Master of Science Degree in Safety

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Program Review

Master of Science Degree in

Safety

College of Information Technology and Engineering

Marshall University

Time Frame of Review

Fall 2001 – 02 to Spring 2005 - 06

Date of Last Review

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Table of Contents

I. Program Review

3

II.

Accreditation

3

III. Program Statement

A. Adequacy

1. Curriculum

4

2. Faculty

5

3.

Students

a)

Entrance

Standards

b)

Entrance

Abilities

c)

Exit

Abilities

4.

Resources

6

a)

Financial

b)

Facilities

7

5.

Assessment

Information

8

6. Previous Reviews

10

7.

Strengths/Weaknesses

B.

Viability

11

1. Articulation Agreements

2. Off-Campus/Distance Delivery Classes

3. Service Courses

4. Program Course Enrollment

5. Program Enrollment

6. Enrollment Projections

C. Necessity

12

1.

Advisory

Committee

2.

Graduates

3. Job Placement

D.

Consistency

with

University

Mission

13

Appendices

Appendix I

Curriculum

15

Appendix

II

Faculty

Data

21

Appendix

III

Off

Campus

Courses

39

Appendix

IV

Service

Courses

41

Appendix

V

Course

Enrollment

42

Appendix

VI

Enrollment

Figures

46

Attachment I

47

Attachment II

52

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Masters Degree in Safety

At

Marshall University

I. PROGRAM REVIEW

No human endeavor or undertaking can be done without involving the field of safety.

Safety professionals work in a variety of situations alongside management to ensure the

health and safety of all employees.

The graduate curriculum in Safety is divided into several areas of emphasis: Industrial

Hygiene, Safety Management, Occupational Safety and Health and Mine Safety. The

Master of Science degree has a 36 semester credit hour requirement. A thesis may be

submitted which would require 32 credit hours of graduate coursework with no more

than 6 credit hours to be earned by the thesis. A final (written) comprehensive

examination is administered to all candidates, thesis and non-thesis, by a committee of

three members of the graduate faculty in the College of Information Technology and

Engineering, including the student's advisor.

The Master of Science in Safety Technology is one of five graduate programs within the

College of Information Technology and Engineering (CITE). It is housed in the Division

of Applied Science and Technology one of two divisions of the College. Originally

developed at Marshall University in 1971, the program was under the College of

Education until the creation of the new college (CITE) in December 1999. The graduate

Safety program serves a diverse population of professionals and students whom will

deal with the prevention and consequences of accidents on the population at large. It is

a multi-disciplinary program that focuses on the application of chemistry, physics,

biology, law, management, psychology and on the problems of accident prevention and

economics of accident costs to society. Through this program local workers and

full-time students upgrade their skills, and qualify for promotion and increased responsibility

in their companies and agencies, and improve the quality of the workforce in the state.

II. ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

The Master of Science degree is accredited by the World Safety Organization.

The program received the certification from this organization because of the ABET

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III. PROGRAM STATEMENT

A. ADEQUACY

1.

Curriculum:

The curriculum, shown in

Appendix I

, is designed to

provide students with a broad awareness of safety issues, depth in a specialized area of

their choosing and the tools needed to deal with current safety problems. Students

have the option of choosing several areas of emphasis: Occupational Safety and

Health, Safety Management, Industrial Hygiene and Mine Safety. Students are required

to take 36 semester credit hours in order to fulfill the requirements for each emphasis

chosen.

Students will be exposed to a variety of various safety courses depending upon the

option chosen. If a student chooses Occupational Safety and Health, then the student

will take courses in Fire Protection; Safety Management; Safety Program Development;

Industrial Hygiene; Human Factors; Philosophy and Psychology of Safety; Current

Literature and Research and Environmental Safety Legislation. If a student chooses the

Management option, then the student will take similar courses in addition to Leadership

and Group Communications; Psychology of Personnel and Industrial Organizational

Psychology, and other management courses and a problem report or thesis.

If a student wishes to pursue the Industrial Hygiene option then the students take more

specialized courses in Industrial Hygiene such as: Biological Monitoring; Industrial

Ventilation; Physical & Biological Hazards; Industrial Toxicology; Industrial Noise and

Vibration along with selected electives and either a problem report or thesis.

The option in Mine Safety covers a core curriculum of fifteen credit-hours and twenty

one credit-hours of electives. Most of the courses are being taught at the National Mine

Health and Safety Academy in Beckley, WV. The Mine Safety graduate program is

offered in cooperation with the National Mine Safety and Health Administration, Beckley,

WV. The program is designed to enhance knowledge of safety in underground and

surface mining and is applicable to all aspects of the metallic and non-metallic mining

industry. This emphasis is coordinated by Dr. Toney Szwilski, Interim Dean of the

College of Information Technology and Engineering.

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2. Faculty

The Safety Technology program is multi-disciplinary in nature. The faculty have the

diverse disciplinary skills and experience needed to solve environmental safety and

health problems. There are now five full time faculty members. The current full-time

faculty include: one Ed.D. tenured industrial/safety education specialist who is the

division chair. One Ph.D., non-tenured industrial/safety education who is the program

coordinator. One Ph.D, non-tenured. Two M.S. faculty having Certified Safety

Professional (CSP) and Certified Industrial Hygiene (CIH) designation who are

non-tenured who teach in the Industrial Hygiene area.

Part-time adjunct faculty are used to teach in the program as the need arises. Faculty

data is found in

Appendix II.

3. Students:

a. Entrance Standards:

Admission Requirements

For regular admission, applicants to the Environmental Science and Safety programs

must complete General Admission and Program requirements

prior

to registering for

the first semester of courses.

1. General Admission Requirements for the Division

Each applicant for admission must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited

college or university, and must satisfy at least ONE of the following criteria:

•

Score at the mean or above on the verbal GRE

•

Score at the mean or above on the quantitative GRE

•

Score at the mean or above on the analytical GRE

•

Score at the mean or above on the Miller Analogies Test

•

Have an undergraduate GPA of 2.50 or above

•

Have passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) exam and/or the

Professional Engineer (P.E.) exam

In other words, if the final undergraduate GPA is 2.5 or above applicants are exempt

from taking the standardized test (GRE or MAT).

