Offering career preparation in occupational safety and health; safety compliance positions with federal, state and local agencies; safety management; loss control specialists; industrial hygiene; and environmental operations.

CAREER OUTLOOK
The job outlook for college graduates in occupational safety and health is extremely good, and starting salaries are competitive with those of other fields.

EDUCATION REQUIRED
The curriculum in Occupational Safety and Health at MSU provides a broad-based educational background designed to prepare individuals for entry-level and advanced work in the field. Practicing safety professionals today must draw upon specialized knowledge in both the physical and social sciences. In performing their job functions, they will apply the principles of measurement and analysis to evaluate safety performance. They must have fundamental knowledge of statistics, mathematics, physics, and chemistry, as well as the fundamentals of the engineering disciplines.

Safety practitioners will utilize knowledge in the fields of behavior, motivation, and communication. Knowledge of management principles, as well as the theory of business and government organization, is also necessary.

It is essential for the practicing safety professional to acquire a unique and diversified type of education and training in order to meet the challenges of the future. The population explosion, energy crisis, advancing technology, problems of urban areas, future transportation systems, as well as the increasing complexities of everyday's life, will generate many problems and hazards.

The Department of Occupational Safety and Health at Murray State University provides curriculum options designed to meet the aforementioned requirements. These options include:

- Master of Science (30 semester hours)
Safety Management
Industrial Hygiene
Environmental Health and Safety
- Bachelor of Science (128-129 semester hours)
Occupational Safety and Health
Environmental Health and Safety
- Technical Minor (22 semester hours)

FACILITIES
The Department of Occupational Safety and Health is located in the Martha Layne Collins Center for Industry and Technology, completed in 1991. Facilities include specialized labs for study in industrial hygiene and physical agents, physical hazards and product safety, ergonomics and work hardening, emergency medical training, hazardous
materials, and fire safety. In addition, students have the opportunity to work in various environmental labs, as well as the general computer and computer-aided design (CAD) labs.

All students participate in field work while serving as interns, and many avail themselves of the opportunity to study and work in our exchange program with the University of Tampere in Finland.

DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
CURRICULUM OPTIONS

CHAIR: David G. Kraemer, Ph.D.
GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Bassam H. Atieh, Sc.D.
LOCATION: Martha Layne Collins Center for Industry
and Technology, Suite 157

The Department of Occupational Safety and Health offers a Master of
Science degree. The curriculum options available under this program
are designed to provide the philosophical, scientific and technical
knowledge required of individuals seeking professional management and
administrative positions in the field.

AREA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

DEGREE: MASTER OF SCIENCE
CIP 15.0701

PROGRAM OPTIONS ACCREDITED BY
The Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology (ASAC/ABET).

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
Applicants must meet the Murray State University requirements
(see Chapter 2). Additional requirements for unconditional and
conditional admission are as follows.

UNCONDITIONAL
- Baccalaureate degree in Occupational Safety & Health.
- A minimum of a 3.00 undergraduate G.P.A.
- Combined score of 800 or higher on verbal and quantitative parts
of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a minimum of 213 on the
computer-based equivalent GRE.

CONDITIONAL
Recommendation of the graduate advisory committee and completion of
the prerequisite undergraduate requirements. Upon recommendation of
the advisor, prerequisite undergraduate requirements may be taken
while enrolled for graduate credit. NOTE: Within departmental guidelines, the individual student's
program is developed in consultation with advisor.

FOR GRADUATE PROGRAM ADMISSION CRITERIA, PLEASE REFER TO ADMISSION OBJECTIVES
The graduate program in Occupational Safety and Health is designed to
prepare students to become competent and demonstrate knowledge in the
occupational safety and health program options: environmental health
and safety, industrial hygiene and safety management. Persons pursuing
this degree must have a B.Sc. degree in Occupational Safety and Health,
or a related field, and/or complete a core of 21 credit (semester)
hours of undergraduate work.

SPONSORING UNIT
Department of Occupational Safety and Health
College of Health Sciences and Human Services
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky 42071

DEGREE OFFERED
Master of Science

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: [30]
Thesis Track
Non-Thesis Track

SCIENCE AND MATH REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate course work is required in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics.
The following courses are the minimum accepted requirements for pursuing a master's degree in OSH.

