Includes background and current status of occupational health and safety standards for supervisory personnel and persons with safety responsibility. A study of Wyoming occupational health and safety programs and their rules and regulations. Topics include occupational health and environmental control, hazardous surface and materials, machine-guarding requirements, fire protection, and use of personal protection equipment. A study of the safety and health requirements in construction activities.
Students identify the hazards as well as the legal requirements associated with construction.
Topics include trenching and shoring, scaffolding, storage and use of explosives, demolition, signs, signals, and barricades. A study of the requirements for equipment guarding and design of such guards, including the legal requirements of OSHA and MSHA with regard to guarding. This course will provide an overview of health sampling instruments such as sound level meters, personal sampling equipment, and carbon monoxide and other hazardous gases equipment, as well as the use of equipment used in safety and health training. This course is a continuation of SAFE 1510. Students acquire knowledge about the control of illnesses and diseases in work environments where toxic materials, air contaminants, fumes, dusts, and other health detriments are encountered.