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Safety Emphasis: (Other than Industrial Hygiene)

Includes: Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Management

•

MTH 130 (or equivalent), PHY 101 and 101L (or equivalent), and CHM 203 (or

equivalent).

Safety Emphasis: Industrial Hygiene

•

MTH 130 or (equivalent), PHY 101 and 101L (or equivalent), and CHM 203 and

204 (or equivalent).

3. Admission Process/Materials

To apply to the Marshall University Graduate College, use the form referenced below:

•

The Graduate School Admission Application

•

If you are from outside the US, you may find Marshall's International Student

Information website useful.

b. Entrance Abilities:

All students admitted to the program must have a minimum

of a 2.5 GPA. Any student having less than this required GPA must take the

Graduate Records Examination.

c. Exit Abilities:

Students who complete the program are expected to have a

broad background and awareness of safety issues and problems, considerable depth in

the identification, analysis, legal requirements, program development and

administration/management tools necessary to work in the field. In each course,

examinations, papers and oral presentations are used to determine whether students

are learning these knowledge areas. At the end of the program, each student takes a

comprehensive examination which covers the core areas of their programs. Each

student is examined in the areas of Law; Industrial Hygiene; Management and Human

Factors. The examination is a combination of multiple choice, essay and oral

explanations, and is graded by the pertinent faculty.

The examination is reviewed yearly for changes or upgrades to make the examination

more responsive to the programs goals and objectives.

4. Resources:

a.

Financial support of the program consists of the salary of five faculty

members, and an administrative secretary. Office space, current expense and travel

funds are also provided. The program has a designated Industrial Hygiene/Ergonomics

classroom. Limited support to other graduate programs is provided by two faculty.

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Total Division

State Funds

$ 15,000.00

Salaries

$514,657.48

Total

$529,657.48

If this program were terminated, four faculty salaries would be saved however the

Division Chair continued to oversee the other programs within the Division., Additionally,

the faculty who taught at the graduate level would continue to teach courses in the

undergraduate program.

b. Facilities.

Facilities available to the program include classrooms,

audio-visual equipment, library materials, computer facilities, access to the internet and

access to Compressed Video (ATM) classrooms and equipment and Instructional

Television Services staff. A dedicated Industrial Hygiene/Ergonomics classroom is

reserved only for Safety use and has 12 student work stations. A second laboratory

would benefit the program and to have for future growth in the field of fire science or a

specific dedicated Ergonomics room. The program has access to additional

laboratories within the science building for chemical analysis or physics labs.

A second laboratory is needed for future growth in the field of fire science or a specific

dedicated Ergonomics room. The program has access to additional laboratories within

the science building for chemical analysis or physics laboratories. A new applied

Engineering Complex is planned which will house the program along with other CITE

programs. Other facilities are listed here.

Physical Facility

Purpose of Laboratory

Condition

Adequacy

Area

(Sq. Ft.)

Industrial

Hygiene Lab

Room 212 E

Communications

Building

Provide students with

practical experiences in

ergonomics & industrial

hygiene

Adequate Adequate 390

Sq.

Ft.

Physics Lab

Science Building

hands-on physics

experiments

Adequate Adequate

Chemistry Lab

Chemistry

Building

hands-on chemistry

experiments

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5. Assessment Information:

a.

The Safety Technology Program has continuously used the Marshall University

assessment procedures as outlined by universities institutional research division.

Focus

Pre-Instructional

Period

Instructional

Period

Exit/

Graduation

Follow-up

Student Admissions Class

Performance

Grade Point Avg

Comprehensive

Comprehensive Graduate

Survey

Faculty Selection

Student

Evaluations of

Faculty

Annual Report

Chairs Review

Annual Report

Faculty Merit

Graduate

Survey

Program Academic

Affair’s review

Enrollment and

attrition studies

Annual review

Comprehensive

exam analysis

Graduate Rate

Analysis

Employment

studies

Graduate

Survey

a

. Goals of the Assessment Program: The goals of the Safety Technology

program at Marshall University are in harmony with, and contribute to, the mission of

Marshall University as described in its current mission statement. In particular, the

mission statement cites the enhancement of graduate education, expansion of the body

of knowledge, commitment to society through public service, economic development,

diversity in student body, faculty, staff and education programs, maintenance of rigorous

standards and high expectations for student learning and performance, and interaction

with individual students. The mission statement further recognizes “environmental

issues which, unquestionably will be a dominant factor of life in the 21

st

Century.” The

primary goal

of the Safety Technology program is to improve the effectiveness of

safety and health managers in their efforts to protect the health and welfare of their

workers and the environment. A

second goal

is to provide a forum for trained

professionals to exchange information regarding safety issues. A

third goal

is to

provide the community with information, resources and trained professionals to assist

them in making effective choices in both public and private decisions regarding safety.

It is recognized that these goals must be carried out with a commitment to diversity of

the student body and faculty. The program intends to accomplish this with the following

specific goals.

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b.

Attachment I

shows the assessment program the safety technology program

has implemented. We have been successful so far in listing student outcomes; what

tools will be used for the assessment; and the standards/benchmarks used as outlined

by ABET continue to be developed. The program needs to continue work on the

results/analysis section and the actions taken. Work is being done on these last two

areas.

c. How has the program used assessment data over the last five years? We

cannot provide any data in this area.

d. In December 1999, the safety technology program left the College of

Education and moved to the newly created College of Information Technology and

Engineering (CITE). Three new divisions were created: Information Technology and

Technology Management, Engineering and Environmental Science and Safety

Technology. There are now two divisions within the college. The Division of Computer

Science & Engineering and the Division of Applied Science and Technology.

The Office of Institutional Research at Marshall University has sent out an annual

survey of the one-year and five-year graduates to assess the quality of their educational

experiences. Overall, through regular contact between the faculty, graduates and their

employers at professional activities and informal meetings, there is a sense that both

graduate and employer satisfaction is high. Several times a year, the safety technology

program receives comments regarding the need for the program to offer technical

courses and short workshops. There are requests for new courses and programs of

emphasis to meet a changing work force.

The safety faculty are working with the Community and Technical College to offer short

term, CEU credit courses on a variety of Occupational Health and Safety topics. The

fact that local safety professionals ask the university to fill this need is an indication that

there is an ongoing demand for safety training and education. CITE in general and the

Safety Technology program have endeavored to be responsive to the needs of local

industry. The program is keeping a record of student employment after graduation

when said students call the program to keep in touch.