OTHER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate record examination (GRE)
• Comprehensive examination (non-thesis track)
• Oral defense of thesis (thesis track)
• 15 hours of 600 level courses excluding practicum and internship credits (non-thesis track)
• 12 hours of 600 level courses excluding thesis (thesis track)

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTES
Students selecting the environmental option must take

OSH 311

Hazardous Materials and Emergency Planning

Students selecting the industrial hygiene option must take

OSH 425
OSH 656

Physical Agents
Ergonomics and Biomechanics

Students selecting the safety management option must take

OSH 384

Construction Safety

Students selecting to do thesis must take

OSH 657

Undergraduate prerequisites.............................21 Hours

OSH 192
OSH 287

OSH 320

OSH 353

OSH 420
OSH 452

Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA Standards for General Industry and Construction
Environmental and Occupational Health Engineering Tech.
Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace
Industrial Hygiene I
Systems Approach to Hazard Control

3
3

3

3

3
3

and SELECT 1 COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING BASED ON OPTION
(Environmental Option)

OSH 311

Hazardous Materials and Emergency Planning

3

(Safety Management Option)

OSH 384

Construction Safety

3

(Industrial Hygiene Option)

OSH 425

Physical Agents

3

Technical Requirements.....................................................................................18 Hours

OSH 523
OSH 536
OSH 545
OSH 546
OSH 550
OSH 591
OSH 621
OSH 626
OSH 637
OSH 655
OSH 656
OSH 658
OSH 670

OSH 680
OSH 698-699

Occupational Diseases
Motor Fleet Safety
Loss Control Measurement and Management
Fundamentals of Risk Control
Safety and Health Program Management and Training
Engineering and Technical Aspects of Safety
Industrial Hygiene II
Industrial Hygiene Sampling Strategies
Biostatistics and Probability
Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
Ergonomics and Biomechanics
Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology
Internship in Safety and Health (or approved elective
with prior safety internship or equivalent)
Graduate Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health
Thesis (THESIS MAY SUBSTITUTE FOR OSH 591 & OSH 670

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

3
6

Safety Management Option.................................................................................12 Hours

OSH 650

OSH 654
OSH 655
OSH 657

Occ. Safety & Health Organizl. Leadership and Management
Philosophy of Safety and Health
Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
Current Literature and Research in Safety and Health

3

3
3
3

Industrial Hygiene Option....................................................................................12 Hours

OSH 527
OSH 621
OSH 622
OSH 623

Air Contaminants and Industrial Ventilation
Industrial Hygiene II
Toxicology of Industrial Materials
Applied Workplace Ergonomics

3
3
3
3

Environmental Option..........................................................................................12 Hours

OSH 527
OSH 687
OSH 689
OSH 697

Air Contaminants and Industrial Ventilation
Wastewater Treatment
Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment
Research in Environmental Health and Safety OR
an approved higher level course in environmental sciences

3
3
3

3

* Technical requirements courses (18 credit hours) are selected
based on the student's program option and must be approved by the
graduate program advisor.

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES

OSH 511 Hazardous Waste Site Operation (3).
This course will train the student to become a hazardous materials specialist. The course will explore the various aspects of the hazardous waste site (especially Superfund Sites), including rights and responsibilities, hazard recognition and monitoring.

OSH 523 Occupational Diseases (3).
Survey of occupational diseases covering routes of entry and modes of action. In particular, the pathogenicity, epidemiology and diagnosis of occupational diseases will be stressed as they relate to chemical, biological and radiological hazards, dermatoses, airway diseases, plant and wood hazards, chemical carcinogens, and pesticides.
Prerequisites: CHE 106 or CHE 210.

OSH 527 Air Contaminants and Industrial Ventilation (3).
A course examining air contaminant problems, gas calculations, and industrial ventilation. This course covers the EPA laws and regulations, and the scientific principles and controls of classical air pollution
problems. It also focuses on the engineering evaluation and design of industrial ventilation systems.
Prerequisites: OSH 320 or consent of instructor.

OSH 536 Motor Fleet Safety (3).
A basic introduction to problems and practices of motor fleet safety programming with emphasis on regulatory requirements.

OSH 545 Loss Control Measurement and Management (3).
An analysis of actual or potential exposures to hazards and their resultant losses posed by agents, energy forms, forces and substances in the workplace; measuring the loss exposures created by those hazards; and managing the appropriate counter-measuring to compensate for perils presented by those losses.
Prerequisites: OSH 192, 287, 353, and 420.

OSH 546 Fundamentals of Risk Control (3).
An analysis of risk control as a component of risk management, the systematic process of managing an organization's risk exposures to achieve its business objectives in a manner consistent with public interest, human safety, environmental factors, and the law. Risk control consists of the administrative, procedural and engineering activities undertaken with the intent of preventing accidental or unplanned loss consistent with the organization's overall risk management plan.
Prerequisites: OSH 545.

OSH 550 Safety and Health Program Management and Training (3).
The concepts, relationships and principles of managing the occupational safety and health function and the development of training procedures and practices to integrate that function into the organization.
Prerequisites: OSH 192 and OSH 287.

OSH 571 Problems in Safety and Health (1-3).
Individual study and research relating to safety and health. Course may be repeated for additional credit.
Prerequisites: approval of problem before registering for course and junior standing.

OSH 578 Workshop in Safety and Health (1-3).
Workshops on topics pertinent to industry and technology. Course may be repeated for additional credit.

