ENHS 414 Accident Causation and Prevention

The course addresses the typical types of accidents in the workplace, their common causes, and the proper proactive approach to prevent them. Focus will include several methodologies for root cause analysis.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Environmental Health and Safety Officers are tasked with providing safe workplaces. To accomplish this, it is also important to have the necessary skills to investigate incidents of safety malpractice.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to post a thread in response to the provided prompt for each Discussion. Each thread must be 250 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. The student must seek to find biblical and theological principles innate in the topic and support these principles with hermeneutical wisdom and insight. The thread must include a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed references authored in the last 5 years and a Bible reference. The student is also required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads, focusing on a meaningful point made in each thread and bringing clarity to the issues being discussed. The replies must relate the issues to biblical principles and experience. Each reply must be 150 words and include a minimum of 1 peer-reviewed reference authored in the last 5 years and a Bible reference. All references must be cited in current APA format. Each thread and reply must have a logical flow, with major points stated in complete, clear, and concise sentences with no spelling or grammar errors. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Reflection & Application Assignments (4)

The student will complete 4 Reflection and Application Assignments focused on relevant topics tied to the course readings and outcomes outlined in this course. Each Reflection and Application Assignment will be completed in 2 parts. In total, each assignment must be 300 words, using APA citations as relevant. The student must include at least 1 scholarly, peer-reviewed article or book (not including the textbook) relevant to the topic at hand, as well as any supplementary sources the student wants to use to address the biblical reflection portion of the assignment. The assignment must contain title and references pages. Main points must be clearly stated and easily understood, with exceptional writing and no spelling or grammar errors. 

The first part of each assignment is an application of the material covered in the course. This will often take the form of a response to a question or a reading. The student must make arguments for a particular position, using a logical progression of ideas to reach conclusions that show critical thinking. Opinions and facts must be clearly distinguished, and others’ ideas must be attributed to selected sources. The student must present opposing viewpoints fairly and conduct a thorough analysis of each issue raised in the paper. Originality, creativity, and true interaction with the sources (rather than restatement) must be evident throughout.

The second part of each assignment is a reflection component focused on how to integrate a biblical worldview when applying information vocationally. The reflection must be theologically astute, hermeneutically sound, and professionally helpful. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E)

Incident Investigation Assignments (4)

Students will complete four comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety Research Projects in
this course. There will be two outline assignments and two final draft assignments. The first and third assignment will be outline assignments whereby students will have to submit a draft of their research and where it is going. The second and fourth of these will be the final draft assignments of the Incident Investigation: Analysis Assignment and the Incident Investigation: Report Assignment (CLO: A, B, C, D). 

Quizzes (6)

The student will take (6) quizzes throughout this course which will focus on the Reading & Study material for the module/week in which it is assigned. Quizzes will be open-book/open-notes, containing (9) multiple-choice questions, (1) short answer or essay question, and have a 1-hour time limit. (CLO: A, B, C)