This course provides a basic and theoretical understanding of the social, emotional/mental, physical, and lifestyle factors related to human behavior. Practical strategies are used to identify barriers to behavior and to enhance and improve health. This course will prepare students to take the CHES exam.

This course is designed to develop an understanding of basic occupational safety and health terminology, principles, and practices through education and practical activities.

Students will learn how employee safety is critical to the successful completion of any construction project. This course introduces students to OSHA policies, procedures, and standards, as well as construction safety and health principles.  Special emphasis will be placed on recognizing the most common safety hazards in the construction industry. 

This course introduces students to the International Fire Code orienting them to the basics of understanding of how to read code, interpret code, and apply modern codes in various situations. Students will learn to develop and write reports and inspection forms to use in their enforcement inspections. Students seeking work in fields related to Occupational Health and Safety, Firefighting, Public Safety, Insurance, Corporate Safety, etc. should take this course.

This course covers the theory and function of accident investigations, reporting, documentation, and analysis systems. Form design, utilization, and cost-evaluation procedures will be discussed.