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

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