Title: Course Goals & Objectives
Course: Open PRO110 Safety, Health & Environment > Section: Relevant Course Information

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Provides an introduction to the field of safety, health, & environmental concerns within the process industry. Within this course, you will be introduced to various types of plant hazards, safety and environmental systems and equipment, and the regulations under which processing plants are governed.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify the various agents that can present potential safety and health hazards in the Process Industry, including process fluids, pressurized equipment, physical agents, and air contaminants.
2. Identify specific categories of hazardous chemicals used in the Process Industry and the potential safety and health hazards posed by these chemicals.
3. Explain the various routes of entry hazardous chemicals use to enter the human body.
4. Describe the short-term and long-term impact specific hazards have on individual health and safety, as well as the environment.
5. Identify the various factors which can lead to leaks, spills, and releases and their potential dangers to worker safety and environmental protection.
6. Employ and exhibit attitudes and behaviors that is critical to avoid personal injury, injury to others, or injury to the environment.
7. Recognize, identify and describe the various engineering controls; specifically alarm and indication systems, process containment and control systems, and process upset control systems used by the Process Industry to eliminate and/or minimize threats to safety, health, and the environment.
8. Describe and discuss various administrative controls, in the way of specific company SH&E (Safety, Health, and Environment) programs and activities, used by the Process Industry to eliminate and/or minimize threats to safety, health, and the environment.
9. Discuss the function and purpose of personal protection equipment, testing equipment, and permitting systems found in local plants.
10. Use MSDS to obtain key information regarding hazardous materials.
11. Employ labels and placards to identify the contents of process vessels, piping, and miscellaneous containers.
12. Apply various analysis techniques to identify potential unsafe workplace practices, and workplace hazards to help ensure the safety of the work environment.
13. Demonstrate the correct use of equipment and facilities used to prevent or contain various emergencies that may occur in the Process industry.
14. Discuss the various federal, state and local regulations as well as industry standards that impact the Process industry

IDEA OBJECTIVES:

Colorado Mountain College evaluates classes based upon Individual Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) objectives.  Below are the IDEA objectives that I have chosen for this class:

1. Gaining factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends)

2. Learning fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories

3. Learning to apply course material (to improve thinking, problem solving, and decisions)

4. Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course