Section outline

  • Welcome to Introduction to Safety!


    Course Introduction

    The "Introduction to Safety" Open Education Resources (OER) project was initiated in response to the growing need for accessible, high-quality educational materials on safety practices. Recognizing that safety is a critical component in various fields—ranging from industrial settings to everyday environments—the project was launched to provide comprehensive and freely available resources that can be utilized by educators, students, and professionals alike.

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to 

    • C1: Demonstrate an ability to apply knowledge of probability, statistics, engineering economic analysis and cost control, and other technical sciences and specialties necessary in the field of industrial engineering technology.
    • C2: Demonstrate an ability to understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities.
    • C3: Describe the Occupational Safety and Health Act, its administration, and operations.
    • C4: Explain the responsibilities of employers, managers, supervisors And employees for maintaining safe Healthful working environments.
    • C5: Describe unsafe/unhealthy work conditions.
    • C6: Demonstrate understanding of ethics in the context of workplace safety
    • DS1: Demonstrate an ability to navigate websites and extract information from official sources such as OSHA.

    Structure of the Course

    We hope to have the narrative of our textbook informed by real world examples to better exemplify the leading causes of work related fatalities in Louisiana, specifically highlighting transportation, agriculture, construction, mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing. The course will consist of 11 Chapters with learning outcomes, case studies, assessments, assignments and teaching aids to drive student awareness and expertise in the course material.

    Navigating the Course
    Adopting institution should provide learners information on how to navigate the course. Consider adding an introductory navigation video. Text description could include, for example:

    This course is set up in Modules covering various topics which may be accessed from the course navigation menu on the left or by scrolling below. Modules may be collapsed in the menu and it the body of the course to minimize scrolling. Each module includes the relevant chapters followed by various activities, which may include discussion forums, listening activities and quizzes, practice quizzes, module tests, and other relevant activities as appropriate for each module. Many items are required and may be marked as completed automatically when the activity has been submitted (the broken check box), but others will marked as done by the student (the solid check box). 
     
    Please move through the items below and continue through the Learner Support and Getting Started modules before moving on to Module 1. Be sure to check for announcements and due dates to stay on track.
     
    Creative Commons attribution license This course and its contents are developed by the authors (Shahriar Hossain, Ephraim Massawe, Marcia Oursler, Nabin Sapkota, Jeffrey Stepp, Samantha Taylor, and Lindsay Zack) and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, except where otherwise noted. 
     

    Adopting instructors should edit the About Your Instructor and Office Hours Information pages in this Module.

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