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Active as of Summer Session 2021
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
General OSHA Safety and First Aid
2. Course Prefix & Number:
EMTS 1100
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This OSHA 10 course is designed to familiarize workers with OSHA standards as well as safety and health hazards common to the workplace. This course will focus on providing a foundation for students to identify, avoid, control, and prevent jobsite hazards. Students will also learn basic first aid and how to apply it in the field.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
EMTS 1100 - General OSHA Safety and First Aid
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
EMTS 1100 - General OSHA Safety and First Aid
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Ridgewater College GSWS 1481 - OSHA General Industry/First Aid, 1 Credit
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Emergency Response Technican Certificate
Fire Emergency Response Technican Certificate
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Recognize and communicate safety concerns to supervisors, co-workers and/or investigators. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Be able to complete a near miss reporting form, indicating in detail the near miss incident. |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Follow safety directions for a procedure or machine, step by step to ensure the safe operation. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Understand hazards associated with confined space entry, lockout/tagout, slips/trips/falls;
- Describe respiratory protection and techniques for donning and doffing equipment;
- Recognize and mitigate electrical safety issues; and
- Demonstrate how to apply first aid to a patient.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Confined Space Entry
- Electrical Safety
- First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens
- Hazard Communication
- Lockout/Tagout
- Respiratory Protection
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Violence in the Workplace
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
General OSHA Safety and First Aid
2. Course Prefix & Number:
EMTS 1100
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This OSHA 10 course is designed to familiarize workers with OSHA standards as well as safety and health hazards common to the workplace. This course will focus on providing a foundation for students to identify, avoid, control, and prevent jobsite hazards. Students will also learn basic first aid and how to apply it in the field.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
EMTS 1100 - General OSHA Safety and First Aid
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
EMTS 1100 - General OSHA Safety and First Aid
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Ridgewater College GSWS 1481 - OSHA General Industry/First Aid, 1 Credit
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Emergency Response Technican Certificate
Fire Emergency Response Technican Certificate
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Recognize and communicate safety concerns to supervisors, co-workers and/or investigators. |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Be able to complete a near miss reporting form, indicating in detail the near miss incident. |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Follow safety directions for a procedure or machine, step by step to ensure the safe operation. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Understand hazards associated with confined space entry, lockout/tagout, slips/trips/falls;
- Describe respiratory protection and techniques for donning and doffing equipment;
- Recognize and mitigate electrical safety issues; and
- Demonstrate how to apply first aid to a patient.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Confined Space Entry
- Electrical Safety
- First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens
- Hazard Communication
- Lockout/Tagout
- Respiratory Protection
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Violence in the Workplace