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Occupational Safety and Health

Understanding how the standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) impact the workplace is the focus of two Schoolcraft courses offered in the Manufacturing and Technology program. The OSHA-authorized Occupational Safety and Health courses for General Industry and Construction cover employee rights and employer responsibilities, how to file an OSHA complaint, and ways to identify and prevent job-related hazards. Completion of these courses also makes students eligible for the OSHA 30-hour card in General Industry or Construction. 

Students interested in studying Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should talk to their Academic Advisor about career programs, transfer guides, and articulation agreements with Schoolcraft College. Students interested in studying Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at a 4-year university may be interested in completing the Associate of General Studies degree at Schoolcraft College.

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Occupational Safety and Health

  • OSH 111 - Occupational Safety and Health for General Industry

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 0.5
    Description: This course serves as a safety and health training program designed for general industry personnel. The course will cover employee rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint as well as how to identify, abate, avoid and prevent job related hazards. Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) standards that relate to hazard identification and control will be covered. This course is “OSHA-authorized.” Therefore, students who successfully complete the course are eligible for the OSHA 30 hour card in General Industry.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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    Students who already have this knowledge may qualify for prior learning credit. https://www.schoolcraft.edu/student-records/prior-learning-credits
    Course Competencies
    1. Explain the history of OSHA and the impact it has had on industry.
    2. Demonstrate safety and health in the workplace.
    3. Investigate walking and working surfaces.
    4. Determine required job training including use of proper personal protection equipment.
    5. Differentiate the components of emergency action planning.
    6. Distinguish electrical and machinery hazards.
    7. Demonstrate Lockout/Tagout.
    8. Summarize the importance of ergonomics in the work place.
    9. Demonstrate the use of powered industrial vehicles for materials handling.
    10. Explain hazard communication and global harmonization.
    11. Illustrate how falls can be prevented.

  • OSH 112 - Occupational Safety and Health for Construction

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 0.5
    Description: This course serves as a safety and health training program designed for construction personnel. The course will cover employee rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint as well as how to identify, abate, avoid and prevent critical construction related hazards. Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) standards that relate to hazard identification and control will be covered. This course is “OSHA-authorized.” Therefore, students who successfully complete the course are eligible for the OSHA 30 hour card in Construction.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
    Check Course Availability

    Students who already have this knowledge may qualify for prior learning credit. https://www.schoolcraft.edu/student-records/prior-learning-credits
    Course Competencies
    1. Explain the history of OSHA and the impact it has had on industry.
    2. Investigate OSHA Focus Four Hazards.
    3. Investigate stairway and ladder requirements.
    4. Determine required job training including use of proper personal protection, lifesaving equipment and power tools.
    5. Investigate health hazards and material handling in construction.
    6. Investigate scaffolds used on a construction site.
    7. Determine safety equipment used in welding and cutting on a construction site.
    8. Summarize the importance of safety when working with excavations.
    9. Demonstrate the use of powered industrial vehicles for materials handling.
    10. Explain hazards related to cranes, derricks, hoists, concrete and masonry.
    11. Explain requirements for steel erection on a construction site.