Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Every manager in every industry has occupational safety responsibilities.  The objective of this certificate program is to prepare technically-oriented managers to meet their professional safety responsibilities.

This Certificate in Occupational Safety is designed to meet the needs of the vast majority of students who will find themselves with management responsibilities (including safety), but are not planning on careers as safety professionals. 

The Occupational Safety Certificate will provide current employees who have management and/or safety responsibilities (and a baccalaureate degree) with desired professional development and recognition of their increased professional knowledge and skills.

20 CREDITS REQUIRED

Students will complete the following 14 credits of core courses:

• TSM 270* (3cr) Fall Principles of Injury Prevention
• TSM 272* (2cr) Spring Introduction to Occupational Safety
• TSM 370* (3cr) Spring Occupational Safety
• TSM 372* (2cr) Fall Legal Aspects of Occupational Safety and Health
• TSM 470 (3cr) Spring Industrial Hygiene: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Hazards
• TSM 493G* (1cr) Workshop in Technology (Occupational Safety)

The remaining six credits will be selected from this list:

• TSM 276* (3cr) Fall Fire Protection and Prevention
• TSM 477 (3cr) Fall System Safety Analysis
• H S 105 (2cr) Both First Aid and Emergency Care
• H S 110 (3cr) Both Personal and Consumer Health
• H S 305 (2cr) Spring Instructor's First Aid and Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
• I E 271 (3cr) Spring Applied Ergonomics and Work Design

(* available via the web as a distance education course.)

Additional requirements:

A minimum of 12 credits applied towards the certificate cannot be used to meet any other departmental, college, or university requirement.
Courses taken for the certificate cannot be taken pass not pass.
A grade of a 2.0 or better is required in each individual course applied towards the certificate.

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