The past two years the college has been striving to contact former students and invite

them to return for a safety alumni reunion. Over 1,000 letters have been sent out in

2005 and 2006 to alumni. There was a good response in 2005 and the program is

looking for a better response in 2006 with approximately 35 individuals saying they plan

on attending the program. A survey has been developed to give to the individuals

requesting information on how they perceive the program and what they found most

beneficial to them when they graduated and also where they are working.

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6.

Previous Reviews:

The last program review in 2001 recommended that the MS

program continue as reviewed. The program review is attached as

Attachment III.

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. Strengths/Weaknesses:

Strengths

As emphasized by the various surveys sent out by the university and the anecdotal

feedback the program has received, the safety technology program is an asset to West

Virginia and the region because of the wide variety of classes, offered at convenient

times and presents highly relevant materials by knowledgeable instructors. The delivery

is presented in a challenging manner to high quality students having considerable work

experience. The program has been responsive to local needs and has received

compliments from both graduates and local employers on its benefits to both individuals

and to West Virginia. This is a significant strength.

The task of keeping up with advances and professional practices is increasingly

challenging. The full-time faculty is focused on teaching core courses and implementing

research findings into the course content. This benefits the students through exposure

to expertise and real world issues. Students are also exposed to research through

application of theory to investigate and solve real-world problems in the community.

The program tries to keep the courses as up to date as possible through professional

readings, attendance at national conferences, and adding new courses when needed.

Keeping current and up-to-date is a major emphasis of the program.

The program receives more position vacancy notifications and requests for internships

from employers than the program can provide students. The future prognosis for

continued safety positions remains strong. This is a major strength.

Weaknesses

While graduate safety student enrollment has fallen from past years, which is most likely

related to the changes in the economy, present enrollment seems to be steady.

According to the office of Institutional Research the program has approximately 27

declared majors within the department. It has been noted that student enrollment

increases in poor economic times and decreases in good economic times. Individuals

do not seek job retraining when they have good paying positions. However, there is

always a need for safety professionals.

The other major weakness in the program is still the low faculty salaries compared to

other universities with similar programs. It is important to provide competitive salaries to

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More work needs done in promotion of the graduate safety program.

B. VIABILITY

1

. Articulation Agreements:

The university has an on going Third Party

agreement with the National Mine Health and Safety Administration in Beckley to offer

courses for the MS emphasis in Mine Safety. A second agreement was finalized with

the Ohio Board of Regents to offer the MS degree at Shawnee State University in

Portsmouth, Ohio. This program was started September 2001 and has been offered up

to the present. However, due to declining enrollment for the Shawnee State University

program the current students will be matriculated and no future students will be

enrolled.

Students wishing to continue the MS Safety program will be encouraged to attend the

Huntington campus.

2. Off-Campus/Distance Delivery Classes: The only off campus courses being

taught are done at the National Mine Academy in Beckley, WV for those students pursuing the

MS degree in Mine Safety. Those courses are attached at

Appendix III.

3. Service Courses:

Students in the Safety Technology program Occupational

Safety and Health option are required to take a course in Occupational Safety and

Health Legislation SFT 598. In lieu of this course, students are encouraged to enroll in

Environmental Law, ES 660. Other areas of emphasis are encouraged to take these

courses as electives. Additional cross course encouragement between CITE programs

may include courses in Risk Assessment or Solid Hazardous Waste Management,

amongst other courses offered by CITE.

There are no other departments on campus that require specific graduate safety

courses for their students. The program is working on improving this area by

encouraging students in other majors, like business, management, criminal justice or

nursing to take a safety course. These courses are shown in

Appendix IV.

4. Program Course Enrollment: Appendix V

shows the various courses

taught over the past five years and the subsequent enrollment in each course.

5. Program Enrollment:

When the past five year enrollment in the department

is analyzed, it is apparent that the numbers are decreasing. According to information

supplied by the office of institutional research in Fall 2001 there were 48 students with a

declared major of MS safety; Fall 2002 this number has dropped to 44 students; Fall

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However, in Fall of 2006 the number of students declaring safety as a major has started

to rise with 28 students. So it appears that the student numbers are starting to

increase.

Appendix VI

shows this information.

6. Enrollment Projections:

The need for this program is expected to continue

for the immediate future. The program has been in continued operation for thirty years

and as long as there are accidents there will be a need for a program to turn out

qualified safety professionals. The knowledge offered by this program will continue to

be vital to the health and safety of workers throughout the United States. With the

modernization of many third world countries and the continued environmental clean up

of work sites throughout the world, continued cooperation between environmental

science and safety will progress. Employment opportunities will arise around the world

as United States industries help third world countries develop. As the Department of

Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration develops new standards to

protect American workers, courses and workshops will need to be offered to meet these

needs.

Therefore, we continue to see a need for the program and enrollment numbers will hold

steady and/or increase.

The Division offers three areas of emphasis within the MS Safety Program in addition to

the mine safety option. The areas of emphasis that students can pursue are:

Occupational Safety & Health; Occupational Safety Management and Industrial

Hygiene. The Division is considering the possibility of consolidating these three areas

into one major with a choice of interest areas.

C. NECESSITY:

1. Advisory Committee:

The program does have an advisory committee.

The committee is made up of former students who hold professional

positions at local plants in their safety programs. The committee meets

periodically and only when necessary to provide input into the curriculum

and internship program.

2. Graduates:

According to the advisory committee,

specifics are difficult to

come by since we only hear from

those students willing to contact the

department. However, we try to keep up with this information. We would

estimate that every student wanting a position in the field eventually finds

it. So we could safety say that over 90+% of all students either find

professional employment or return to graduate school before seeking a

position. Our students have found work in a variety of fields such as:

construction; the Chicago Zoo; manufacturing plants; insurance

companies; chemical companies like Marathon Ashland and others.

Starting salaries for these people varies but averages in the mid thirties to

low forties.

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3. Job Placement:

The graduate Safety degree provides students

with the appropriate broad background which enables them to find

employment in a variety of industries where they may be assigned to a

safety position. Since one of the program missions is to prepare students

for their first professional position, faculty are involved with placement.

