1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
SA 102 Introduction to Mine Safety and Health
3c-0l-3sh
Designed to provide the student with an in-depth background of the
problems involving mine safety. An historical approach to coal and
mineral mining is reviewed; legislative influences such as the Federal
Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Metal and Nonmetal Mine Health and
Safety Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act are discussed in
depth; mining techniques, methods, and systems are discussed. Management
of mine health and safety programs is presented. Federally mandated
training of employees is covered. [Offered occasionally]
SA 111 Principles of Industrial Safety I
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SA101 or SA102
Stresses understanding the complexity of industrial hazard control
problem by thoroughly examining elements of safety and health enumerated
in OSHA-promulgated standards. Emphasis given to plant layout and design,
materials handling, machine guarding, walking and working surfaces,
hazardous materials and combustible liquids, boilers, and unfired
pressure vessels.
SA 211 Principles of Industrial Safety II
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SA101 or SA102
Stresses understanding the complexity of the industrial hazard control
problem by thoroughly examining elements of safety and health enumerated
in the OSHA-promulgated standards. Emphasis on welding and cutting
operations, electrical safety, chemical safety, personal protective
equipment, industrial sanitation, and construction safety.
SA 231 Principles of Mine Safety I
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SA102
Focuses on the various aspects of mining operations such as slope and
shaft development; mine design; ground control; hoisting; man-trips;
haulage; mining equipment; mine emergency planning and procedures; mine
communications and maintenance. [Offered occasionally]
SA 232 Principles of Mine Safety II
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SA102
Covers surface mining operations such as slope stability, equipment,
ground water, and control. Mine-related processing operations are
discussed. Provides an in-depth study of the various controls of
electrical hazards and ignition sources such as permissible equipment and
electrical distribution systems. The uses of explosives and blasting
practices, handling, storing, and transportation with emphasis on causes
of explosion involving dust and gases are discussed. [Offered
occasionally]
SA 245 Product Safety
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: MA217
Traces flow of applicable legislation dealing with consumerism and
product safety. Corporate liability for product safety emphasized through
case studies. Student familiarized with evolving role of Consumer Product
Safety Commission. Corporate management of product development and safety
detailed with emphasis on systems safety analysis, standards, and
producttesting. (Numbered SA445 prior to 1989)
SA 281 Special Topics
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to
explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A
given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than
three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-
level undergraduate students.
SA 299 Cooperative Education I
0c-0l-0sh
Prerequisites: Approval of academic adviser, co-op coordinator, and
department chairperson
The initial experience in a program designed to combine classroom theory
with practical application through job-related experiences. The course is
open to SA majors and minors usually in their sophomore year. Students
are employed by organizations outside western Pennsylvania where there is
an ongoing hazard control program under the direction of an experienced
professional. The student is required to be in good academic standing and
to serve a minimum of two alternating work experiences.
SA 301 Health Hazard Identification
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: CH102, PY111, MA122, BI155
Provides an understanding of the primary health hazards found in industry
and their effects on the human body. Students learn to recognize hazards
involved with air contaminants, noise, heat, radiation, chemicals on the
skin, and other stressors. Emphasis is placed on the study of
occupational disease, industrial toxicology, and use of threshold limit
values.
SA 303 Control of Health Hazards
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: SA301, PY112, MA217
Study of engineering, administrative, and personal protective equipment
as methods of reducing or eliminating hazards to the health of industrial
workers. Topics covered include industrial ventilation, noise control,
heat control, radiation control, personal protective equipment, and
industrial health program.
SA 311 Industrial Fire Protection
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: CH102, PY112, SA211
Introduces fundamental concepts in protection of industrial workers and
property from fire and explosion. Fire chemistry, control of ignition
sources in industry, and properties of combustible materials are
discussed. Fire detection and extinguishment are covered along with
building construction for fire prevention, life safety, fire codes, and
related topics.
SA 345 Systems Safety Analysis
2c-3l-3sh
Prerequisites: SA111, SA211, MA217
Focuses on the evaluation of system designs using detailed system
analysis techniques. Topics covered include system definition, economics
of systems safety, systems safety methodology, ergonomic approaches,
mathematics of system analysis, including statistical methods, Boolean
algebra, and reliability. Preliminary hazard analysis, task analysis,
failure mode and effect analysis, fault tree analysis, and exercises in
the application of fault tree analysis to hardware and man/machine
systems. Practical analysis work is accomplished in laboratory sessions.
SA 347 Ergonomics
2c-3l-3sh
Prerequisites: SA301, BI155
An exploration of the principles which control human performance and its
effect upon the safety and reliability of systems. Engineering
anthropometry, biomechanics of motion and work posture, work physiology,
and performance measurement are covered in the context of their
application in workplace design. Students will be instructed in
methodologies for analysis tasks and human performance
requirements.Important human limitations are studied in laboratory
sessions.
