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PTAC1308 - Safety, Health, and Environment I

Catalog Description: Development of knowledge and skills to reinforce the attitudes and behaviors required for safe and environmentally sound work habits. Emphasis on safety, health, and environmental issues in the performance of all job tasks and regulatory compliance issues

Semester Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours per Week:
Contact Hours per Semester: 48
State Approval Code: 4103010000

Course Subject/Catalog Number: PTAC 1308
Course Title: Safety, Health, and Environment 1

Course Rationale:

The purpose for this class is to provide the student with an overview of the safety, health, and environmental issues associated with a career in the chemical processing industry.

Learning Objectives:

List components of a typical plant safety and environmental program; describe the role of a process technician in relation to safety, health, and environment; and identify and describe safety, health, and environmental equipment uses.

SCANS Competencies:

	Competency
Resources	Identifies, Organizes, Plans And Allocates Resources
C1	Allocates Time
C2	Allocates Money
C3	Allocates Material And Facility Resources
C4	Allocates Human Resources
Information	Acquires And Uses Information
C5	Acquires And Evaluates Information
C6	Organizes And Maintains Information
C7	Uses Computers To Process Information
Interpersonal	Works With Others
C9	Participates As A Member Of A Team
C10	Teaches Others
C11	Serves Clients/Customers
C12	Exercises Leadership
C13	Negotiates To Arrive At A Decision
C14	Works With Cultural Diversity
Systems	Understands Complex Interrelationships
C15	Understands Systems
C16	Monitors And Corrects Performance
C17	Improves And Designs Systems
Technology	Works With A Variety Of Technologies
C18	Selects Technology
C19	Applies Technology To Task
C20	Maintains And Troubleshoots Technology

	Fundamental Skills
Basic Skills	Reads, Writes, Performs, Arithmetic And Mathematical Operations, Listens And Speaks
F1	Reading
F2	Writing
F3	Arithmetic
F4	Mathematics
F5	Listening
F6	Speaking
Thinking Skills	Thinks Creatively, Makes Decisions, Solves Problems, Visualizes, Knows How To Learn, And Reasons
F7	Creative Thinking
F8	Decision Making
F9	Problem Solving
F10	Seeing Things In The Mind's Eye
F11	Knowing How To Learn
F12	Reasoning
Personal Qualities	Displays Responsibility, Self-Esteem, Sociability, Self-Management, Integrity, And Honesty
F13	Responsibility
F14	Self-Esteem
F15	Social
F16	Self-Management
F17	Integrity/Honesty

Specific Tasks Accomplished: (Beyond WECM)

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

List components of a typical plant safety and environmental program.
Describe role of process technician related to safety, health, and environment
Identify and describe safety, health, and environmental equipment uses.
Describe working in the chemical processing industry
Describe the basic principles of safety
List key elements of Process Safety Management
List key elements of Hazard Communication
List key elements of Respiratory Protection
List key elements of Personal Protective Equipment
List key elements of Permit System
List key elements of Fire Protection, Prevention and Control
List key elements of Hazwoper
Explain the important aspects of Environmental Standards
Describe important selected topics associated with SHE.

Grading Policy:

Your grade will be determined from

Eleven equally weighted tests	80%
Review Questions	10%
Attendance	10%
Grade scale	A-90 -100, B-80-89, C-75-79, D-70-74

Textbook and Supplies Requirement:

Safety, Health, and Environment by C. Thomas, UHAI Publishing
Safety glasses

Other:

Faculty Vitae
Faculty Course Material
Department Budget
Six-hour Rule
Class Attendance
The Academic Honesty Code
Students with Disabilities