Self-Study Courses. Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS

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1 University of Utah Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Department of Family & Preventive Medicine 391 Chipeta Way, Suite C Salt Lake City, Utah NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage Paid Salt Lake City, Utah Permit No Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health "Continuous Improvement Through Education" Self-Study Courses Visit us online: continuing-education/ OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS

2 Table of Contents Accident Investigation, Analysis & Prevention 2 (3-day equivalent) Behavior-Based Safety 3 (2-day equivalent) Environmental Management in the 21st Century 3 (3-day equivalent) Environmental Management Strategies 4 (5-day equivalent) Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene 4 (5-day equivalent) Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health 5 (4 day equivalent) Groundwater Contamination Remediation 5 (4-day equivalent) Safety Management: Leadership in Behavior-Based Safety 6 (4 day equivlalent) Safety Management: Understanding Human Error 6 (4 day equivalent) Successful Safety, Health & Environmental 7 Project Management (2.5 day equivalent) Time-Based Management : An Improvement 7 Tool for Health & Safety Professionals (3-day equivalent) Total Quality Management for Health & Safety 8 Professionals (5-day equivalent) Understanding and Managing Legal Issues: 8 Safety Emphasis (4-day equivalent) Registration 9 Page ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION The objective of this course is to provide detailed knowledge and techniques for effective accident and incident investigation. Additionally, the course teaches statistical analysis tools that can be used to evaluate injury and illness data toward to apply in accident and exposure prevention strategies. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand the purpose of accident/incident investigation Uncover the true and underlying causes of accidents and exposures Develop effective accident/incident investigation programs and techniques Know the priorities and rules for effective accident/incident investigating Effectively interview witnesses Gather critical evidence of the accident or exposure Determine all causal factors Use proven statistical methods for evaluating accident and exposure data Implement directed accident and exposure preventionstrategies Accident Facts Accident Causes and Correlations Accident Costs Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Accident Investigation Who Investigates? Techniques Those who complete the "Accident Investigation, Analysis, and Prevention" correspondence course will receive 1.8 Continuing Education Units (3-Day Equivalent) and 3.0 Safety (ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. When Do You Investigate? Accident Investigation Program Accident Investigation Priorities Interviewing Witnesses Evidence Gathering Causal Factors The Accident Report The Accident Investigation correspondence course is $360 per student. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate.

3 The objectives of this course are 1) to provide detailed knowledge of the principles of behavior-based safety and health and 2) to provide techniques for influencing positive behavior changes. Additionally, the course teaches how behavior is developed and shaped. With this knowledge and provided behavioral-modification techniques, you can plan and implement a behavior-based approach to safety and health, and improve your accident and exposure prevention programs. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Historical Perspective of Behavior- Based Safety Behavior-Based Safety Theory The Complexity of Human Nature Sensation, Perception and Perceived Risk Basic Principles of Behavior-Based Safety Defining Behaviors Observation Options and Analysis BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY Understand the concepts of behavior-based safety and health and know the importance on worker actions Use these concepts for improving a safety and health program Develop an effective approach for implementing behavior-based safety and health Reduce the injury costs through an effective behavior-based approach to safety and health Decrease worker unsafe actions Measure behavior changes in workers Provide increased value to your organization for reducing costs and improving profits or usable revenues Those who complete the "Behavior-Based Safety" correspondence course will receive 1.2 Continuing Education Units (2-Day Equivalent) and 2.0 Safety (ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. Measurement in Behavior-Based Safety Selecting Program Parts from the Behavior-Based Safety Tool Box Other Behavior-Based Concepts Management Issues in Behavior-Based Programs Employee Issues in Behavior-Based Programs Exercise and Discussions The Behavior-Based Safety correspondence course is $300. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY The objective of this course is to provide different perspectives of what environmental management will look like in the new century. The course stresses that excellence in environmental management in the 21st Century will not merely be an extension of what was successful in the last 20th Century. With these perspectives, enrollees will be better positioned to assume a leadership role in environmental management and to move their programs and organization toward success. Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to: Understand the transformation of environmental management from the 20th to the 21st Century Learn the different formula for success that will emerge early in the new Century Be able to develop more productive and synergistic environmental strategies Reduce risks of taking traditional perspectives forward Reduce future frustrations and ineffectiveness associated with following traditional environmental management Save money and provide increased value to the organization Learning from History EPA and OSHA in the 21st Century SEC and Public Issues in the 21st Century Major Innovative Strategies of the 21st Century Benchmarking in the 21st Century Building Blocks for Improving 21st Century Management Environmental Auditing in the 21st Century Communication in 21st Century Environmental Management ISO in the 21st Century Environmental Management Tools for the 21st Century Those who complete the "Environmental Management in the 21st Century" correspondence course will receive 1.8 Continuing Education Units (3-Day Equivalent) and 3.0 IH (ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. The Environmental Management in the 21st Century correspondence course is $360. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate.

