Introduction - Occupational Health & Safety Technology
Occupational Health and Safety Technology is a specialized branch of the health professions focusing on the environment of workers. Professionals in this field strive to find and eliminate conditions in the workplace that may result in occupational injury or disease. This is achieved through a process of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of the various stresses that contribute to unsafe working environments.

The Occupational Health and Safety Technology Program is multi-disciplinary in nature, providing students with relevant exposure to biological, chemical, physical, mathematical, and health sciences, as well as a thorough introduction to occupational health and safety concepts. Common occupational safety concerns deal with safety hazards involved with confined space entry, lockout, hazard communication, and compliance with safety standards, fire prevention, and other areas.

Occupational safety personnel are expected to perform the following functions:

  1. Identify and analyze accident and loss producing conditions.

  2. Develop accident prevention and loss control methods, procedures, and programs.

  3. Communicate accidents and loss control data to individuals on a need-to-know basis.

  4. Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of accident and loss control systems.

The curriculum is modeled from guidelines of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). The ABIH and BCSP began a jointly sponsored certification program through The Council on Certification of CCHEST, pass the certification examination, and pay the required fees are authorized to use the title Occupational Health and Safety Technologist and to use the initials OHST after their name and may complete curriculum at upper-level universities leading toward Certified Safety Professional and/or Certified Industrial Hygienist.


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