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EHSS 101 Hazardous Material Management and Response Training Operations (HAZWOPER)

This course provides a review of hazardous waste operations, handling and regulations for facilities and hazardous waste sites. In addition, medical monitoring programs, engineering controls, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, sampling, air monitoring techniques and equipment, hazardous waste documentation, and incident command system (ICS) will be covered.

EHSS 110 Properties of Hazardous Materials

This course covers the recognition and communication of the physical hazards (flammability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity) of hazardous materials based on the nine DOT hazard classes and EPA's definition of characteristic hazardous waste.

EHSS 200 Safety and Health Legislation and Standards

A comprehensive overview of health and safety legislation and regulations designed to protect the worker. Areas covered are OSHA history, OSHA inspections, HAZCOM, Fall protection, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, hot work permits, confined space, lock out/tag out, recordkeeping and compliance techniques.

EHSS 202 Transportation and Storage of Hazardous Materials

Recommend: EHSS 203 or Consent of Faculty
A presentation of detailed information required for the handling, transportation, and storage of hazardous materials. Methods are given for the preparation of hazardous materials prior to shipment. The distinction and regulatory differences between hazardous waste and hazardous material handling and shipment are presented in relation to different types of transportation.

EHSS 203 Environmental Regulations

This course provides a comprehensive overview of EPA and other environmental regulations and guidelines. Subject areas included in this course are: EPA history, specific regulations regarding surface water, air, drinking water, pollution prevention, hazardous waste, Superfund, and Community Right-to-Know.

EHSS 204 Emergency Preparedness and Planning

Prerequisites: EHSS 200 and 203
This course will cover a broad range of proactive and regulatory approaches to emergency planning. Analysis techniques, methods of auditing and conducting hazard assessments are covered. Incident prevention and life and cost saving are emphasized. Subject materials are presented for students working in industry as well as the public sector of emergency planning and incident response. Environmental health and safety liabilities are addressed in terms of incident prevention and proper management.

EHSS 205 Principles of Industrial Hygiene

Prerequisites: EHSS 200 and either CHEM 102, 105, or 111
This course is presented to provide the fundamentals of hazard control and industrial hygiene to environmental health and safety management students. Information is given in key areas that cover hazard recognition, hazard evaluation, hazard control, industrial hygiene, government regulations, and employee training.

EHSS 210 Accident and Incident Investigation

Prerequisites: EHSS 200
Fundamental techniques of investigating accidents and incidents.

EHSS 211 Workers Compensation Legislation

Prerequisites: EHSS 200
This course is designed to provide EHS students a comprehensive study of legislation and standards designed to protect the worker.

EHSS 213 EHS Program Development

Prerequisites: EHSS 200 and 203
This course is designed to merge all the former EHS courses into a cohesive and comprehensive unit. This course outlines the principles of program development and implementation for all EHS type programs including training, emergency preparedness, waste minimization, workers compensation, air and water quality, and compliance. This course will cover the development of materials, techniques, and procedures in the implementation of EHS programs and their application in a variety of occupational settings.

EHSS 217 Concepts of Waste Minimization, Recycling and Disposing

Prerequisites: EHSS 203
This course is presented to familiarize EHS students with options available to properly minimize, recycle, or dispose of wastes. Information is presented from the perspective of reducing waste by better materials management. Comparisons between management of hazardous wastes and non-hazardous wastes and methods of disposal are covered. Emphasis is placed upon economical considerations for recovery and recycling of materials used in industry and methods to reduce materials placed in landfills. Key topics are given to show methods of making money from materials that cost to be destroyed.

EHSS 218 Industrial Processes and Hazard Control

Prerequisites: EHSS 203
This course is presented to provide an overview of health and safety variables involved in common processes used in industry today. The EHS student is provided with information from the perspective of controlling and managing mechanical, electrical and chemical hazards associated with processes and the by-products from those processes. Students will work together to address common problems in process control and become aware of potential liabilities that employers endure in today's industrial climate.

EHSS 220 Air Quality Management

Prerequisites: EHSS 203
This course serves as an introduction to all aspects of air pollution control and maintaining air quality. Major areas of study will include: nature and origin of air pollution, air pollution control methods and strategies, dispersion modeling, assessing/monitoring air quality programs and requirements.

EHSS 255 Water Quality Management

Prerequisites: EHSS 203
This course provides an overview of regulatory programs and requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); typical treatment processes for drinking water, municipal and industrial wastewater and hazardous wastes; and basic permits for stormwater and effluent. The course will provide an overview of the spill prevention control and countermeasure (SPCC) plans. Students will develop a practical understanding of advantages and disadvantages of established and new treatment processes, conduct case studies, and evaluate treatment options.

Additional Information contact:
Dave Asby at 816.482.5232
Email: Dave.Asby@mcckc.edu 		Sybil Chandler at 816.482.5413
Email: Sybil.Chandler@mcckc.edu