The program receives inquiries from former students seeking recent

graduates for placement in a variety of fields. Many businesses and

industries inquire as to the availability of graduates on a regular basis.

The safety program notifies our students of these potential openings by

use of a web based list serve. The position notices are posted on the

bulletin board outside the office and the notices are also sent the

university placement office. Almost one hundred percent of the graduates

work in professional positions in their chosen field. The program receives

job placement notices several times a week.

D. CONSISTENCY WITH UNIVERSITY MISSION:

The goals of the Safety Technology program at Marshall University are in harmony with,

and contribute to the mission of the university as described in its current mission

statement. In particular, the mission statement cites the enhancement of graduate

education, expansion of the body of knowledge, commitment to society through public

service, economic development, diversity in student body, faculty, staff and education

programs, maintenance of rigorous standards and high expectations for student

learning and performance, and interaction with individual students. The mission

statement further recognizes “environmental issues will be a dominant factor of life in

the 21

st

Century.” As the primary goal of the Safety program is to improve the

effectiveness of safety professionals and managers in their efforts to protect the public

health and welfare, it fits well with the mission of the institution.

The program is closely tied to other programs in the College of Information Technology

and Engineering. Five components of the College mission are of particular note, and

are listed here, along with a description of how this program fits with and supports the

College and its other programs.

1) Maintain a core of full-time faculty and quality adjunct faculty.

The program

maintains close contact with many professionals in the region. Because of the

diversity and strength of these people, and because they are willing to teach, the

expertise among adjunct is very high, affording diversity and depth. As noted, the

program has four full-time faculty. Adjuncts are used only as needed.

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3) Make graduate study accessible to students.

The majority of all courses are

taught on weekdays during the late afternoon or evenings. Saturday classes have

been offered but the concept was not widely pursued. Sometimes short workshops

are held on Friday evenings and all day Saturday.

4) Support economic development of the state.

Professional openings in various

industrial manufacturing facilities are being filled by graduates of this program. The

companies are not forced to seek qualified candidates from outside the State.

5) Share faculty and facilities.

Safety is a multi-disciplinary program, which involves

the integration of knowledge from many areas. Faculty from these related areas as

an integral part of the program are brought in. Courses in Adult and Technical

Education, Environmental Engineering and Management, Philosophy, Business and

others are required. Students take courses in these fields as electives or to just gain

additional knowledge to further their educational gains.

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APPENDIX I

SAFETY CURRICULUM

No human endeavor or undertaking can be done without involving the field of safety. Safety professionals work in a

variety of situations alongside management to ensure the health and safety of all employees.

The graduate curriculum in Safety is divided into several areas of emphasis: Industrial Hygiene, Occupational

Safety and Health, Safety Management, and Mine Safety. The Master of Science degree is a two-year program with

a 36-hour or more requirements. A thesis may be submitted which would require 32 semester hours of graduate

coursework with no more than 6 hours to be earned by the thesis.

Admission to the program requires a 2.50 GPA, an appropriate undergraduate/graduate background, two letters of

recommendation, a one-page admission essay and admission to the Graduate College. Additionally, all students

entering the program must have completed prior to admission the following courses or their equivalent: Chemistry

203, Physics 101 and Physics 101 Lab and Math 130 with a grade of

C

or better. The emphasis area of Industrial

Hygiene has additional entrance requirements of Chemistry 204.

A final (written) comprehensive examination is administered to all candidates, thesis and non-thesis, by a committee

of three members of the graduate faculty, including the student’s advisor. The student who fails to pass the

comprehensive examination on a given attempt will be allowed to retake the exam or may be asked to enroll in

courses as determined by his committee to strengthen perceived weaknesses. If a student fails to appear at the

appointed time to take the comprehensive examination the program may assign a grade of

U

(unsatisfactory), unless

the student contacts the department within forty-eight (48) hours prior to the examination with an acceptable excuse.

Finally, the Safety Technology program maintains a policy whereby students cannot continue in a graduate program

if they earn more than two grades of

C

or lower in any graduate course. Safety students who earn a third

C

(or

lower) will not be permitted to continue taking courses, or to work on a thesis.

Core Courses:

SFT 599 Occupational Safety Program Management (Occupational Safety and Safety

Management emphases only)

SFT 610 Philosophical and Psychological Concepts of Safety

SFT 630 Current Literature and Research in Occupational Safety and Health

Emphasis: Occupational Safety and Health

Required Courses

SFT 540 - Industrial Fire Prevention (3 hrs)

SFT 554 - Industrial Hygiene I (3 hrs)

SFT 597 - Occupational Safety Program Development (3 hrs)

SFT 645 - Safety Engineering & Equipment Design (3 hrs)

SFT 660 - Human Factors in Accident Prevention (3 hrs) or

SFT 560 - Fundamentals of Ergonomics (3 hrs)

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SFT 553 - International Safety

SFT 650 - Internship (Chosen with Advisor's approval and permission)

Or students may elect to take the Thesis option (SFT 681).

Emphasis: Safety Management

CMM 508 - Leadership and Group Communication (3 hrs) or

CMM 520 - Communication and Conflict (3 hrs)

PSY 518 - Psychology of Personnel (3 hrs) or

PSY 520 - Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology (3 hrs)

MKT 511 - Marketing and Management (3 hrs)

ES 620 - Environmental Management Systems (3 hrs)

ES 660 - Environmental Law I (3 hrs)

SFT 554 - Industrial Hygiene I (3 hrs)

SFT 597 - Occupational Safety Program Development (3 hrs)

SFT 660 - Human Factors in Accident Prevention (3 hrs)

Electives

Student is to choose three (3) hours of additional 600 level courses with Advisor's

permission to complete the graduate school's requirement of 18 hours of 600 level courses.

Or students may elect to take the Thesis option (SFT 681).

