Occupational & Environmental Safety Management (OESM)

The Occupational and Environmental Safety Management program at HCC provides training for students to function as paraprofessionals or technicians in the occupational and environmental safety and health field. The curriculum offers a broad background on safety and health program administration, workplace hazard recognition/evaluation/control, workers' compensation principles, hazardous chemical risk assessment, and environmental management. Students completing the program can earn a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate of Science degree.

Health and safety inspectors enforce and advise people on public health and safety regulations for work environment. They may work in environmental health and occupational safety and health. They must be able to work well with people, analyze and use facts, work with accuracy, have good eyesight, hearing and physical condition. The work can take place both indoors and outdoors. They often travel from one work site to another and work over 40 hours per week. Some inspectors may be required to climb, reach, or crawl, and the work environment may include noise, strong odors, extreme temperatures, and hazardous conditions.

Nationally the job outlook has a faster than average employment growth expectation for inspectors and compliance officers for the next few years while Hawai'i expects slower than average employment growth.

Program Courses

OESM 101 - Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health
OESM 193V - Cooperative Education
OESM 102 - Safety and Health Standards, Codes and Regulation
OESM 200 - Managing Workers Compensation
OESM 103 - Introduction to Ergonomics
OESM 205 - Physical Hazards Control
OESM 104 - Occupational-Related Diseases
OESM 208 - Techniques of Industrial Hygiene
OESM 105 - Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
OESM 210 - Safety Program Management
OESM 106 - Introduction to Environmental Health
OESM 215 - Hazardous Waste Management Applications
OESM 145 - Occupational Safety and Health in Construction
OESM 215 - Hazardous Materials Management Applications
OESM 147 - Electrical Safety
OESM 218 - Emergency Response for Hazardous Materials
OESM 150 - Industrial Fire Protection
OESM 225 - Environmental Sampling and Analytical Techniques
OESM 153 - Accident Investigation Techniques
OESM 160 - Labor and Management: Safety Partners

Safety Walkthrough at Ford Island

On October 7, 2002, members of the OESM Club participated in a Safety Walkthrough with DICK PACIFIC at Ford Island. See what the members learned. Click here!

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