4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES The objectives of this course are to provide a knowledge of what environmental management is and to provide proven approaches for building successful strategies. The course stresses that excellence in environmental management is not automatic or driven totally by regulatory urgency, but that successful approaches can be learned and practiced. With this knowledge and provided strategies and management concepts, you can enhance any environmental, safety and health program and move your organization toward success. Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to: Understand the concepts of environmental management Learn and implement successful strategies in their environmental, health, and safety and program Develop more productive and synergistic environmental strategies Increase the success of their environmental program Reduce frustrations and ineffectiveness normally associated with traditional environmental management practice Be more effective working for environmental excellence Save money and provide increased value to their organization Environmental Leadership The Role of Upper Management The First Strategy: Environmental Auditing Applying the Strategy of Goal Setting and Measurement Linking Environmental and Business Strategy How Might Environmental Accounting be Applied? How Do Environmental Issues Determine Strategy? Environmental Management Systems Technology and MIS in Environmental Strategy Public Influence in Environmental Strategy Responding to Stakeholders Public Disclosure and Strategy Those who complete the "Environmental Management Strategies" correspondence course will receive 3.0 Continuing Education Units (5-Day Equivalent) 4.0 IH (ABIH) CM points have been awarded. The Environmental Management Strategies correspondence course is $435. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate. The objective of this course is to provide detailed knowledge of the principles and concepts of industrial hygiene. Using the traditional approach, the course teaches industrial hygiene from the recognition, evaluation and control aspects, and looks at the regulatory aspects as well. This knowledge and provided information, the enrollee can recognize, evaluate, and control occupational health hazards in the workplace. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Particulates: Significance, Sampling & Analysis Air Sampling Calculations and Gas Laws Air Sampling for Gases and Vapors Direct-Reading Instruments for Air Sampling of Gases, Vapors, and Particulates Toxicology Biological and Chemical Hazards Environmental Issues Ionizing & Non-Ionizing Radiation FUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Know the history and formation of the practice of industrial hygiene Understand the anatomy, physiology, and pathology associated with industrial hygiene exposures Use industrial hygiene concepts to recognize potential health hazards Evaluate health hazard exposures to workers Effectively control worker health hazard exposures and reduce illnesses Develop an effective approach for implementing an industrial hygiene program Reduce illness costs Provide increased value to your organization by reducing costs and improving profits or usable revenues. Those who complete the "Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene" correspondence course will receive 3.0 Continuing Education Units (5-Day Equivalent). Ergonomics and Human Factors Noise & Noise Control Industrial Ventilation Statistics in Industrial Hygiene Personal Protective Equipment and Respiratory Protection Industrial Processes and Associated Health Hazards Hazard Communication OSHA Reporting, Inspections and Citations Ethics and Management The Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene correspondence course is $435. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate.