Emphasis: Industrial Hygiene

Required Courses

SFT 560 - Fundamentals of Ergonomics (3 hrs)

SFT 599 - Occupational Safety Program Management (3 hrs)

SFT 647 - Industrial Hygiene II (3 hrs)

SFT 647L - Quantitative Industrial Hygiene Lab (3 hrs)

SFT 649 - Biophysical Hazards and Monitoring (3 hrs)

SFT 651 - Toxicology and Epidemiology (3 hrs)

SFT 661 - Advanced Ergonomics (3 hrs)

SFT 663 - Work Environment Issues (3 hrs)

SFT 679 - Problem Report (3 hrs)

Electives

Student is to take the remaining three (3) hours from the following electives:

SFT 589 - Process Safety Management

SFT 660 - Human Factors in Accident Prevention

SFT 553 - International Safety

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MINE SAFETY (MSF)

The Master of Science Degree in Safety with an area of emphasis in Mine Safety is based on the competencies

needed by mine safety and management personnel and mine safety compliance personnel. The program is designed

for underground, auger and surface mining as applicable to all components of the mining industry, including

metallic and non-metallic products. Special emphasis is provided for the type of mining in which students, are

engaged.

Admission to the graduate program with the Mine Safety area of emphasis is dependent upon the student satisfying

the minimum admission requirements established by the Graduate College. The Master of Science Degree requires

32 semester hours of graduate work, of which not more than 6 hours may be earned by a thesis. If a thesis is not

submitted, a minimum of 36 hours of course work must be completed.

A final (written) comprehensive examination is administered to all candidates by a committee of three members of

the graduate faculty, including the student’s advisor. The student who fails to pass the comprehensive examination

on a given attempt may be asked to enroll in courses as determined by his committee before taking the examination

again. In the thesis safety option students must also take a comprehensive written examination.

Prior to admission to candidacy all students must have completed courses or equivalent courses in general safety

education, first aid, and personal health with the consent of the department. The Mine Safety graduate program is

sponsored jointly with the National Mine Safety and Health Academy, Beckley, WV.

Required Courses

Hours

MSF 510 Survey of Mining ...

3

MSF 511 Mine Safety Program Analysis...

3

MSF 512 Mine Safety and Health Legislation ...

3

MSF 514 Hazard Control in Mining...

3

EDF 621 Educational Research and Writing...

3

or equivalent course in research methodology such as VTE 670

Mine Safety Courses...

15

Electives ...

21

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Appendix I / Occupational Sft. & Health / Graduate

Required/Elective Course Work in the Program

Degree Program: Occupational Safety and Health

Person responsible for the report: Dr. Allan Stern

Courses Required in Major

(By Course Number and Title)

Total

Required

Hours

Elective Credit Required by the

Major

(By Course Number and Title)

Elective

Hours

Courses

Required

Total

SFT 599 Occup. Sft. Prog.

Mgmt.

SFT 610 Phil. & Psy.

Concepts

SFT 630 Current Lit. &

Research

SFT 540 Ind. Fire Prevention

SFT 554 Industrial Hygiene

Dev.

SFT 645 Sft. Eng. & Equip.

Des.

SFT 660 Human Factors in

Acc.

OR

SFT 560 Fund. Of

Ergonomics

ES 660 Environmental Law I

3

SFT 589 Proc. Sft. Mgmt.

SFT 565 Accident Investig.

SFT 553 International Sft.

SFT 650 Internship

OR

Students may take the thesis

option.

3

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Professional society that may have influenced the program offering and/or

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Appendix I / Safety Management / Graduate

Degree Program: Safety Management_

Person responsible for the report: Dr. Allan Stern_

Courses Required in Major

(By Course Number and

Title)

Total

Required

Hours

Elective Credit Required by the

Major (By Course Number and

Title)

Elective

Hours

Courses

Required

Total

CMM 508 Lead. & Group

Comm.

OR

CMM 520 Comm. &

Conflict

PSY 518 Psy. of Personnel

OR

PSY 520 Intro. to Ind. Org.

Psy.

MKT 511 Mktg. & Mgmt.

ES 620 Enviro. l Law I

SFT 554 Indust. Hygiene I

Dev.

SFT 660 Human Factors in

Acc.

3

Student is to choose three (3)

additional 600 level courses

with advisor’s permission or

elect thesis option.

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Appendix I / Industrial Hygiene / Graduate

Degree Program: Industrial Hygiene

Person responsible for the report: Dr. Allan Stern

Courses Required in Major

Title)

Total

Required

Hours

Elective Credit Required by

the Major

Title)

Elective

Hours

Courses

Required

Total

SFT 560 Fund. Of

Ergonomics

SFT 647 Indust. Hygiene II

SFT 647L Quant. Ind. Hyg.

Lab

SFT 649 Bio. Haz. &

Monitoring

SFT 651 Tox. &

Epidemiology

SFT 661 Adv. Ergonomics

SFT 663 Work Env. Issues

SFT 679 Problem Report

3

SFT 589 Process Sft. Mgmt.

SFT 660 Human Factors

SFT 553 International Sft.

Others as approved by

advisor.

3

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APPENDIX II

FACULTY DATA

FULL-TIME FACULTY

Division of Applied Science & Technology

Dr. D. Allan Stern, Chair Division of Applied Science & Technology

Dr. Clair Roudebush, Program Coordinator

Dr. Kathy Miezio

Mr. Jim McIntosh

Mr. Pat Conlon

Environmental Science

These faculty teach within the division but do not teach any specific

safety courses for the program. Dr. Simonton may teach a course used as an elective for the

Safety students.

Dr. A.B. Szwilski, Interim Dean CITE, Director of CEGAS

Dr. Scott Simonton

Adjunct Faculty

Chris McGuffin

Paul Peter

Bill Lutz

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Appendix II

Faculty Data

Name:

Dr.

Allan

Stern

Rank;

Professor

Check one: Full-time_X_

Part-time___

Adjunct___ Graduate Asst.___

Highest Degree Earned__Ed.D._________________________ DateDegreeReceived_August1977____

Conferred by___Texas A&M University____

Area of Specialization_Industrial Education__

Professional Registration/Licensure ____

Yrs of employment at present institution _29_

Years of employment in higher education _29_

Yrs of related experience outside higher education __

Non-teaching Experience ____

To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:

List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught course,

indicate each of them and what percent of the course you taught.) for each course include year and semester

taught, course number, course title and enrollment.

