Safety & Health Safety & Health Professions Professions IENG 331 IENG 331 Safety Engineering Safety Engineering Fall 2009 Fall 2009
Safety & Health Safety & Health ProfessionsProfessions
IENG 331IENG 331Safety EngineeringSafety Engineering
Fall 2009Fall 2009
AssignmentAssignment
Read Chapter 2 – BrauerRead Chapter 2 – Brauer HW2: Complete all the Review HW2: Complete all the Review
QuestionsQuestions Due: To Be DeterminedDue: To Be Determined
IntroductionIntroduction
Engineers need to know what role Engineers need to know what role other professions have in S&H and other professions have in S&H and need to work with themneed to work with them
S&H is interdisciplinaryS&H is interdisciplinary No one person can be an expert in all No one person can be an expert in all
aspectsaspects Team approach is neededTeam approach is needed
When people with limited safety training When people with limited safety training become involved in safety activitiesbecome involved in safety activities
They may understand plant operationsThey may understand plant operations They may be from Human Resources (HR)They may be from Human Resources (HR) They may have had an accident and became a They may have had an accident and became a
safety proponentsafety proponent They may be good leaders & communicatorsThey may be good leaders & communicators
But that does not give them the But that does not give them the safety knowledge and skills to deal safety knowledge and skills to deal effectively with complex technical effectively with complex technical S&H problems.S&H problems.
Safety Professionals come from a Safety Professionals come from a variety of backgroundsvariety of backgrounds
LawLaw EngineeringEngineering Technical EquipmentTechnical Equipment Manufacturing ProcessesManufacturing Processes Behavioral SciencesBehavioral Sciences Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science ManagementManagement Health SciencesHealth Sciences FinanceFinance InsuranceInsurance Seat of PantsSeat of Pants Etc.Etc.
A Safety Professional Is . . .A Safety Professional Is . . .
An individual who, by virtue of An individual who, by virtue of her/his specialized knowledge and her/his specialized knowledge and skill and/or educational skill and/or educational accomplishments, has achieved accomplishments, has achieved professional status in the safety field.professional status in the safety field.
Engineers as Safety ProfessionalsEngineers as Safety Professionals
Work on the preventive side of safetyWork on the preventive side of safety Identify hazards during designIdentify hazards during design
• eliminateeliminate• reducereduce
Design products, processes, Design products, processes, workplaces so that unsafe behavior workplaces so that unsafe behavior cannot or is unlikely to occurcannot or is unlikely to occur
Safety through DesignSafety through Design PE (Licensed Professional Engineer)PE (Licensed Professional Engineer) CSP (Certified Safety Professional)CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering
Structural IntegrityStructural Integrity• buildings, bridges, etc.buildings, bridges, etc.
EnvironmentalEnvironmental• waste minimization, handling, disposalwaste minimization, handling, disposal• air, soil, water pollutionair, soil, water pollution
Transportation SafetyTransportation Safety
Industrial EngineeringIndustrial Engineering
Make systems of people, machines, Make systems of people, machines, materials, and the environmentmaterials, and the environment• safesafe• optimaloptimal
Ergonomics / Human Factors Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering (IENG 321)Engineering (IENG 321)
BiomechanicsBiomechanics Training, Communications, Teaming Training, Communications, Teaming
SkillsSkills
Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Establish safety requirementsEstablish safety requirements• machinesmachines• boilersboilers• elevatorselevators• mechanismsmechanisms
Need to incorporate safety at the Need to incorporate safety at the design phasedesign phase
Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering
Electrical safety devicesElectrical safety devices• electrical interlockselectrical interlocks• ground fault circuit interruptersground fault circuit interrupters• software safetysoftware safety
Chemical EngineeringChemical Engineering
Minimize hazards of chemicals and Minimize hazards of chemicals and chemical systemschemical systems
Minimize hazardous waste streamsMinimize hazardous waste streams Process Safety EngineeringProcess Safety Engineering
Safety EngineeringSafety Engineering
Application of scientific and Application of scientific and engineering principles and methods engineering principles and methods to to • identify,identify,• evaluate,evaluate,• control hazardscontrol hazards
MultidisciplinaryMultidisciplinary CSP (Certified Safety Professional)CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
Fire Protection EngineeringFire Protection Engineering
Protect life and property against lossProtect life and property against loss• firesfires• explosionsexplosions
Prevention, detection, Prevention, detection, extinguishmentextinguishment
Risk ManagementRisk Management
Reduce all types of losses to an Reduce all types of losses to an acceptable minimum at lowest acceptable minimum at lowest possible costpossible cost• accident preventionaccident prevention• risk assessmentrisk assessment• insurance programsinsurance programs
Loss Control SpecialistsLoss Control Specialists ARM (Associate in Risk Management)ARM (Associate in Risk Management)
Occupational MedicineOccupational Medicine Occupational PhysiciansOccupational Physicians
• board certificationboard certification• prevention & treatment of occupationalprevention & treatment of occupational
injuries, illnesses, diseasesinjuries, illnesses, diseases Occupational Health NursesOccupational Health Nurses
• working in occupational medicine at the working in occupational medicine at the plant or worksite levelplant or worksite level
Physical & Occupational TherapistsPhysical & Occupational Therapists• Master’s degree from accredited Master’s degree from accredited
program, state license, national/state program, state license, national/state examsexams
• Help patients restore function, mobility, Help patients restore function, mobility, relieve painrelieve pain
Industrial HygieneIndustrial Hygiene
Science and art ofScience and art of• recognition, evaluation, & control of recognition, evaluation, & control of
environmental factors & stressesenvironmental factors & stresses air contaminants, noise, thermal, air contaminants, noise, thermal,
etc.etc. IENG 431/531IENG 431/531 CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist)CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist)
Health PhysicsHealth Physics
Health PhysicistHealth Physicist medical physics concerned with medical physics concerned with
protecting humans and the protecting humans and the environment from radiation exposureenvironment from radiation exposure
Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Submarines, Low level nuclear Submarines, Low level nuclear exposures (X-Rays and other medical exposures (X-Rays and other medical and scientific applications)and scientific applications)
CHP (Certified Health Physicist)CHP (Certified Health Physicist)
Certifications & RegistrationsCertifications & Registrations
Registration - PERegistration - PE CertificationCertification
• CSPCSP• CPECPE• CIHCIH• CHPCHP• ARMARM