Second Year) Spring Calculus III Calculus IV
Engineering Physics I
Engineering Physics II
E. Physics I Lab
E. Physics II Lab
Statistical Analysis I
Statistical Analysis II
CAD
Materials Science
AC/DC Circuits
Differential Equations

10. Fall (Third Year) Spring Engineering Economics
Hazardous Materials Management
Occupational Ergonomics
Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
Engineering Elective
Training and Development
Introduction to Fire Prevention
Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA Standards

11. Fall (Fourth Year) Spring Risk Management Safety Project Management
Accident Investigation
Safety Theories and Practices
Process Safety
Toxicology
Safety Elective
Industrial Hygiene
Organizational Theory and Behavior

12. Minor in Mechanical Engineering Option
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics I
Thermodynamics II
Mechanics I
Mechanics II
Dynamics
Introduction to Design
Introduction to Design Lab

13. Minor in Electrical Engineering Option
Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Engineering and Computer Programming
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Electronics I
Electronics II
Electromagnetic Theory I
Electromagnetic Theory II

14. Minor in Industrial Engineering Option
Principles of Industrial Automation
Engineering Design Production
Operations Research I
Operations Research II
Work Analysis and Design
Engineering Design for People

15. Minor in Petroleum Engineering Option
Physical Geology
Physical Geology Lab
Structural Geology
Geology of Hydrocarbons
Introduction to Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Development Methods
Petroleum Production Methods
Formation Evaluation
Petroleum Property Evaluation

16. Certifications
Graduates would be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, given by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
After passing the FE, the engineer would have to gain 4 years of real world experience; then they would be eligible to take the Principles and Practices of Engineering Exam.
After passing the PE/PS, the engineer would obtain their Professional License.
The Professional License allows the safety engineer to render consultation services to whoever may be interested.
Graduates could also take the exam given by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals of America.

18. Questions?