Year/Semester

Course Number & Title

Enrollment

Fall 2004

SFT 235 Intro to Safety

32

31

30

SFT 490 Internship for Safety Specialist

2

1

SFT 610 Philo & Psych Safety

8

SFT 565 Accident Invest. (SSU)

6

Spring 2005

31

30

3

SFT 660 Human Factors in Safety

5

Fall 2005

37

31

SFT 610 Philo & Psycho Safety

5

610 Philo & Psycho Safety (SSU)

4

5

Spring 2006

40

39

36

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2. Activities that have enhanced your teaching and or research.

•

New Chair’s workshop 10/24/05

•

Officer Orientation for standing committee members 11/04/05

•

On-Line course development workshop 11/10/05

•

Leading Your Adjunct Faculty 8/19/05

•

Budget Training 4/07/05

•

Designing Courses for More Significant Student Learning 8/17/05

•

Developed SFT 235 Intro to Safety into International course Fall 03

•

Faculty Advising workshop 10/08/02 & 11/05/02

•

Federal Funding workshop 3/05/03

•

Teaching with Style – Enhancing Learning by Understanding Teaching and Learning

Styles 08/21/02

•

Grant Writing for Safety and Health Educators March 13, 2002 Las Vegas

•

Changes in Transfer Credit Review Process 09/15/04

3. Discipline-related books/papers published

Roudebush, Clair & Stern, Allan “A Laboratory Approach for Teaching Construction Crane

Rigging Technology” NAIT conference Louisville, KY Oct 21, 2004

4. Papers presented at state, regional, national or international conferences.

Roudebush, Clair & Stern, Allan “Electrical Hazards Associated with the Construction Industry

and How to Integrate AEGCP to Mitigate Potential Risk” NAIT conference St. Louis, MO Nov 16-19, 2005

Roudebush, Clair & Stern, Allan “Strategies for Identifying Construction Safety Needs in

Construction Technology Curriculums” NAIT conference Nashville, TN November 20, 2003

Roudebush, Clair & Stern, Allan “A Laboratory Approach for Teaching Construction Crane

Rigging Technology” NAIT conference Louisville, KY Oct 21, 2004

5. Professional development activities, including professional organizations to which you belong and

state, regional, national and international conferences attended. List any panels you chaired or

participated. List any offices you hold in professional organizations.

Organized a panel discussion “What is it Like to be a Safety Professional” March 10, 2005

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Attended Life Savers 20 Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL June 9 – 11, 2002

Highway Safety Rally, Sept. 7, 2002 Charleston, WV

Rail/Highway Safety Seminar, April 10, 2002 Charleston, WV

Rural Road Safety roundtable March 29, 2004, Huntington, WV

6. List externally funded research (grants and contracts) during last five years.

NASA West Virginia Grant Consortium

$1000.00 NOT FUNDED

Spencer Educational Foundation

$3500.00 NOT FUNDED

Life Savers 20

$ 400.00 Received

7. Awards/honors (including invitations to speak in your area of expertise) or special recognition.

Invited to speak to a group of Upward Bound students at Concord College’s Math & Science

Upward Bound Program April 4, 2004

8. Community service as defined in Greenbook.

Active member of the Safe Traffic Operations Program (STOP) City of Huntington

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Faculty Data

Clair Roudebush

Name:____Clair Roudebush________________________________________Rank:___Associate Professor________ Status (Check one): Full-time__X___ Part-time_____ Adjunct_____ Current MU Faculty: _X__yes ___no Highest Degree Earned: __PhD________________________Date Degree Received:______1987__________

Conferred by:______Texas A&M University_____________________________________________________________ Area of Specialization:_____Industiral Education with Specialization in Engineering Technology and Safety Education__ Professional Registration/Licensure____CSP___________ Agency:_Board of Ceretified Safety Professionals_________ Years non-teaching experience __ 4____

Years of employment other than Marshall ___22__ Years of employment at Marshall ___4___ Years of employment in higher education ___26__ Years in service at Marshall during this period of review ___4___

List courses you taught during the final two years of this review. If you participated in a team-taught course, indicate each of them and what percentage of the course you taught. For each course include the year and semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment. (Expand the table as necessary)

Year/Semester Alpha Des. & No. Title Enrollment FALL 2006 SFT 340 Industrial Fire Protection 14 FALL 2006 SFT 375 Construction Safety 25 FALL 2006 SFT 497 Occupational Safety & Heath Program Development 15 FALL 2006 SFT 540 Industrial Fire Protection 3 FALL 2006 SFT 540 Industrial Fire Protection (@Shawnee State University) 2 FALL 2006 SFT 597 Occupational Safety & Health Program Development 7 SPRING 2006 SFT 372 Safety & Industrial Technology 29 SPRING 2006 SFT 498 Environmental Safety & Health Legislation 14 SPRING 2006 SFT 499 Organization & Administration of Safety Programs 11 SPRING 2006 SFT 599 Organization & Administration of Safety Programs 5 FALL 2005 SFT 340 Industrial Fire Protection 10 FALL 2005 SFT 375 Construction Safety 16 FALL 2005 SFT 497 Occupational Safety & Heath Program Development 17 FALL 2005 SFT 540 Industrial Fire Protection 1 FALL 2005 SFT 585 Independent Study 1 FALL 2005 SFT 597 Occupational Safety & Health Program Development 2 SPRING 2005 SFT 372 Safety & Industrial Technology 13 SPRING 2005 SFT 498 Environmental Safety & Health Legislation 6 SPRING 2005 SFT 499 Organization & Administration of Safety Programs 9 SPRING 2005 SFT 599 Organization & Administration of Safety Programs 4 SPRING 2005 SFT 645 Safety Engineering Equipment Design 5

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1 If your degree is not in your area of current assignment, please explain.

(For each of the following sections, list only events during the period of this review and begin with the most recent activities.

2 Activities that have enhanced your teaching and or research.

#1 - During the academic years of 2002 and 2003 I developed a CD Adobe Acrobat based Safety Management Simulation Game entitled “THE HUNTINGTON TOASTER COMPANY”. This simulation game is designed for use as an integral part of SFT 499 / 599 Occupational Safety Program Management. This curriculum activity provides students with a case study scenario, enabling them to apply safety management principles learned throughout the course to situational scenarios.

