TECH 1600 - Industrial Safety

Credits: 3

This course will investigate several areas of occupational safety and industrial hygiene. Personal Safety, including basic protection, safety hazards, safety equipment, lifting, and good housekeeping; Fire Safety, including fire chemistry, types of fire, portable and built-in extinguisher systems; Respiratory Protection, including respiratory hazards, air purifying respirators and use and care of apparatus; Hazardous Substances including common industrial hazards such as corrosive, flammable, explosive, toxic, radiological and biological hazards.