Occupational Health and Safety

Certificate of Achievement
Career/Technical (Major Code: A1974)

Emphasis on the recognition, evaluation, and control of hazardous agents in the work environment; regulations pertaining to the California and Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the toxicological effects of hazardous agents in the workplace, occupational diseases and methods of prevention; industrial safety practices; the administration and management of safety programs; and monitoring techniques for airborne 
contaminants, noise, heat, illumination, and radiation.

Program Student Learning Outcome

  • Speak authoritatively and actively to present training information to others and then listen to their feedback to confirm the quality of training presented.

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial aid eligible program that “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”

Students who complete this program will have acquired the necessary analytical tools to successfully secure gainful employment in the field of study.

For more information regarding the data provided for this program and what it means to you as a student, please feel free to visit our SWC Gainful Employment website at: www.swccd.edu/gainfulemployment.

Program Requirements
EHMT 100INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY4
EHMT 130INTRODUCTION TO TOXICANTS3
EHMT 201INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH4
EHMT 230SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE4
EHMT 260OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY3
Total Units18
Recommended Electives
BIOL 211INTRODUCTION TO CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY4
BIOL 265GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY4
MATH 119ELEMENTARY STATISTICS4

A forty-hour HAZWOPER certification that meets OSHA requirements for 29 CFR 1910.120 is given upon the successful completion of EHMT 230.