OSHE 111

Lecture # 1An 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

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

• 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

Motivation for OSH&E at academia and workplace

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)