About Occupational Safety & Health
Protecting workers from injury and illness on the job. Courses carry the OSH subject code and are offered through the College of Engineering & Technology. Numbers below 300 are introductory, 300–499 advanced undergraduate, and 500 and above graduate. Prerequisites are enforced at registration.
How the sequence works
Of the 9 OSH courses listed, 2 are introductory (numbers under 300), 2 are advanced undergraduate (300–499). 1 course has no prerequisite and is a reasonable first step. Later courses assume the earlier ones, so read prerequisites before you plan a term — they are enforced at registration and an override from the Occupational Safety & Health department is the only way around them.
OSH 1500 — Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health 3 cr
The field, regulatory framework, injury and illness data, and the elements of a safety program.
Prerequisite: none.
OSH 2100 — Safety Regulations and Standards 3 cr
General industry and construction standards, recordkeeping, inspections, and citations.
Prerequisite: OSH 1500.
OSH 2300 — Hazard Recognition and Control 3 cr
Identifying mechanical, electrical, chemical, and ergonomic hazards and applying the hierarchy of controls.
Prerequisite: OSH 1500.
OSH 2500 — Industrial Hygiene 4 cr
Recognizing, evaluating, and controlling chemical, noise, and physical exposures, with sampling in the lab.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1050.
OSH 3100 — Safety Program Management 3 cr
Building and auditing a safety management system, metrics, and leadership engagement.
Prerequisite: OSH 2100.
OSH 3300 — Fire Protection and Emergency Preparedness 3 cr
Fire dynamics, suppression and detection systems, life safety, and emergency action plans.
Prerequisite: OSH 1500.
OSH 3500 — Ergonomics and Human Factors 3 cr
Assessing musculoskeletal risk and designing tasks, tools, and workstations to fit people.
Prerequisite: OSH 2300.
OSH 3700 — Construction Safety 3 cr
Fall protection, excavation, cranes, electrical, and the multi-employer job site.
Prerequisite: OSH 2100.
OSH 4900 — OSH Capstone and Internship 4 cr
A supervised placement with an employer or agency plus an integrative safety project.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
Planning and advising
Your degree audit shows exactly how OSH courses apply to your requirements; this list only shows what is offered. If you are choosing between two courses, deciding when to take a heavy one, or wondering whether a course will run next term, your academic adviser can tell you. Course availability by term is set close to registration and is not guaranteed by anything on this page.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Every course, prerequisite, credit value, and department on this page is invented; nothing here describes a real curriculum or a course you can enroll in.