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Week 1 Learning Materials

Please read and watch the following materials:

  • Week 1 Lecture - Safe and Healthy Workplaces
    • This lecture discusses what it means to have a “safe workplace” and also what it means to have a “healthy workplace.” This lecture will also compare and contrast “safe workplaces” and “healthy workplaces” and why both have to co-exist. 
  • Textbook: 
    1. Rationale for the OSH Act -  p.88
    2. OSHA’s Mission and Purpose - p. 88
    3. OSH Act Cover p. 88-89
    4. OSHA Standards p. 90-94
    5. State-Level OSHA p. 109
      1. These sections of Chapter 6 provide details on the background, purpose and functions of OSHA.
    1. This chapter in the textbook covers hazards associated with machines and equipment.
    1. This chapter in the textbook covers hazards associated with electricity
    1. This section of Chapter 20 covers hazards associated with working in confined spaces.
    • Chapter 6 “The OSH Act, Standards and Liability”
    • Chapter 14 “Mechanical Hazards and Machine Safeguarding” p. 308-327
    • Chapter 18 “Electrical Hazards” p. 389-407
    • Chapter 20 “Confined Spaces” p. 472-475
  • Video: Hazard Identification: The Safety InspectionHazard Identification: The Safety Inspection This video provides information on performing workplace inspections. 
  • NFPA 70E Fact Sheet
    • This fact sheet describes the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Electrical Safety Standard which is directly related to the OSHA regulation for Electrical Safety
  • NIOSH Hierarchy of Controls Website 
    • This website details the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Hierarchy of Controls. It explains what the Hierarchy of Controls is, how it is used in workplace safety and health and provides descriptions of each level of control.

Additional Resources

Weekly Lecture

YouTube video player Transcript

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