#2 - During the academic years 2004 and 2005, I developed and revised a fifty-seven (57) page Safety Engineering Principles Study Guide and Workbook for use in SFT 372 (Safety and Industrial Technology.) This curriculum activity provides students with typical safety engineering problems commonly encountered by safety professional working in industrial settings. This study guide and workbook also assists our Safety Technology program in compliance with ABET accreditation requirements. To my knowledge no other single source document covering this topic area is in existence.

#3 - During fall of 2002 I attended a two day Writing Across the Curriculum Workshop @ Cedar Lakes WV. As a result of this workshop I re-designing a course I was teaching SFT 497 (Occupational Safety & Health Program Development) to incorporate many of these new writing activities. The literature suggests that writing ability is a critical component for student success in the career field of safety technology, and consequently I believed this course was an excellent opportunity to incorporate such writing development. I taught SFT 497 as an experimental WAC course during the fall semester of 2003, after which many additional WAC improvements were made to the course curriculum. During the summer of 2005 I attended the final two day WAC Workshop. The WAC Teaching Portfolio Application was accepted as a writing intensive course in December of 2005.

#4 - On March 6, 2003 I became an authorized OSHA Construction Safety Outreach Trainer by completing a four (4) day course sponsored by the National Resource Center for OSHA Training. During the summer of 2003 I did extensive course content up-grading of SFT 375 (Construction Safety) to meet current OSHA guidelines. This acquired authorization and up-up-grading of SFT 375’s course content permitted the granting of 30-hour OSHA Construction Safety Certificates to Marshall University students enrolled in SFT 375 – Construction Safety. This certificate is often required for Safety Technology students entering the construction field and is a prerequisite for many advanced OSHA training courses the students may need to take during their professional career.

#5- On May 20, 2005 I became an authorized OSHA General Industry Safety Outreach Trainer by completing a four (4) day course sponsored by the National Resource Center for OSHA Training. During the summer of 2005 I did extensive up-grading of the SFT 372 (Safety and Industrial Technology) course content to meet current OSHA guidelines. This authorization and up-grading of course content permitted me to grant 30-hour OSHA General Industry Safety Certificates to Marshall University students enrolled in SFT 372 – Safety & Industrial Technology. This certificate is often required for Safety Technology students entering the insurance industry and is a prerequisite for many advanced OSHA training courses the students may need to take during the early phases of their employment in the safety technology profession.

#6 - Over the past four years I have converted all of my instructor center classroom activities into PowerPoint

presentations. During this process I have integrated instructional outcome objectives, photographs, illustrations,

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integrated video and animated illustrations into my daily classroom PowerPoint presentations. These PowerPoint

presentations have been very effective for teaching industrial process to students with no industrial background.

3 Discipline-related books/papers published (provide a full citation). Papers Published in Discipline

Feature Article - “Machine Safeguarding: A Process for Determining Tolerable Risk” Professional Safety. Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers. (October, 2005)

“Electrical Hazards Associated with the Construction Industry an How to Integrate AEGCP to Mitigate Potential Risk” (co-authored w/ Allan Stern, Marshall University) National Association of Industrial Technology, 2005 Selected Papers (to be published November 17, 2005)

“A Laboratory Approach for Teaching Construction Crane Rigging Technology” (co-authored w/ Allan Stern, Marshall University) National Association of Industrial Technology, 2004 Selected Papers. (October, 2004)

Safety Performance Characteristics of Generic Compressed Air Stream Cleaning Apparatus - Submitted to the World Safety

Organization (WSO) for publication consideration in their WSO Annual Journal

"Machinery Risk Assessment for Risk Reduction" by John Etherton, Mike Taubitz, Hani Raafat, John Russell, and Clair Roudebush Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. (December, 2001)

4 Papers presented at state, regional, national, or international conferences.

Electrical Safety on Construction Sites – Integrating OSHA Requirements for Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor

Program into Construction Technology Curriculums National Association of Industrial Technology 38th Annual

Conference. Saint Louis Missouri, November 17, 2005.

A Laboratory Approach for Teaching Construction Crane Rigging Technology. National Association of Industrial Technology

37th_{Annual Conference. Louisville, Kentucky October 21, 2004.}

Strategies for Identifying Construction Safety Needs in Construction Technology Curriculums. National Association of Industrial

Technology 36th Annual Conference. Nashville, Tennessee November 20, 2003.

Research Efforts at Marshall University, 38th_{International Conference on Fire Safety, 20}th_{International Conference on Thermal}

Insulation, and 12th International Conference on

Electrical and Electronic Products, White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Jan. 11, 2005

5 Professional development activities, including professional organizations to which you belong and state, regional, national, and international conferences attended. List any panels on which you chaired or participated. List any offices you hold in professional organizations.

American Society for Testing & Materials International (ASTM -13 Subcommittee Semi-annual Meeting) West

Conshohcken PA June 3, 2004

11th Annual West Virginia EPSCoR Conference, May 11-12, 2004 Charleston WV May 11-12, 2004

Rural Road Safety Roundtable sponsored by the Rahall Transportation Institute held in Huntington WV April 12, 2004

Grantsmanship for the New Researcher, sponsored by Marshall University Research Corporation, February 7 2003 and

October 1, 2004

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Advanced Techniques for Managing Roadway Emergencies – held in Charlestown WV, Sponsored by the National Highway Institute on February 20, 2002

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Society for Testing & Materials International 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohcken PA 19428

Board of Certified Safety Professionals, 208 Burwash Ave, Savoy Illinois 61874 National Association of Industrial Technology

3300 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor MI 489104

CURRENT NATIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Voting member on the ASTM F-13 Subcommittee (Pedestrian/Walkway Safety & Footwear) This national standards subcommittee is involved in the development of tribology standards in the United States and current in process of completing a major revision in the ANSI F609 Horizontal Pull Slipmeter (HSP) standard.

Voting member on the ASTM E-34 Occupational Safety and Health Standards. This national standards committee is currently making revisions to the Metalworking and Metal Removal Fluid Safety Standard.

6 Externally funded research grants and contracts you received.

- Marshall University 2006 Summer Research Award – An analysis of Coefficients of Friction on Painted Asphalt Surfaces

- Marshall University 2005 Summer Research Award - An Analysis of Variations in Detachment Force Vectors for Angular

Eye-bolt Installations of Emergency Pull Cables.

