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3 s.h.
Basic systems approach to define domestic and global environmental
issues, US policy concerning occupational health, safety and environmental
safe guarding, Legal Law and regulations, focus on worker protection
and hazards, explain overlap of occupational health and environmental
protection, types and causes of environmental degradation with environmental
regulations, basic environmental control, and basics of natural
resource conservancy. Along with career availability in industry,
government, mining, agriculture, public health, educational and
research organizations, explanation of occupational health, occupational
safety and environmental protection as it relates to industry.
ENM 170 INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND OPERATIONS
3 s.h.
Primary function: Basic recognition of potential sources of occupational
hazards (physical, chemical and blood-borne), exposure of employees
and the general public, air and water and solid waste pollution.
Secondary function: Methods of scientific evaluations of air and
water and solid waste pollution, engineering controls and regulations.
Prerequisite: ENM 101.
ENM 201 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE 3 s.h.
OSHA workplace standard, entry and action of chemical and physical
hazards, air sampling and monitoring, scientific methods used for
recognition and evaluation and control of occupational and environmental
hazards that cause injury or disease, learn how to design and implement
a site health and safety plan, learn how to design and implement
a chemical hygiene plan (CHP), use of personal protective equipment.
Prerequisite: ENM 101.
ENM 250 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS I
3 s.h.
Use of Code of Federal Register (CFR), US environmental laws and regulations
including:
- CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response & Compensation
Liability Act (Superfund)
- EPCRA (SARA Title III): Emergency Planning Community Right To
Know Act
- NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration: 29 CFR
1910
- RCRA: Resource Conservation Recovery Act (Cradle to Grave)
- SARA: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
- TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act
- CWA: Clean Water Act
- SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act
- CAA: Clean Air Act
Primary function: Development of practical approaches to meet compliance
and liability requirements of applicable laws and regulations. Secondary
functions: Sources and regulations of air and drinking water pollution,
wastewater treatment and discharge, remediation programs, and reporting
of release of pollutants into the environment. Prerequisite: ENM
201.
ENM 301 POLLUTION SCIENCE, TREATMENT
& SAMPLING TECHNIQUES 4 s.h.
Application of principles of chemistry to examine and understand
the fate of hazardous substances after release into the environment,
cross-media transfer, sampling techniques, environmental assessment
and environmental technologies available for clean-up and assessment.
Includes three semester hours of lecture and one three-hour lab
per week. Prerequisites: ENM core and 2 chemistry classes, or permission
of the instructor.
ENM 351 WASTE OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
3 s.h.
Examines management of hazardous and solid waste under regulations
of RCRA (Resource Conservation Recovery Act), CERCLA (Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act, a.k.a. Superfund),
TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act), SWDA (Solid Waste Disposal Act)
and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. Includes studies of
Cradle-to-Grave management, waste minimization, permits, land disposal
restrictions, and waste stream audits, through case studies and
research projects. Prerequisites: ENM core or permission of the
instructor.
ENM 371 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS AND PERMITS
3 s.h.
An in-depth study of required periodic reporting (audits) to remain
in compliance and to obtain and maintain permits under a variety
of federal and state regulations including, but not restricted to,
EPCRA (Emergency Planning Community Right To Know Act, a.k.a. SARA
Title III), NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System).
Students will undergo a mock-up of a regulatory compliance inspection
and consent agreement negotiations. This course is a continuation
of ENM 250. Prerequisites: ENM core or permission of the instructor.
ENM 460 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
3 s.h.
Assessments of the impact of HAZMATs/pollutants on the environment
in all media (air, land, water and life) through case studies. Students
will assess the impact through a variety of methodologies including,
but not limited to, Brownfield Assessment, land use planning for
urban environments, NEPAEA (National Environmental Policy Act Environmental
Assessment) and EIS (Environmental Impact Statement), CERCLA (Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act) and natural resource
land use planning. Prerequisites: ENM core, ENM 351, and ENM 371.
ENM 485 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENM
TBA
For ENM majors wishing to do advanced work. Classroom work and individual
laboratory and library investigation. Prerequisite: Permission of
the ENM director. This course is offered as needed.
ENM 490 INTERNSHIP 3-12 s.h.
A practical application done in an industrial setting. Students
may take more than one ENM 490 for credit, depending on the industries
the student cycles through. Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion
of the OSHA 40 hour safety course and permission of the ENM director.
ENM OUT OF HOUSE WORK: CERTIFICATES
The following certificate courses will be required of all Methodist University ENM majors and will be taught on the Methodist University campus
by representatives of other institutions and agencies.
1 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
(OSHA) 40 HOUR SAFETY COURSE: This course is an over view and introduction
to toxicology, characterization and identification of hazardous
materials (HAZMAT), respiratory protective programs (RPP), Air purifying
respirators (APR), self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), site
entry and reconnaissance, air monitoring instruments, chemical protective
clothing, levels of protection, spill control techniques, site control
and decontamination, setting-up decontamination lines, medical emergencies,
safety in clean-up of HAZMAT dumped/spilled or investigation of
at abandoned hazardous waste sites. To be taken concurrently with
ENM 101 or 170.
2 BASIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING COURSE
(ERTC)
Emergency response operations and procedures involving incidents
with hazardous materials, includes use of the Incident Command System
(ICS), for incident control, incident mitigation, safety issues
and incident termination procedures.
3 INCIDENT COMMAND FOR INDUSTRIAL RESPONDERS
Use of the Incident Command System (ICS) in an emergency situation
as recommended by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), NFPA
(National Fire Protection Association), OSHA (Occupational Safety
& Health Administration) and the EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency), including ICS structure, working with outside agencies
in a hazmat incident, command structure, with emphasis on hazmat
scenarios and case studies.
All ENM majors at Methodist University will be required to satisfactorily
complete 2 of the 4 following certificate courses, dependent upon
agreement between the student and the ENM director. These courses
will be taught on the Methodist University campus by staff from other
institutions and agencies.
1 GENERAL INDUSTRY SAFETY AND HEALTH
COMPLIANCE
Development and implementation of voluntary in-house compliance
program, OSHA record keeping and regulations, inspections, and OSHA
citations and penalties.
2 CONFINED SPACE ENTRY
Complies with 29 CFR 1910.146. Emphasizes assessment of confined
space hazards and atmospheric monitoring for hazards, self-rescue
and attendant rescue.
3 DOT HAZMAT TRANSPORTATION COURSE
Complies with 49 CFR for all transportation modes (air, highway,
rail and water), HAZMAT package selection, labeling, shipping, hazard
class, identification numbers, UN Performance Package Standards
(HM-101), HAZMAT incident notices, loading and unloading.
4 RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR TRAINING
Cradle to Grave management training, record keeping, personnel training,
hazardous waste manifests, contingency plans, Land Disposal Restriction
(LDR) notification forms and annual/biennial reports.
The following will also be offered on the Methodist University campus.
OSHA 8 HOUR REFRESHER COURSE
Complies with 29 CFR 1910.120 annual follow-up training for personnel
working in hazardous waste sites.
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