Syllabus EIN 4216 Occupational Safety Engineering -- 3 credits Counts as an elective for Industrial Engineering major

Instructor: Dr. Luis Pieretti Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Office location: ENC 1207 Office hours: By appointment Phone: (813) 974-2269 E-mail: [email protected]

Required Textbook: 29 CFR 1910 OSHA General Industry Regulations

Catalog Course Description: This course presents an introduction to the principles of designing, maintaining, and managing a workplace free from hazards. It covers mechanical hazards, fall and lifting hazards, climatic and environmental hazards, electrical hazards, fire and explosive hazards, and pressure hazards and considers design issues, warnings, and personal protective equipment.

Objectives: At the completion of the course students will know how to:  Apply the general content of various safety codes, especially OSHA, to identify safety issues in organizations.  Apply the acquired occupational safety skills for the analysis of the safety of different organizations.  Apply the acquired engineering design principles to improve safety in the workplace and in product characteristics.  Develop an organizational safety audit from beginning to end.

Achievement of the above objectives will be measured by a student’s ability to:  Analyze a case study in the final exam to apply the general content of various safety codes, especially OSHA, to identify safety issues in an organization.  Solve questions in quizzes to apply occupational safety skills for the analysis of the safety of different organizations.  Solve questions in quizzes to apply engineering design principles to improve safety in the workplace and in product characteristics.  Develop a safety audit from beginning to end in a real life organization through the development of a safety audit project, indicating any hazardous situations found along with proposed solutions, such as equipment modifications, procedural changes, or additions of personal protective equipment.

Pre-requisites: None

Course Topics:  Week 1: Introduction to On-Line Course / Introduction to Occupational Safety Engineering / Safety Audits Subpart A /  Week 2: Introduction to OSHA 29CFR 1903 / OSHA Recordkeeping 29CFR 1904 / Safety and Health Programs Addendum (705)

 Week 3: Walking and Working Surfaces Subpart D / Means of Egress Subpart E / Fire Protection Subpart L  Week 4: Electrical Safety Subpart S / Lockout-Tagout Programs Subpart J  Week 5: Industrial Hygiene / Toxic and Hazardous Substances Subpart Z / Hazardous Materials Subpart H / Confined Space Entry Subpart J  Week 6: Material Handling and Storage Subpart N / Machine Guarding Subpart O  Week 7: Hand and Power Tools Subpart P / Welding Subpart Q  Week 8: Personal Protective Equipment Subpart I / Occupational Health and Environmental Control Subpart G  Week 9: Inspection Procedures / OSHA and Ergonomics / Other OSHA Standards  Week 10: Product Safety and Liability / Conclusion to the Course

Detailed Course Outline: A detailed course outline that includes lectures, assignment deadlines, and quizzes dates will be posted online.

Grading: The final grade is composed of: Quizzes 20% Final Exam 40% Safety Audit Project 40% Total Grade 100%

The grading scale is: 90 -- 100 A 80 -- 89 B 70 -- 79 C 60 -- 69 D 0 -- 59 F

Policies:  All work done in quizzes and exams must be the result of a student’s individual effort.  Students who copy, or who provide materials for others to copy, or who show dishonesty in their work as described in the university catalog, will be subjected to disciplinary action, typically the receipt of an FF grade in the course, but also possible academic dismissal from the program.  Students in need of academic accommodations for a disability may consult with the office of Students with Disabilities Services (SDS) to arrange appropriate accommodations. Students are required to give reasonable notice prior to requesting an accommodation. SDS makes the final determination as to the type of academic accommodations that can be rendered for students with disabilities. Each student is responsible for self-identifying and applying for accommodations and services at the SDS office.  Recorded class sessions will be transmitted online for distance learning students.  Students are responsible for all information conveyed during class and on the course website in the USF portal.  Assignment due dates are included in the course schedule and posted on the course website with each assignment. It is the student’s responsibility to learn and track these postings. All reports must be handed in on the scheduled due date. No late reports will be accepted.  Quizzes and exams must be taken on the scheduled dates. There are no make-up quizzes or exams.

 Communication in the course will be done through official electronic means: USF assigned email address and the course website in the USF portal.  It is the student’s responsibility to make sure they are receiving their official USF email.  All students in the College of Engineering are required to have access to a laptop. If you are a distance learning student you will also need a computer microphone and headset.  In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Canvas, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor the Canvas site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and Department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.