Safety (SFTY)

SFTY 1313 Introduction to Occupational Safety and
Health Overview of occupational safety and health in business and industry. Includes Program Organization,Hazard Information, and Program Implementation.

SFTY 2003 Introduction to Fire Science
Principles of fire protection and fire prevention as they apply to business and industry.

SFTY 2253 Outdoor Safety
An in-depth study of gun safety, hunter safety, archery safety and other outdoor hazards.

SFTY 3001 Safety Mentorship
This course introduces students to the knowledge, attitudes, and networking and resources needed to be an effective leader in Occupational Safety and Health. Participants will be involved with activities that require various degrees of self-evaluation, communication, and cooperation. Goals for each activity will be set by both students and their mentor. Also, analogies will be made to real orientation and life situations whenever possible to demonstrate connections.

SFTY 3103 General Safety
Provides students with information related to numerous safety disciplines and how to relate this information to living safely in today’s complex society. The curriculum is designed to familiarize the student with general knowledge about school, traffic, community, personal, environmental, and occupational safety.

SFTY 3133 Drugs in Society
A study of drugs and their effects. This course examines physiological, psychological, and societal effects of drug misuse and abuse in our society. In addition, the historical development of behavior altering substances from the early Chinese to the modern drug culture is studied.

SFTY 3173 Acoustics, Vibrations, and Noise Control
Fundamentals of sound, vibration, and acoustics. Physical and psychological effects of noise on individuals; measurement and analysis of noise. Control of noise through the application of engineeringprinciples and acoustics. Personal equipment for protection against noise; legal and medical aspects of noise control; effective noise control management.

SFTY 3553 Construction Safety
Fundamentals of safety on construction sites (commercial and industrial) will be discussed. Practical application on a simulated construction site will be included.

SFTY 3653 Emergency Management
The course will provide an introduction to the field of emergency management. Additionally, this course will include discussions on the disciplines of emergency management which includes mitigation,response, recovery, preparedness, and communications. Finally, this course will include discussions on the current and future of the emergency management professions in the wake of 9/11, and the war on terrorism.

SFTY 3663 Oil and Gas Safety and Production
An entry-level analysis of the safety aspects of oil and gas exploration, on and off shore drilling (to include fracking), refinement, and distribution of oil and gas products.

SFTY 4003 Systems Approach to Hazard Control
Concept and methods of systems safety. Included are: failure mode and effect, management oversight risk tree (MORT), and cost-benefit analysis, statistical probability, and process safety.

SFTY 4113 Safety Training and Instructional
Techniques This course covers basic safety and health training concepts, instructional methods and program development with emphasis on the adult learner.

SFTY 4143 Safety Program Management
This course addresses safety program organization, administration and management. (Prerequisite: SFTY 1313 and 2003)

SFTY 4163 Fundamentals Safety Engineering and
Human Factors/Ergonomics An overview of current engineering principles including facility and work status, material handling, work place exposures and protection, and production operations. Emphasis on human and ergonomic factors.

SFTY 4173 Legal Liability in Safety and Health
Legislation This course addresses safety and health legal liability, regulatory compliance, and workers compensation.

SFTY 4183 Hazardous Materials and Waste
Management A study of hazardous materials and waste management to include legislation, handling, storage, transportation and emergency response.

SFTY 4253 Application of Occupational Safety and
Health to Industrial Settings This course will serve as a practicum for those students who do not get internships. Introduces students to various functions of the occupational health and safety professional in the workplace and will enable them to apply knowledge from the classroom to field conditions. This course will combine class room lectures with site visits to further develop student understanding of the application of safety to industrial settings. Visits will include local manufacturing facilities, food processing plants and other large commercial of industrial operations in the Southeast Oklahoma region.

SFTY 4353 Industrial Hygiene
Practical application to explore the concepts and methodology for recognizing, evaluating, and controlling hazards and environmental stresses in the workplace that may result in occupational diseases and injuries. Must be taken the same semester as SFTY 4361, Industrial Hygiene lab. If either class (SFTY4353 or SFTY4361) is dropped, BOTH classes must be dropped and retaken.

SFTY 4361 Lab Industrial Hygiene
A lab course designed to put into practice the tests, lab requirements and procedures outlined and instructed in the Industrial Hygiene course (SFTY 4353). Must be taken the same semester as SFTY 4353, Industrial Hygiene. If either class (SFTY 4353or SFTY 4361 is dropped, BOTH classes must be dropped and retaken.

SFTY 4600 Internship
Supervised on-site experience in safety gained through work. Term report required. Instructor consent required.

SFTY 4951 Senior Seminar
Required for all seniors. Emphasis on career planning and program assessment.

SFTY 4970 Special Studies
Individualized project selected in consultation with professor. Instructor consent required.

SFTY 4980 Seminar
Subject announced by the department. Instructor consent required.

SFTY 5103 Safety Program Management (Advanced
Practicum) Using current industry leadership, this course involves analysis of safety program organization, supervision and management.

SFTY 5123 Crisis Prepardness and Occupational
Security Studies will include homeland security, on-site safety, terrorist prevention, and threat reduction

SFTY 5143 Legal Liability and Workers Compensation
Advanced study of safety and health legal liability, regulatory compliance, ADA and workers compensation requirements

SFTY 5153 Occupational Safety Statistics
The study of occupational safety statistics and probability in industrial and regulatory sampling. Course will cover hypothesis evaluation and distribution sets.

SFTY 5163 Construction Safety II
Designed to aid students in identifying and solving advanced construction safety problems. Will include loss control and preventing techniques, training, and worker education unique to the construction industry.

SFTY 5214 Industrial Hygiene II
Advanced analysis of industrial hygiene methods to facilitate recognition, evaluation and control of industrial and workplace hazards. Lab component is required.

SFTY 5223 Toxicology
Advanced study of poisons and other toxic substances found in industrial and workplace settings

SFTY 5233 Advanced Ergonomic Engineering
Designed to allow students to apply ergonomic applications to industrial and commercial settings.

SFTY 5244 Hazmat II
Advanced application and mitigation of hazardous material in the industrial, commercial and municipal environment

SFTY 5253 Philosophy of Safety Management
An exploration of various philosophies pertaining to occupational safety and their impact on past and current occupational safety initiatives

SFTY 5263 Indoor Air Quality
An in-depth look at the hazards and causes of indoor air pollution as it relates to the effects on human health, property values, sales and litigation. The curriculum would include methods of recognition, evaluation, and controls of the various aspects which, after implementing, will lead to better indoor air quality for human occupants.

SFTY 5273 Food Safety and Sanitation
An in-depth study of safe practices for the food p rocessing industry. Course looks at proper constr uction, Hazard Critical Control Points (HCCP), and proper sanitation (cleaning and pest control) in food processing as it relates to providing a safe commodity for consumers. The course addresses leg al liability and regulatory compliance within the food processing industry.

SFTY 5313 Current Literature in OccupationalSafety
A survey of current literature in occupational safety and health to include hazmat, management, systems safety, ergonomics, and homeland security.

SFTY 5323 Internship in Occupational Safety
Supervised practicum in an occupational safety setting.

SFTY 5330 Research in Occupational Safety
Research and study in occupational safety to explore ideas and reach solutions to current and future problems and challenges in the field.