SA 370 Fleet Safety
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: SA101, junior standing
Includes topics involved with the development and operation of motor
fleet safety programs: driver selection and training, accident
investigation and recordkeeping, equipment safety features, preventive
maintenance, and driver incentive programs.
SA 380 Institutional Safety Management
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Historical aspects of safety for both private and public institutions;
introduction to trends in liability and institutional safety regulations.
Distinctions will be made between employee, visitor, and patient hazards
and their control.
SA 399 Cooperative Education II
0c-0l-0sh
Prerequisite: SA 299
A second experience in a program designed to combine classroom theory
with practical application through job-related experiences. The course is
open to SA majors and minors usually in their junior or senior year.
Students are employed by organizations outside western Pennsylvania where
there is an ongoing hazard control program under the direction of an
experienced safety professional. The student is required to be in good
academic standing and to serve a minimum of two alternating work
experiences.
SA 401 Mine Ventilation
2c-3l-3sh
Prerequisites: PY112, SA102, MA122, or consent
Study of mine ventilation principles and practices which provide a basic
knowledge in design and operation of mine ventilation systems. The topics
of airflow physics, ventilation standards, fan fundamentals, pressure
losses, required air flows, and overall design are discussed. Specific
problems in mine ventilation will be solved. [Offered occasionally]
SA 402 Health Hazard Evaluation
2c-3l-3sh
Prerequisites: SA301, PY112, MA217
A lecture/laboratory course which provides a basic understanding of
techniques used in measuring and evaluating the magnitude of health
hazards in industry. Laboratory sessions provide experience in air
sampling, noise measurement, heat measurement, particle size analysis,
chemical analysis, and evaluation of industrial ventilation systems.
SA 412 Evaluation of Safety Program Effectiveness
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: MA 217, junior standing
Teaches reasons and importance of evaluating the effect of safety and
health innovations on organization performance, devising measuring
systems capable of extracting accurate, meaningful data, methods of
collecting, codifying, and processing accident-injury information, and
utilization of data retrieval systems.
SA 441 Accident Investigation
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: SA101, junior standing or consent
Focuses on various aspects of accident investigation such as recent
theories associated with accident causes, investigative techniques, data
acquisition, structure of investigative reports, management
responsibilities, and remedial actions. Particular emphasis on
determining sequence of events to develop management actions which will
prevent recurrence of accidents.
SA 461 Air Pollution
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SA301 or consent
Focuses on various major aspects of the air pollution problem. Includes
sources of pollution, evaluation and engineering of pollutants,
government regulations, atmospheric chemistry and dispersion, and human
and nonhuman effects. Particular emphasis on information that ispractical
for the safety management, industrial health, or environmental
health professional.
SA 462 Radiological Health
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SA301 or consent
Study of problems associated with ionizing radiation in human
environment. Emphasis given to biological effects, radiation measurement,
dose computational techniques, exposure control, and local and federal
regulations. Study and use of various radiological instruments included.
SA 472 Process Safety in the Chemical Industry
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: SA301, SA311, SA345, and senior standing, or permission
of instructor
This course is designed to cover all important aspects of loss prevention
as it is practiced in the chemical process industries. Its objective is
to prepare the safety professional so that he/she may be able to work
more effectively with chemists and chemical engineers in joint hazard
identification, evaluation, and control projects. (Numbered as SA 482
prior to 1989)
SA 481 Special Topics
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics courses are offered on an experimental or temporary basis
to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A
given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than
three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level
undergraduate students.
SA 482 Independent Study
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: Prior approval through adviser, faculty member, department
chairperson, dean, and provost's office
Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the
curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty
member.
Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of
resources.
SA 488 Internship
12sh
Prerequisites: Senior standing, all required courses in major, minimum
of 2.8 overall and 3.0 GPA in major, and consent
This course is a practicum conducted at an approved occupational setting
up to
500 miles away from IUP. Students are required to conduct four major
projects
over the course of the summer. One project will be from each of the
following
areas: Safety Management, Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and
Fire
Protection. Students are accountable to an on-site supervisor and are
required
to remain in close contact with a Safety Sciences faculty coordinator.
Offered
in summer only.
SA 493 Internship
var-6sh
Prerequisite: Senior standing, all required courses in major
All Safety Sciences majors are expected to take this course. It is
conducted
away from the university at various industrial enterprises. Students are
required to provide their own transportation. Intended to allow the
student to
apply hazard assessment and safety management practices to actual
industrial
situations while at same time being exposed to complexities of industrial
environment.
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