Environmental Health Safety Supervisor
PPG Industries[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ3NQYH-yJs”][vc_column_text]Katherine McNamara (’18)
Assistant Professor | Environmental & Occupational Health
California State University, Northridge[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623803776282{margin-left: 14px !important;border-left-width: 14px !important;padding-left: 14px !important;}”]The degree curricula include courses covering the properties, health effects, exposure prevention, exposure measurement, and control technologies for all types of harmful chemical, physical, biological, mechanical, psychosocial, and ergonomic stressors. There are in-depth courses on toxicology, biostatistics, epidemiology, industrial hygiene chemistry, occupational safety, hazardous waste, industrial hygiene standards and regulations, environmental management, and risk assessment. The MS program includes a research based thesis or report and the Ph.D. program includes a research thesis. The MPH program includes a summer internship in industry or related area. The internship is optional for MS candidates.
All MS students also have to choose elective units from a list of five areas of industrial hygiene focus: Hazardous Substances; Human Toxicology; Industrial Hygiene Chemistry; Industrial Hygiene Management/Policy; Safety and introductory lectures/course in Public Health
Completion of the MS and MPH programs in Industrial Hygiene qualifies the graduate for one year of field experience towards the 5-year field experience requirement before being eligible to take the examination for Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) administered by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1479427871071{margin-right: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1484260023929{margin-left: 90px !important;border-left-width: 3px !important;border-left-color: #Ffb300 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][vc_btn title=”Program” style=”gradient-custom” gradient_custom_color_1=”#0b3c5d” gradient_custom_color_2=”#328cc1″ shape=”square” size=”sm” align=”left” button_block=”true” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fercucla.td3v.com%2Fsample-curriculum%2F||”][vc_btn title=”Traineeship” style=”gradient-custom” gradient_custom_color_1=”#0b3c5d” gradient_custom_color_2=”#328cc1″ shape=”square” size=”sm” align=”left” button_block=”true” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fercucla.td3v.com%2Fniosh-traineeship%2F||target:%20_blank”][vc_btn title=”Alumni, News & Views” style=”gradient-custom” gradient_custom_color_1=”#0b3c5d” gradient_custom_color_2=”#328cc1″ shape=”square” size=”sm” align=”left” button_block=”true” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fercucla.td3v.com%2Falumninewsviews%2F||target:%20_blank”][vc_btn title=”Contact us” style=”gradient-custom” gradient_custom_color_1=”#0b3c5d” gradient_custom_color_2=”#328cc1″ shape=”square” size=”sm” align=”left” button_block=”true” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fercucla.td3v.com%2Findustrial-hygiene-contact-us%2F||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”orange” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ css=”.vc_custom_1481310627571{margin-top: 12px !important;border-top-width: 8px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Sample Curriculum for MS Program
| YEAR | SESSION | ||
| FALL | WINTER | SPRING | |
| 1. EHS 230A Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | 1. EHS 230B Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | 1. EHS 230C Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | |
| 2. BIO 100A Introduction to Biostatistics (MS) or PH120A Fundamentals of Public Health (MPH) | 2. BIO 100B Introduction to Biostatistics | 2. EHS 240 Fundamentals of Toxicology | |
| 1 | 3. EHS C200A Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences | 3. EHS 252D Properties & Measurement of Airborne Particles | 3. EHS C200C Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences |
| 4. EHS M411 Environmental Health Sciences Seminar | 4. PH200B Fundamentals of Public Health (MPH) | 4. EHS 252E Identification & Measurement of Gases & Vapors | |
| 5. EPI 100 Principles of Epidemiology | |||
| 1. EHS 230A Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | 1. EHS 230B Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | 1. EHS 200D Policy Analysis for Environmental Health Sciences | |
| 2. 2. EHS 255 Control of Airborne Contaminants in Industry | 2. EHS 253A Physical Agents | 2. EHS 230C Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | |
| 2 | 3. EHS 259B Workplace Safety | 3. EHS 253B Physical Agents Laboratory | 3. EHS C257 Risk Assessment and Standard Setting |
| 4. . EHS 596/598 Master’s Thesis Research (MS) or PH 401 Interprofessional Education, Leadership, Training, & Professional Development Health Sciences Collaboration (MPH) and EHS 400 Internship (MPH). | 4. EHS 410A Instrumental Methods in Environmental Sciences (MS) | 4. EHS 259A Occupational Safety and Ergonomics | |
| 5. EHS 454 Health Hazards of Industrial Processes | 5. EHS 596/598 Master’s Thesis Research (MS) or EHS 400 (Internship) |
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| 6. EHS 596/598 Master’s Thesis Research (MS) or EHS 400 Internship (MPH) |
EHS 252G Industrial and Environmental Hygiene Assessment is required in Spring Quarter of the 2nd year if no field sampling in gases & vapors, aerosols, noise, and heat has been done previously. One of the following must also be taken if a basic course in Public Health has not been passed: a). PH150, Contemporary Public Health Issues; b). HPM M242: Determinants of Health; c). 6 Grand Rounds presentations over 2 years.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”orange” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ css=”.vc_custom_1479427965725{margin-top: 12px !important;border-top-width: 8px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Sample MPH Program
The MPH Program is the same as that given for the MS Program except that
EHS 596/598, EHS 410A, and the introductory lectures/course in Public Health are not required and the following are required:
- EHS 400 Field Studies in Env. Health Sciences (register when finished)
- CHS 100 Behavioral Science and Health Education (W, 2nd year)
- HPM 100 Introduction to Health Policy & Management (F, 2nd year)
- EHS C200B Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences for Public Health Professionals (F, 1st year)
| Year | Session | ||
| FALL | Winter | Spring | |
| EHS 230A,B,C Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | EHS 230A,B,C Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | EHS 230A,B,C Interdisciplinary Occupational Health Practice | |
| BIO 100A Introduction to Biostatistics | BIO 100B Introduction to Biostatistics | EHS 252D Properties & Measurement of Airborne Particles (S) | |
| 1 | EHS C200B Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences | EHS C200C Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences | EHS 252E Identification & Measurement of Gases & Vapors (S) |
| EHS 411 Environmental Health Sciences Seminar | EPI 100 Principles of Epidemiology | EHS 252F Industrial Hygiene Measurements Laboratory (S) |
EHS 252G Industrial and Environmental Hygiene Assessment is required in Spring Quarter of the 2nd year if no field sampling in gases & vapors, aerosols, noise, and heat has been done previously.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”orange” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ css=”.vc_custom_1481310627571{margin-top: 12px !important;border-top-width: 8px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]List of Program Educational Objectives:
The educational objectives of the UCLA Industrial Hygiene Program are:
- To equip program graduates with the underlying technical and scientific knowledge required for the professional practice of industrial hygiene.
- To equip program graduates with specialized, practical, and experiential knowledge and skills necessary for the professional practice of industrial hygiene.
- To equip program graduates with the communication skills necessary for the professional practice of industrial hygiene.
- To impart to program graduates an appreciation of the need to work as part of an interdisciplinary team addressing occupational health problems.
- To instill in program graduates the understanding that the practice of industrial hygiene involves ongoing learning and self-criticism.
For the list of Program Objectives and Student Learning Outcomes, click this link[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Southern California Education and Research Center gratefully acknowledges its support from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
