Ohio University Training Project Grant in Occupational Safety

Details

• Personal Author:
  Schwerha, Diana J.
• Description:
  The Ohio University Training Project Grant in Occupational Safety addresses the shortage of well-trained practitioners in a traditionally underserved area of Southeastern Ohio and the Ohio River Valley. The program is managed within the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology. Students are enrolled in the Master of Science (MS) program in ISE. Key elements of the program include: six core courses, two mandatory internships, two mandatory seminars in writing and research, and participation in plant tours and professional activities. The six core classes are: Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Ergonomics, Occupational Hygiene Sampling and Analysis, Occupational Safety and Health, Systems Safety, and Six Sigma. Students will then take elective courses in the Russ College, the College of Health Sciences and Professions, and/or other colleges at Ohio University in order to complete the requirements for the MS in ISE. Students have been recruited from a variety of majors including, but not limited to, industrial engineering, psychology, mathematics, and plastics engineering. Students enrolled in the program participate in a part-time internship in the Ohio University Department of Safety during their first year, and they are employed in industry internships in between their first and second years. During the academic year, students participate in industry tours, programs for guest speakers, symposia and conferences. Ohio University has a student chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers and our students hold offices in that group. A specific academic focus for this project is older workers and advanced data analysis methods. Faculty for the program are well-qualified in this area as well as in the component areas of occupational safety research and field practice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Engineering Ergonomics Health Promotion Mental Health Occupational Health Plastics Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Health Programs Human Factors Engineering Industrial Engineering Psychology Sampling Training
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047842
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2016-103229
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, T03-OH-009841, 2015 Nov; :1-9
• Contact Point Address:
  Diana J. Schwerha, PhD, 278 Stocker Center Ohio University Athens, OH 45701
• Email:
  schwerha@ohio.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Ohio University, Athens
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cd9941a1580525ccdd67928f5fddcfa5fbac17b8f03ec1236f07d86b7953825bae8c71dccc7565f1e0b152913d6b1d165453f5beebbc36cf2c5eb6c36d711f0b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218629/cdc_218629_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 466.97 KB ]