Safety (SAF) at New River Community College
Distance Learning
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Term
- SAF 120 - Safety & Health Standards: Regulations and Codes
- Teaches development of safety standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), its rules and regulations; penalties for non-compliance, and methods of compliance. Includes an examination of Government Regulatory Codes and appraisal of consensus, advisory, and proprietary standards.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SAF 126 - Principles of Industrial Safety
- Teaches principles and practices of accident prevention, analysis of accident causes, mechanical safeguards, fire prevention, housekeeping, occupational diseases, first aid, safety organization, protection equipment and general safety principles and promotion.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SAF 127 - Industrial Safety
- Provides basic understanding of safety and health in an industrial situation. Includes hazardous materials, substances, conditions, activities and habits as well as the prescribed methods and equipment needed for the apprentice to protect himself/herself and others.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - SAF 135 - Safety Program Organization and Administration
- Introduces techniques of organizing and administering practical safety programs. Emphasizes safety as a management function. Includes an examination of history, occupational safety and health regulations, and a survey of current laws, codes and standards.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SAF 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SAF 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SAF 205 - Human Factors & Safety Psychology
- Studies stresses on the human system, both physiological and psychological, that contribute to the severity of industrial accidents. Includes the interrelationship of industrial medicine and industrial hygiene and a study of the various occupational illnesses.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits