Welcome to ITMFG-560

Department of Technology

Ball State University

Updated 4/30/2007

Occupational Health and Safety

Catalog description:
Study of the practices used to ensure a safe and healthy environment for industrial and educational sectors. Examines hazard recognition and correction and the impact of safety and health regulating agencies.

Dr. Sam Cotton

This course is being offered next during the Spring 2009 semester online.  Students will not have to visit campus.  All that is needed is access to the Internet, whether at home or work.  Enjoy "going to class" when convenient.  The course will be offered once a year during spring semester through internet delivery. 

This course is designed to inform the learners of policies, practices, laws, regulations, and human nature directly affect workers in business and industry.  For educators, the class will concentrate on how these factors affect the classroom and school laboratories.  The course will explore types of accidents and injuries, how they occur, how they can be prevented, how to process an accident after it has occurred, how to interpret laws and regulations, and the language of health and safety.

Syllabus     Registration Info    Course Portal

Cotton Homepage

Overview of online course delivery

Note that the syllabus posted is for a past semester as a review example only.

Text: (Below is the past text, 2008 text not yet finalized.)

Laing, P. M, ed. (1997). National Safety Council Supervisors’ Safety Manual, 9th Edition.  ISBN# 0-87912-197-1

Below is an additional recommended additional reference (not required).

Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration General Industry Standards and Construction Standards

NOTICE: All information on this site has been produced, obtained, or linked by Dr. Samuel Cotton and is in no way endorsed or sponsored by either Ball State University or the College of Applied Sciences and Technology. This site represents the personal views, opinions, and interests of Dr. Samuel Cotton.

Department of Technology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN  47306-0255