5 FUNDAMENTALS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH The objective of this course is to build a thorough knowledge of the detailed fundamentals of occupational safety and health. The course will build the foundation for building compliant and effective safety and health programs. With this knowledge and other new safety and health management skills, you can enhance any environmental, safety and health program and move your organization toward success. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand what regulations impact worker safety and health How the Workers Compensation program works Know and understand accident causation and investigation Know the basics of industrial hygiene, ergonomics and safety management Understand the basics of fire prevention and protection and system safety Understand the human element in loss prevention Know how workplace violence and hazardous materials can impact safety and health Be more successful in the future with these learned concepts Introduction to Occupational Safety & Health Safety Legislation Workers Compensation and Recordkeeping Safety Related Business Laws Accident Causation and Investigation Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Ergonomics and Safety Management Those who complete the "Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health" correspondence course will receive 2.4 Continuing Education Units (4-Day Equivalent) ABIH CM points have been requested. Fire Prevention and Protection System Safety Managing the Safety Function Psychology of Safety: The Human Element Workplace Violence Hazardous Materials Resources for Safety and Health GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION The objective of this course is to provide knowledge and skills necessary for being successful in designing or managing groundwater remediation projects. Looking at all aspects that impact groundwater contamination and transportation, this course provides clear understanding for the effective management of remediation projects. With this knowledge and information, the student can be successful at groundwater remediation efforts and avoid many common problems and traps. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand the basics of groundwater hydrology and transportation as it applies to remediation Know the common sources of groundwater contamination and the significance of each Understand different transport mechanisms and remediation approaches How to apply models to remediation projects Better manage and/or design groundwater remediation projects with more successful results The Basics of Groundwater Hydrology Groundwater Hydrology and Transport Significant Sources of Groundwater Contamination Case Studies Remediation Approaches for Groundwater Contamination Groundwater Modeling Using Models for Effective Remediation Planning Those who complete the "Groundwater Contamination Remediation" correspondence course will receive 2.4 Continuing Education Units (4-Day Equivalent) and 4.0 IH (ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. The Groundwater Contamination Remediation correspondence course is $390. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate. The Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health correspondence course is $390. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate.

6 SAFETY MANAGEMENT: LEADERSHIP IN BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY (Tools for Changing Your Culture) The objectives of this course are to build leadership knowledge and skills, and to build other critically important organizational skills so that you can have a huge impact on your safety program and within your organization. The course stresses that positive change in safety depends to a great extent upon the leadership skills of the person driving such change. With these skills, you can enhance any environmental, safety and health program and move your organization toward success. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to understand: The concepts of People-Based Safety What it takes to become a leader How one can develop leadership qualities How one can enrich the culture around them in their organization Use the Basis of the 24/7 concept as a foundation for a safe culture How they can improve their communication for having a huge impact How they can recognize personality types and use this knowledge to increase impact Keeping People-Based Safety Going Becoming a World-Class Leader Developing Your Personal Leadership Qualities Enriching Your Culture Improving Communication Understanding Personality Those who complete the "Safety Management: Leadership in Behavior-Based Safety" correspondence course will receive 2.4 Continuing Education Units (4-Day Equivalent). ABIH CM points have been requested. The Safety Management: Leadership in Behavior-Based Safety correspondence course is $390. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate. SAFETY MANAGEMENT: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN ERROR The Bad Apple Theory The New View of Human Error The Hindsight Bias Put the Data in Context They Should Have Trade Indignation for Explanation Sharp or Blunt End? You Can t Count on Errors Cause is Something You Construct What is Your Accident Model? Human Factors Data The objective of this course is to build a working knowledge of human error and how effective safety practices can anticipate and minimize or eliminate the often catastrophic safety consequences that human error produces. The course stresses that excellence in reducing the negative safety impacts of human error is not easy in the complex world of safety management, processes and systems or is it driven by regulatory urgency. With this knowledge and new thinking, you can enhance any environmental, safety and health program and move your organization toward success. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand what human error is, and more importantly, what it is not How you can reject common hindsight to see human error as an opportunity for success How you can shift your thinking from human error to it s causes How you can use incidents to identify human error and use that new perspective for creating effective safety management techniques How you can reject the concepts of quick fix and focus on lasting solutions How you can think differently about each person s responsibility How you can use a New View for improving your safety department Be more successful in the future with these learned concepts Build a Timeline Leave a Trace So What Went Wrong Look into the Organization Making Recommendations Abandon the Fallacy of a Quick Fix What about People s Own Responsibility? Making Your Safety Department Work How to Adopt the New View Reminders for in the Rubble Those who complete the "Safety Management: Understanding Human Error" correspondence course will receive 2.4 Continuing Education Units (4-Day Equivalent) ABIH CM points have been requested. The Safety Management: Understanding Human Error correspondence course is $390. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate.