OSH 591 Engineering and Technical Aspects of Safety (3).
A study of the properties and applications of industrial materials, manufacturing processes, engineering graphics, electricity, materials testing, selected plant facilities and other aspects of the work environment. Emphasis is placed on the application of this information to safety practices, hazard mitigation and loss control.
Prerequisites: OSH 192 and ITD 120.

GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES

OSH 621 Industrial Hygiene II (3).
Advanced, in-depth study of harmful chemical, biological and physical agents found in the workplace. Emphasis is on analytical methods, control measures, and monitoring and surveillance techniques.
Prerequisites: OSH 420.

OSH 622 Toxicology of Industrial Materials (3).
A study of the environmental and occupational health effects and hazards associated with the exposure to industrial chemicals and contaminants. Emphasis is given to laboratory animal and statistical risk toxicological studies and case histories, compliance testing and engineering controls.
Prerequisites: OSH 420.

OSH 626 Industrial Hygiene Sampling Strategies (3).
Advanced in-depth study of the approaches to workplace sampling. Emphasis is on statistical sampling methods, passive monitoring, colorimetric devices, breathing zone and area sampling strategies. Course work will include laboratory exercises and field experience.
Prerequisites: OSH 420, PHY 125 and PSY 300.

OSH 637 Biostatistics and Probability (3).
The study and application of biostatistics and probability distributions in environmental and health-related sampling. Emphasis is given to hypothesis testing and graphical determination of confidence intervals. This course will also cover the use and application of log scales and their application in log-normal distributions.
Prerequisites: MAT 135.

OSH 644 Graduate Cooperative Education (3).
Course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites: permission of chairman.

OSH 650 Occupational Safety and Health Organizational Leadership and Management (3).
An overview of the safety and health leader's role in accomplishing organizational objectives emphasizing leadership and management. Concepts covered include safety and health-related leadership issues, implementation of codes and standards, integration of leadership with safety engineering and management principles as well as leadership skills including communication, motivation, initiating change, team building, delegation, and credibility.

OSH 654 Philosophy of Safety and Health (3).
Examination of past and current philosophical beliefs, practices and approaches to controlling safety and health hazards, risks exposure, accidents and loss.

OSH 655 Legal Aspects of Safety and Health (3).
An analysis of legislation, liability and litigation in safety and health.

OSH 656 Ergonomics and Biomechanics (3).
This course is concerned with the health, behavioral and technical sciences and their role in the reduction of worker stress. These factors are thus related to the neuro-muscular and skeletal systems and the mechanics involved in efficient workplace design.

OSH 657 Current Literature and Research in Safety and Health (3).
Survey of current literature and research in safety and health, including accident causation and prevention, hazard abatement, risk management, and loss control.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.

OSH 658 Introduction to Occupational Epidemiology (3).
This course will give the students an overview of biostatistics which relate to occupational field investigations, including rates, ratios and proportions, charts, tables, and graphs; the 2X2 table; measures of central tendency; and significance testing. Basic principles of epidemiology necessary to understand scientific literature, monitor data in industry, and/or to conduct scientific investigations or surveillance activities will be taught. The major types of epidemiologic study (cohort, case referent and cross-sectional) will be described. Students will learn how to calculate rate ratios, odds ratio and attributable risk. Epidemiologic principles of reliability, validity, bias, screening, and surveillance will be discussed.

OSH 663 Applied Workplace Ergonomics (3).
This course is designed to provide the student the opportunity to apply the principles of ergonomics to the work environment. It is intended to offer students practical experience in applying ergonomics through the development of an industrial case study.
Prerequisites: OSH 656.

OSH 670 Internship in Safety and Health (3).
Supervised work experience in safety and health-related operations focusing on the career objectives and educational objectives of the student. Evaluation of the experience made by the department. Graded pass/fail.

OSH 680 Graduate Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health (3).
This course involves on-site analysis of safety and health programs of area industry. Students are exposed to a variety of industrial settings and have the opportunity to interact with practicing safety and health professionals. Extensive weekly travel is required. Students also organize and present a seminar related to occupational safety and health.

OSH 687 Wastewater Treatment (3).
A study of the operation and process design of wastewater treatment systems. This course focuses on aerobic biological treatment and process control for the activated sludge system. Topics will include treatment evaluations, trouble shooting, system design, and operational control strategies.
Prerequisites: OSH 320 or consent of instructor.

OSH 689 Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment (3).
A study of the engineering related principles and practices utilized in the solid and hazardous waste treatment and disposal field. Topics include sludge treatment and dewatering, RCRA hazardous waste regulations, waste minimization, incineration, landfills, and groundwater monitoring and modeling.
Prerequisites: OSH 320 or consent of instructor.

OSH 697 Research in Environmental Health and Safety (3).
This course is designed to address issues and problems related to the environment and to scientifically reach solutions to existing and potential problems and hazards that threaten the health and safety in any industrial/environmental setting.

OSH 698 Thesis (3).
OSH 699 Thesis (3).