Addressing Health and Safety Issues in Museums: Collaborative Teaching Between Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences and Museum Studies Programs

Details

• Personal Author:
  Wilson, Mark G. ; Cusack-McVeigh, Holly
• Description:
  Students enrolled in Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences (OEHS) programs complete a specific curriculum designed to provide students with technical knowledge of industrial hygiene practices. Practical experience in occupational health and safety may depend upon a student's ability to secure internships, but students can benefit from the more thorough integration of practical experience into their academic training. This case study highlights how, through a variety of partnerships, a series of unique experiences related to occupational health and safety in museums were created for OEHS students to apply the health and safety knowledge learned in the classroom to a real-world setting. Students gained both technical and interpersonal skills through these activities and provided services and learning opportunities for museum studies students and museum personnel.
• Subjects:
  Environmental Health Museums Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Multi-disciplinary Curriculum; Museum Studies; Occupational Health Occupational Health; Industrial Hygiene; Education; Curriculum Development; Partnership; Environmental Health;
• ISSN:
  2398-7308
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Chicago Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  70
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071139
• Citation:
  Ann Work Expo Health 2026 Mar; 70(2):1-4
• Email:
  wilso774@purdue.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Performing Organization:
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Work Exposures and Health
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ab4072a4fd8cb8fb3f29b817c2f8af2427e7d90e03d820e1273a12de23e747dbbb199eced25760cf918576fc504c48fc25224f1c7ed15260da0a732f1d5793e7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257906/cdc_257906_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 462.05 KB ]