7 SUCCESSFUL SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT The objectives of this course are 1) to provide detailed knowledge of project management and 2) to provide successful strategies and tools for managing simple and complex projects. Additionally, upon completion of this course, the student will be able to : Understand what a project is and why successful management of projects is critical to successful organizations Know what skills you have and need to develop in order to improve your project management abilities Be able to pilot organization-wide project management campaigns for improving your organization's project management efforts Know how to effectively get management support and approvals for projects Know how to manage a project's time schedule and assure on-time completion Use process mapping and vertical project breakdowns to effectively see and manage projects Understand key resource communication and deployment strategies TIME-BASED MANAGEMENT: AN IMPROVEMENT TOOL FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONALS The objective of this course is to provide detailed knowledge of and techniques for using time-based management for improving any process, program or organization. The course teaches how to use time-based management for improving any program including quality, productivity, safety, health and environmental. With this knowledge and provided techniques, students can use time-based management in their programs and organizations for success. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to : Understand the importance of time-based management Use time-based management to improve the safety, health or environmental program Use time-based management for improving the most difficult program and organizational problems Use time-based management for eliciting creative solutions and improvements Improve the program's and the organization's success rate Increase personal effectiveness and add value to the organization Get more powerful involvement and success from teams Use this proven technique for making the organization more successful An Overview of Project Management Aspects of a project Estimating project duration Project Management Standardization in an Organization Project Management - Phase I: Concept and Approvals Project Management - Phase II: Planning & Analysis Project Management - Phase III: Project Implementation Project Management Tools Options Computerized project management tools Paper-based project management tools Participant Project Management Application Process for successful project management Key skills inventory Skills for Success The Time to Market Race Wrapping It In Numbers The Fuzzy Front End Innovating Incrementally Product Specifications The Subtle Role of Product Architecture Staffing and Motivating the Team Organizing the Team for Action Dealing With Overlapping Activities Monitoring and Controlling Capacity Planning and Resource Allocation Managing Risk The Product-Process Duo The Role of Top Management Getting Started Those who complete the "Successful Safety Project Management" correspondence course will receive 1.58 Continuing Education Units (2.5 Day Equivalent) and 2.5 IH (ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. The Successful Safety Project Management correspondence course is $330. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate. Those who complete the "Time-Based Management" correspondence course will receive 1.8 Continuing Education Units (3-Day Equivalent) and 3.0 IH (ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. The Time-Based Management correspondence course is $360. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate.

