Syllabus

IT 3203

Industrial Safety 

Instructor: Dr. George Mollick

Office: 100-A

Phone: 254 968 9011

Office Hours: TBA

Topics

  1. Introduction
  2. Safety Concepts
  3. Laws
  4. Workers Compensation / Lost Time
  5. Liability
  6. Hazard Control
    1. Walking / Working Surfaces
    2. Tools And Machines
    3. Material Handling
    4. Fire Protection
    5. Visual /Noise
    6. Ventilation
    7. Personal Equipment
  7. Human Factors / Ergonomics
  8. Safety Management

Objectives:

bulletStudents will identify and explain concepts that produce a safe environment
bulletStudents will be aware of laws and government agencies that pertain to work place safety and liability.
bulletStudents will be aware of theories and consequences of negligence, warranty, liability and defects.
bulletStudents will be able to identify hazards in the workplace and provide alternatives to provide a safe working environment.
bulletStudents will be aware of the impact of the work environment on the health of the worker.
bulletStudents will be able to identify best practices of a safety and health program. 

Grade:

bulletFour tests -70%
bulletCurrent events - 10%
bulletResearch Paper -20%

CLASS POLICY

ACADEMIC CONDUCT

 

Each student is expected to do his/her own work independently.  Any Incident of Academic Dishonesty will be reported to the Head of the Industrial Technology department and to the Dean of Students.  Academic Dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an examination or academic work, plagiarism, collusion, unauthorized use of technology, coping drawing files from on student to another or unauthorized collaboration between student that is deemed excessive by the instructor, i.e., two students doing one drawing and handing it in with different names.  Appropriate sanctions, both University and Academic, will be applied for each incident of dishonesty.  A copy of the University policy and possible sanctions is available in the Student Handbook and the departmental office.

LEARNING DISABILITY

Students who think that they may have a learning disability should contact the ADA compliance officer for Tarleton State University in the office of Academic Affairs before any class modification is granted.

CLASS ATTENDANCE

1.         Class attendance is extremely important, especially in courses dealing with technical information and skills.

a)         Attendance will be checked in Class and Lab.  LAB ATTENDANCE IS ABSOLUTELY MANDTORY
 

MISSED EXAMS

 

1.      Any exam missed must be taken before the next meeting of the class unless prior arrangements are made with the instructor.

2.      Any exam not made up will be recorded as a zero.

3.      It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the make-up exam, not the instructor’s.

MAKE-UP WORK

1.      It is the responsibility of the student to make up all work missed due to excused absences within one week of it’s original due date.

LATE WORK

1.      All lab assignments will be due at 5:00 PM  on the day of the lab. Late work will not be accepted unless previous arrangements have been made with the instructor.

No work will be accepted if it is turned in more than one week after the due date unless previous arrangements have been made with the instructor.

 

 

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