Safety Program Outcomes and Objectives

1. Anticipate, recognize, and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices affecting people, property and the environment, develop and evaluate appropriate strategies designed to mitigate risk;
2. Communicate and interact effectively with technical and non-technical audiences;
3. Integrate ethical, social, current, and global issues and responsibilities in their practice;
4. Work individually or on a team to critically analyze, interpret, and address problems in occupational and environmental safety; and
5. Recognize that the practice of industrial hygiene requires ongoing learning, and undertake appropriate activities to address this need.

Program Outcomes for BS in SAFETY:

1. Develop a broad base knowledge in science, math, social, and applied sciences;
2. Apply knowledge to anticipate, recognize, and quantify agents, factors, and stressors generated by and/or associated with defined sources, unit operations, environmental processes, & work tasks;
3. Develop an ability to analyze, evaluate, management systems and SHE programs to prevent hazardous acts and conditions that lead to loss events.  The programs will include cost/benefit analysis, training programs, etc.;
4. Students will apply adult learning theories in the completion of the SHE Training;
5. Develop and evaluate appropriate strategies designed to mitigate risk; and
6. Evaluate and recommend engineering, administrative, and personal protective equipment controls or other interventions to reduce or eliminate hazards;
7. Recognize important professional, ethical, social, cultural, global, and current issues impacting worker health and the environment;
8. Understand and apply current applicable business and managerial practices;
9. Interpret and apply current applicable occupational and environmental regulations;
10. Participate as a team player in the development of scientific reports, and technical summaries;
11. Effectively communicate verbally and in writing using computers and state of the art media; and
12. Recognize the importance of continuous and ongoing learning.