8 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONALS The objective of this course is to provide detailed knowledge of total quality and provide proven concepts the effective techniques for successful safety and health management. Additionally, the course provides valuable information on how to be effective in organizations based on these same successful concepts and techniques. With this knowledge and provided management techniques and concepts, you can build successful safety and health programs, document true organizational value and proactively provide accident and exposure prevention programs. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand the concepts of total quality Implement successful total quality tools Develop a proactive accident and exposure prevention program Increase participation in safety and health Reduce frustrations and ineffectiveness normally associated with traditional safety and health practice Be more effective working in organizations Document true value to the organization UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING LEGAL ISSUES: SAFETY EMPHASIS The objective of this course is to provide new perspectives of legal issues and risk as well as successful approaches to managing them. The course stresses that safety issues are complex management issues but, by using proven successful approaches, excellence in safety management can be achieved. With these perspectives and approaches, the student will be much better positioned to take a leadership role in managing complex safety issues and ultimately moving your programs and organization toward success. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Understand the complex legal issues involved in safety Learn successful approaches to managing these legal issues Be able to develop more productive safety risk management strategies Reduce frustrations and ineffectiveness associated with not knowing these legal issues Be more effective working for safety and health excellence Save money and provide increased value to the organization What Is Total Quality and What Can It Do for Me? Why are Paradigms Important? Roadblocks to Total Quality and the Process of Change The Leadership Challenge Line Versus Staff: Shifting the Focus Employee Participation, Empowerment and Ownership Proactive Versus Reactive Safety and Health Management Control Programs Vision, Mission, and Planning Goals and Objectives Training, Information and Communication The Multifunctional Professional Safety and Health Rules and Enforcement Benchmarking and Program Evaluations Continuous Improvement Good or Bad, Every Business Has a Culture Those who complete the "Total Quality Management" correspondence course will receive 3.0 Continuing Education Units (5-Day Equivalent) and 5.0 IH (ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. The Total Quality Management correspondence course is $435. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate. Liability Law and It's Application in Safety Product Liability and Malpractice Product Liability Versus Innovation Product Liability and Motor Vehicle Safety Safety, Ethics, Technology and Liability The Technology/Negligence Balance Drug Development and Liability Regulations and Their Role in Liability Preventive Approaches for Managing Liability Those who complete the "Understanding and Managing Legal Issues" correspondence course will receive 2.4 Continuing Education Units (4-Day Equivalent) and 4.0 IH ABIH) CM Points have been awarded. The Understanding and Managing Legal Issues correspondence course is $390. Tuition includes text, study guide, examination and certificate.

9 REGISTRATION 4 Easy Ways to Register TELEPHONE ( ) your registration, followed by payment or purchase order within two weeks. FAX ( ) your completed registration form, followed by payment or purchase order within two weeks. ONLINE registration ( is available; payment must follow within two weeks. MAIL completed registration form with check or company purchase order to address on the registration form. You are considered registered when full payment or a purchase order has been received. If you expect payment delays, send completed registration form now and your payment within two weeks. Course materials will not be mailed until payment is received. Registrations should not be considered confirmed until a written confirmation letter is received by the course participant. Confirmation letters and course materials will be mailed within ten working days of receipt of registration form. If you have further questions or need assistance, please contact Registration Coordinator, Continuing Education, University of Utah, RMCOEH, 391 Chipeta Way, Suite C, Salt Lake City, Utah (801) CANCELLATION POLICY A full refund will be given if material is sent back within three weeks of receipt. Thereafter, a $ processing fee will be charged. The University reserves the right to cancel programs if necessary. In this event, the University's liability is limited to the full refund of your registration fee. REGISTRATION FORM Self-Study Courses Name Company Daytime Phone Fax Address Street Address City State Zip Please enroll me in Accident Investigation, Analysis & Prevention ($360) Behavior-Based Safety ($300) Environmental Management in the 21st Century ($360) Environmental Management Strategies ($435) Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene course ($435) Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health ($390) Groundwater Contamination Remediation ($390) Safety Management: Leadership in Behavior-Based Safety ($390) Safety Management: Understanding Human Error ($390) Successful Safety, Health & Environmental Project Management ($330) Time-Based Management($360) Total Quality Management ($435) Understanding and Managing Legal Issues($390) Check Enclosed $ Government P O # I wish to pay by credit card and will call with the number COURSE IMPLEMENTATION Course materials will be delivered within ten working days of receipt of registration by registered mail. All completed study guide materials will be returned to the RMCOEH at one time. Following receipt of the completed study guide package, the final examination and course evaluation will be sent by regular mail. Upon successful completion of the course work and passage of the examination, a course certificate will be mailed. Courses must be completed within one year in order to obtain course credit. ORGANIZATION Government Private/Self Industry Academia Other SPECIALTY Physician Safety Professional Nurse Industrial Hygienist Other Please make checks payable to: RMCOEH UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 391 Chipeta Way, Suite C SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ATTN: Registration Coordinator ETHNIC ORIGIN (optional) White (not Hispanic) Black (not Hispanic) Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian Alaskan Native Questions?