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Occupational Health andSafety Masters Program
Mala L. (Don) Beard, PhD, CIH
Middle Tennessee State UniversityDepartment of Engineering Technology and
Industrial Studies
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11135/
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Established 1911First Graduating Class 1914
A TN Board of Reagents University7 Colleges9 Chairs of Excellence22,000+ undergraduate students. It is
the fastest growing of Tennessee 4 yearUniversities
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D epartment of EngineeringTechnology & Industrial Studies Academically located in the College of Basicand Applied Sciences
Vocational Arts (Later ETIS present as adepartment from the beginning)16 Faculty Members7 staff members
Physically Located in Vooheries IndustrialStudies Bldg and Midgett Business Building
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D epartment of EngineeringTechnology & Industrial Studies
Undergraduate concentrations include:Engineering Technology
Computer Engineering TechnologyElectro-Mechanical Engineering TechnologyManufacturing Engineering Technology
Concrete Industry Management Construction management Technology
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D epartment of EngineeringTechnology & Industrial Studies
Undergraduate concentrations include:Environmental Science and Technology
Energy Resource Management Environmental Health and SafetyWaste Management
Environmental PlanningSite AnalysisWater Resources
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Requirements for Admission to MTSU s OHSProgram within ETIS
Bachelors D egree from an AccreditedCollege or University
Completion of the Graduate RecordExam (GRE)No absolute GRE score but is used inconjunction with undergraduate Gradeand the grades of any preliminarygraduate course grades
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Occupational Health and SafetyConcentration
Both Thesis (Plan A) or Non-thesis Options(Plan B)Thesis options requires the completion of 24
semester hours and a 6 hour credit thesisapproved by students committee and theD epartment of Graduate StudiesNon-thesis requires the completion of 36
hours. For both plans 18 hrs must be in themajor. Student can elect to complete a minorof 12 hours in certain programs.
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Requirements
For Plan A (thesis) 21 of the 30 course hoursmust be at the 6,000 level.
For Plan B (non-thesis) 26 of the 36 coursehours must be at the 6,000 levelEither plan can include a cognate of 6semester hours in management andmarketing, computer science, economics,psychology or vocational-technical education.
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Graduation RequirementsMaintain a 3.0 (B) AverageComplete and Pass a Comprehensive Writtenand Oral D efense of Exam and Thesis (Plan A)
prepared by a Faculty Committee of 3.Complete either as an undergrad or graduatestudent an approved research tool to include at least one course in statistics with a grade of C
or better. Other research tool course includeforeign languages, computer programming orcomputer applications courses.
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Occupation Health and SafetyConcentration
Night Time Program (Earliest scheduledclass is industrial hygiene from 4:30-7:30 once per week.Most other Classes are 6-9 pm15 week semester
Approximate 2/3 to of programstudents are part time studentsworking full time.
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Major ProfessorPublic Health Professional of 30 + years of Experience
Certified Industrial Hygienist BS Animal Science University of TN- 69Masters in Public Health U of Oklahoma-74
Ph. D . Environmental Health (Conc. I.H.)-94)
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Personal Philosophy of TeachingOccupational Health and SafetyCourses will include regular tests usually acombination of short answer, multiple choice,matching, discussion, calculations (IH) and
discussion.Take home discussion question examsMost Courses will involve writing such as atechnical paper, term paper, safety program
chapter, Company OEL justification etc. An oral presentation (PowerPoint) on anassigned topic is a usual requirement.
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Personal Philosophy of TeachingOccupational Health and Safety
The Occupation Health and SafetyProgram at MTSU must be a generalist program. It is not designed to be eithera pure Safety or Industrial Hygieneprogram but is a blend of both with a
minor amount of Environmentalconsiderations.
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MTSU Occupational Health andSafety and Industry Interactions
In order to force more real worldexperience into our courses there isusually one industry component to eachcourse.Safety Hazard Assessments, JSA or JHAs,Industrial Hygiene Assessments andSampling, producing with policies onvarious topic are typical assignments
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Industries that have Assistedwith Student projects
Saturn Corp.Bridgestone-Firestone
CalsonicEatonPaulo
Goodrich Landing Gear CoNumerous others independent studies bystudent/employees
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Courses in OH&S - Major
Safety Planning (ETIS 6010): The humanSide of Safety includes discussion into history of safety movement, accident causation theory,safety motivation techniques, Worker Comp, EAPPrograms, Accident Investigation & Reporting, AD A, FMLA, Workplace Violence Programs,Safety Committees, Worker Stress & PsychologyHuman Resource Management, Environmentaland Quality Management Programs related tosafety ISO 9000, ISO14,000, OHSA 18,000,Training Methods and Techniques
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Courses in Occupational Health andSafety Major
Safety Technology & Engineering (ETIS 6020 )More Technical AreasTopics: Risk Analysis, D ata and Information Sources,
OSHA programsMachine Guarding, LOTO, Machine Guarding,Electrical Safety, Fire Prevent and Control, Waling &Working Surface Hazards, Fall Protection Hazards,PPE, Haz. Comm., Chemical Hygiene and ProcessSafety Management, Metal Working HazardsTransportation SafetyExcavation and TrenchingCourse is my advanced version of
OSHA 501 course OSHA 30 hour card
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Courses in OH&S - Major
Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (ETIS6040) A projects based Course that has threecomponents:Environmental Assessment either ISO 14,000or Phase I Site Assessment ExerciseIndoor Air Quality Assessment (CO2, CO, Mold,Humidity)
Ventilation System Assessment (Exhaust Ventilation and General D ilution Ventilationmeasurement and written assessment.
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Courses in OH&S - Major
Industry Hygiene ET-4540/5450: Historyof IH, Respiratory System, OccupationalD isease, Sampling Gases, Vapors andParticulates, Calculations,Noise Assessment, Hearing Conservation, andNoise Control
Heat Stress, Non-Ionizing Radiation, LaserSafetyIncorporates 3 sampling Lab experiences.
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Courses in OH&S - Major
ETIS 6070: Anthropometric Factors in Accident Prevention: An introduction toergonomic factors in injury and accident prevention
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Courses in OH&S - Major
A ir, Noise and Hazardous Waste(EST-4780/4780):Course examine Air Pollution,Environmental Noise and HazardousMaterials Response and Incorporates a24 hour Hazardous Materials Response
Course into the course. A separatecertificate is give for the 24 hour HazMat Response portion of the Course.
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Courses in OH&S - Major
Industrial Safety ET 4420/5420: Requiredof all departmental majors. Basic OSHAPrograms Text is Safety for SupervisorsFire Safety ET 4440/5440: Fire Hazards,Prevention Techniques and Systems ,Fire Prevention and Inspectiontechniques.
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Courses in OH&S - Major
Thesis Research (ETIS 6640)Methods of Research (ETIS 6620)Independent Study Courses
ETIS 6510/6520: Problems in IndustrialStudies
ETIS 6910/6920: Problems in EngineeringTechnology
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Summary
Strong Points of The MTSU OHS Program:Easy Commuting D istance from majority of Middle TennesseeNight program geared toward the part-timestudent
A Generalist Program that provides entry levelexperience and training in Occupational Healthand Safety. Teaches information gather
techniques and OSH program building techniquesand sourcesProgram Flexibility to tailor the program tointerest of the student