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IMT 1208-100

Industrial Safety

(16 Weeks)

Instructor:             Dorene Perez

Semester:              All Semesters

Instructor email:     dperez@ivcc.edu

Phone:                 (815) 224-0221

Textbook and supplies

Safety and Health  Basic Foundation Series

Course Description:

This course provides a basic overview of the concepts of industrial safety, the origins of the safety movement, the elements of a good safety program and an understanding of those elements.

Expected Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course the student will:

1. Understand both the employer's and employee's rights and obligations for

providing and maintaining a safe work environment.

2. Understand the elements of a good workplace safety program and the need

such programs.

3. Understand the need for personal protective equipment and be able to identify

the appropriate protective equipment for different safety situations.

4. Understand and identify different types of hazards associated with the workplace

and the correct approach for dealing with each type of hazard.

5. Develop an understanding of electrical and fire safety programs.

6. Have a working knowledge of the most common health hazards, the regulations

governing those hazards, and the methods used to control those hazards within

the workplace.

7. Understand the benefits of good safe work practices within the workplace.

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Course Content

1. Introduction to Safety

            A. Responsibilities

            B. Hazard recognition

            C. Accident investigation

2. Safety Laws

            A. OSHA, The act and related laws

            B. NIOSH and EPA

3. Contractor Safety

            A. Safety regulations

            B. Elements of a contractor safety program

4. Other Safety and Health Regulations

            A. Construction, shipbuilding, DOT, etc.

5. Personal Protective Equipment

            A. Introduction

            B. Types of PPE

            C. Engineering controls

6. Chemical Safety

            A. Physical hazards

            B. Health Hazards

            C. Exposure routes

7. Tool Safety

            A. Hand tools

            B. Power tools

8. Safety Materials Handling

            A. Causes of injuries

            B. Material handling hazards

            C. Material handling tools

9. Machine Safety

            A. Machine guards

            B. Other safety devices

10. Electrical Safety

            A. Electricity

            B. Electrical injuries

11. Electrical Protection

            A. Grounding

            B. Fuses and breakers

            C. Hazards

12. Fire Protection

            A. Chemistry of fire

            B. The fire experience

            C. Basic fire protection

13. Health Protection

            A. Health hazards

            B. The work environment

14. Safe Work Practices

            A. Housekeeping

            B. Walking and work surfaces

            C. Tools

            D. Other hazards

Disability Statement

If you need support or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic accommodations through the Special Populations Office. Stop by office B-204 or call (815) 224-0284.

Attendance Policy

Since this is an online class being in attendance means that you will regularly log on to the web site, review lecture notes and complete the assigned tests. Students are expected to log on regularly.  Refer to the following web address for more information. http://www.ivcc.edu/faculty_and_staff/faculty_handbook/grade_and_attendance_records/

PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT! Class participation is different from attendance.

You will be expected to participate in the Online classroom by regularly reviewing the online lecture notes and taking the tests.  Since this is a one hour course to be completed in 16 weeks students will do not all be at the same pace, depending on your schedules and comprehension of the materials.  Students will be required to complete sections at the designated deadline date.

Assessment of Student Learning & Grading

Grades will be based on the following components:

Grades will be based on the following criteria:

Withdrawal Policy & Financial Aid Statement

Withdrawals must be requested through the instructor. Instructors then complete the form and turn it in to the Office of Admissions and Records in C215 by the date designated on the top of the class roster. Be sure to check with Financial Aid to see if this might affect your financial aid. Withdrawal from a course can affect financial aid. Students who receive financial aid should see an advisor in the Financial Aid Office before withdrawing from a course.

Cheating

CHEATING—using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, study aids, or information in any academic exercise, including copying from another person's work or preparing work for another person that is to be presented as the other person's own work. Academic dishonesty violates the Student Code of Conduct.  The faculty member has full authority to identify academic dishonesty in his/her classroom, and to impose any of the following sanctions:

            1.         Failure of any assignment, quiz, test, examination or paper, project or oral presentation for the work in which the violation occurred.

            2.         Lower grade.

            3.         Involuntary withdrawal from the course.

            4.         Failure of the course.

Classroom Rules

Course Changes – There may be times when the assignments listed on the course syllabus vary from what is posted onto BlackBoard. If there are any differences between the syllabus and what is listed in the assignments folder I will make sure to notify you via email. Regardless of any changes in course materials, the course objectives will remain the same.

Assignments

Readings/Assignments

1. Read chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4

Readings/Assignments

1. Read chapters 5, 6, 7 & 8

Readings/Assignments

1.Read chapters 9,10,11 &12

All dates are suggested dates but please take the last test no later than the week before classes end so that the tests can be graded on time.

When a test is taken be sure to email me so that I can grade and record the test.  A test can only be taken once.

Please note:  A test is automatically grade but Fill In The Blank questions are not graded if the software does not recognize the answer.  To insure that you get full credit for all answers the tests are all manually graded after you take them.  Be sure to notify me that you have taken the test.  You do not have to notify me that the test was graded incorrectly.  I will check to make sure that every question was graded fairly.

Virtual Classroom

To Log in the First Time:

1. Go to http://www.ivcc.edu/perez and click on the word Blackboard in the table on the center of the page.
2. Follow these instructions.
3. Do Not Forget to Change Your Password once you have logged in successfully!

This is what the opening page of your Blackboard account will look like. Here, you will be able to access your courses, assignments, grades, announcements, etc.