mtsu ohs program

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Occupational Health andSafety Masters Program

Mala L. (Don) Beard, PhD, CIH

Middle Tennessee State UniversityDepartment of Engineering Technology and

Industrial Studies

http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11135/


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Established 1911First Graduating Class 1914

A TN Board of Reagents University7 Colleges9 Chairs of Excellence22,000+ undergraduate students. It is

the fastest growing of Tennessee 4 yearUniversities


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D epartment of EngineeringTechnology & Industrial Studies Academically located in the College of Basicand Applied Sciences

Vocational Arts (Later ETIS present as adepartment from the beginning)16 Faculty Members7 staff members

Physically Located in Vooheries IndustrialStudies Bldg and Midgett Business Building


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D epartment of EngineeringTechnology & Industrial Studies

Undergraduate concentrations include:Engineering Technology

Computer Engineering TechnologyElectro-Mechanical Engineering TechnologyManufacturing Engineering Technology

Concrete Industry Management Construction management Technology


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D epartment of EngineeringTechnology & Industrial Studies

Undergraduate concentrations include:Environmental Science and Technology

Energy Resource Management Environmental Health and SafetyWaste Management

Environmental PlanningSite AnalysisWater Resources


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Requirements for Admission to MTSU s OHSProgram within ETIS

Bachelors D egree from an AccreditedCollege or University

Completion of the Graduate RecordExam (GRE)No absolute GRE score but is used inconjunction with undergraduate Gradeand the grades of any preliminarygraduate course grades


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Occupational Health and SafetyConcentration

Both Thesis (Plan A) or Non-thesis Options(Plan B)Thesis options requires the completion of 24

semester hours and a 6 hour credit thesisapproved by students committee and theD epartment of Graduate StudiesNon-thesis requires the completion of 36

hours. For both plans 18 hrs must be in themajor. Student can elect to complete a minorof 12 hours in certain programs.


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Requirements

For Plan A (thesis) 21 of the 30 course hoursmust be at the 6,000 level.

For Plan B (non-thesis) 26 of the 36 coursehours must be at the 6,000 levelEither plan can include a cognate of 6semester hours in management andmarketing, computer science, economics,psychology or vocational-technical education.


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Graduation RequirementsMaintain a 3.0 (B) AverageComplete and Pass a Comprehensive Writtenand Oral D efense of Exam and Thesis (Plan A)

prepared by a Faculty Committee of 3.Complete either as an undergrad or graduatestudent an approved research tool to include at least one course in statistics with a grade of C

or better. Other research tool course includeforeign languages, computer programming orcomputer applications courses.


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Occupation Health and SafetyConcentration

Night Time Program (Earliest scheduledclass is industrial hygiene from 4:30-7:30 once per week.Most other Classes are 6-9 pm15 week semester

Approximate 2/3 to of programstudents are part time studentsworking full time.


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Major ProfessorPublic Health Professional of 30 + years of Experience

Certified Industrial Hygienist BS Animal Science University of TN- 69Masters in Public Health U of Oklahoma-74

Ph. D . Environmental Health (Conc. I.H.)-94)


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Personal Philosophy of TeachingOccupational Health and SafetyCourses will include regular tests usually acombination of short answer, multiple choice,matching, discussion, calculations (IH) and

discussion.Take home discussion question examsMost Courses will involve writing such as atechnical paper, term paper, safety program

chapter, Company OEL justification etc. An oral presentation (PowerPoint) on anassigned topic is a usual requirement.


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Personal Philosophy of TeachingOccupational Health and Safety

The Occupation Health and SafetyProgram at MTSU must be a generalist program. It is not designed to be eithera pure Safety or Industrial Hygieneprogram but is a blend of both with a

minor amount of Environmentalconsiderations.


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MTSU Occupational Health andSafety and Industry Interactions

In order to force more real worldexperience into our courses there isusually one industry component to eachcourse.Safety Hazard Assessments, JSA or JHAs,Industrial Hygiene Assessments andSampling, producing with policies onvarious topic are typical assignments


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Industries that have Assistedwith Student projects

Saturn Corp.Bridgestone-Firestone

CalsonicEatonPaulo

Goodrich Landing Gear CoNumerous others independent studies bystudent/employees


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Courses in OH&S - Major

Safety Planning (ETIS 6010): The humanSide of Safety includes discussion into history of safety movement, accident causation theory,safety motivation techniques, Worker Comp, EAPPrograms, Accident Investigation & Reporting, AD A, FMLA, Workplace Violence Programs,Safety Committees, Worker Stress & PsychologyHuman Resource Management, Environmentaland Quality Management Programs related tosafety ISO 9000, ISO14,000, OHSA 18,000,Training Methods and Techniques


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Courses in Occupational Health andSafety Major

Safety Technology & Engineering (ETIS 6020 )More Technical AreasTopics: Risk Analysis, D ata and Information Sources,

OSHA programsMachine Guarding, LOTO, Machine Guarding,Electrical Safety, Fire Prevent and Control, Waling &Working Surface Hazards, Fall Protection Hazards,PPE, Haz. Comm., Chemical Hygiene and ProcessSafety Management, Metal Working HazardsTransportation SafetyExcavation and TrenchingCourse is my advanced version of

OSHA 501 course OSHA 30 hour card


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Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (ETIS6040) A projects based Course that has threecomponents:Environmental Assessment either ISO 14,000or Phase I Site Assessment ExerciseIndoor Air Quality Assessment (CO2, CO, Mold,Humidity)

Ventilation System Assessment (Exhaust Ventilation and General D ilution Ventilationmeasurement and written assessment.


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Industry Hygiene ET-4540/5450: Historyof IH, Respiratory System, OccupationalD isease, Sampling Gases, Vapors andParticulates, Calculations,Noise Assessment, Hearing Conservation, andNoise Control

Heat Stress, Non-Ionizing Radiation, LaserSafetyIncorporates 3 sampling Lab experiences.


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ETIS 6070: Anthropometric Factors in Accident Prevention: An introduction toergonomic factors in injury and accident prevention


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A ir, Noise and Hazardous Waste(EST-4780/4780):Course examine Air Pollution,Environmental Noise and HazardousMaterials Response and Incorporates a24 hour Hazardous Materials Response

Course into the course. A separatecertificate is give for the 24 hour HazMat Response portion of the Course.


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Industrial Safety ET 4420/5420: Requiredof all departmental majors. Basic OSHAPrograms Text is Safety for SupervisorsFire Safety ET 4440/5440: Fire Hazards,Prevention Techniques and Systems ,Fire Prevention and Inspectiontechniques.


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Thesis Research (ETIS 6640)Methods of Research (ETIS 6620)Independent Study Courses

ETIS 6510/6520: Problems in IndustrialStudies

ETIS 6910/6920: Problems in EngineeringTechnology


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Summary

Strong Points of The MTSU OHS Program:Easy Commuting D istance from majority of Middle TennesseeNight program geared toward the part-timestudent

A Generalist Program that provides entry levelexperience and training in Occupational Healthand Safety. Teaches information gather

techniques and OSH program building techniquesand sourcesProgram Flexibility to tailor the program tointerest of the student

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