- Marshall University 2004 Summer Research Award -Nozzle Pressure Reduction Performance for Industrial Air Guns and Pipe

Cleaning Lances.

7 Awards/honors (including invitations to speak in your area of expertise) or special recognition.

2005 Academic Year – Nominated for Pickens-Queen teaching award

2004 Academic Year – Nominated for Pickens-Queen teaching award

8 Community service as defined in the Greenbook.

VOLUNTEER St Mary’s Hospital - I began volunteer work at St. Mary’s Hospital during the fall semester of 2003. To-date I donated over 125 hours of service the St. Mary’s Auxiliary.

LOCAL PRESENTATION - Innovations in Machine Safeguarding Technology, presented at the Engineers Club of Huntington Meeting February 15, 2002, Huntington WV

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SPRING BREAK 2003 HABITAT for HUMANITY COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE - During the Spring Break week of 2003, I co-supervised (with Jim McCune MU Campus Christian Center) a Habitat for Humanity student trip to Phoenix City, Alabama.

Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Construction Site Supervisor – Spring 2005 – York Pennsylvania

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-I served as an expert witness in a tribology case for the West Virginia Department of Transportation handled by Pullin, Knope, Fowler & Flanagan (Attorneys at Law)

- I served as an expert witness in a tribology case regarding Davis Vs Honey In The Rock Motel Inc, Litigation by Pullin, Fowler & Flanagan (Attorneys at Law)

- I served as an expert witness in a tribology case regarding Griffin Vs WV Public Service Commission, Litigation by Avis, Witten & Wandling (Attorneys at Law)

- I served as an expert witness in a mining accident case regarding Robertson Vs Spartan Mining Company Litigation by Avis, Witten & Wandling (Attorneys at Law)

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Faculty Data

Kathy Miezio

Appendix II

Faculty Data Sheet

(2001 - 2006)

Name:___Kathleen Miezio _________________________________________Rank:__Associate______________________ Status (Check one): Full-time__x___ Part-time_____ Adjunct_____ Current MU Faculty: _x__yes ___no

Highest Degree Earned: ___PhD_______________________Date Degree Received:_1992_______________

Conferred by:__University of Wisconsin, Madison_________________________________________________________________ Area of Specialization: _Industrial Engineering____________________________________________________________ Professional Registration/Licensure_______________ Agency:____________________________________

Years non-teaching experience _ 3_______ Years of employment other than Marshall __12______ Years of employment at Marshall __4______ Years of employment in higher education __15______ Years in service at Marshall during this period of review ___2_____

Year/Semester Alpha Des. & No. Title Enrollment Spring 2004 SFT 235 Intro to Safety 22

SFT 373 Principles of Ergonomics and Human Factors 11 SFT 373 L Principles of Ergonomics and Human Factors 11

SFT 235 Intro to Safety 28

SFT 560 Fundamentals of Ergonomics 9 SFT 560 Fundamentals of Ergonomics (TV link to Mine Safety Academy 2 SFT 667 Quantities Industrial Hygiene Lab 2 SFT 661 Advanced Occupational Ergonomics 4 Fall 2004 SFT 235 Intro to Safety 27

SFT 454 Industrial Hygiene 10 SFT 454 L Industrial Hygiene Lab 10 SFT 554 Industrial Hygiene I 5 SFT 663 Work Environment Issues 5

SFT 679 Problem Report 2

SFT 235 SFT 235 Intro to Safety 29 SFT 373 Principles of Human Factors and Ergonomics 11 SFT 373 L Principles of Human Factors and Ergonomics Lab 11 Spring 2005 SFT 235 Intro to Safety 28

SFT 373 Principles of Ergonomics and Human Factors 11 SFT 373 L Principles of Ergonomics and Human Factors Lab 11 SFT 560 Fundamentals of Ergonomics 7 Fall 2005 SFT 235 Intro to Safety 35

SFT 453 International Safety and Health 13 SFT 553 International Safety and Health 1 SFT 560 Fundamentals of Ergonomics 6 SFT 661 Advanced Occupational Ergonomics 3

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1 If your degree is not in your area of current assignment, please explain.

(For each of the following sections, list only events during the period of this review and begin with the most recent activities.

2 Activities that have enhanced your teaching and or research. Taught in the Governor’s Honors Academy, 3 weeks Summer of 2004 Workshop on Ergonomics –16 hours March of 2004, Lima Peru Workshop on Ergonomics-16 hours, December of 2004, Lima Peru Research conducted at Barrick Perina Mine Summer 2004 ongoing Research conducted at Barrick Perina Mine Summer 2005, ongoing Various research grants submitted

ADVANCE Steering committee, for female faculty in engineering and sciences, National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant writing participation National Science Foundation

Faculty Development workshop Fall 2004 Faculty Development Workshop Fall 2005 Grant writing workshop, December 2005

3 Discipline-related books/papers published (provide a full citation). 4 Papers presented at state, regional, national, or international conferences.

American Society of Safety Engineers, 2005

5 Professional development activities, including professional organizations to which you belong and state, regional, national, and international conferences attended. List any panels on which you chaired or participated. List any offices you hold in professional organizations.

Chair, American Society of Safety Engineers, Academics group

Member American Society of Safety Engineers, professional Standards committee for ABET Accreditation 6 Externally funded research grants and contracts you received.

National Science Foundation, ADVANCE $1,200,000 Berick Mining $50000 for research on shift work, 2005

Rayhall Trandportat5ion Institute, $24,000 Governors’ Honors Academy 2004

7 Awards/honors (including invitations to speak in your area of expertise) or special recognition. West Virginia Sleep Society, 2006

8 Community service as defined in the Greenbook.

Work with Non Governmental Organizations in Lima Peru with grant writing, ongoing from 2003 President, Unitarian Universialist Society of Huntington WV, 2005

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Faculty Data

James D. McIntosh

Name: James D. McIntosh_____________ Rank: Assistant Professor_______________________

Status (Check one): Full-time_ x___ Part-time_____ Adjunct_____ Current MU Faculty: yes _X__ no___ Highest Degree Earned: _Master of Science in Engineering________ Date Degree Received: _ 1987__________ Conferred by: West Virginia University________________________________________________________________ Area of Specialization: Industrial Engineering/ Occupational Safety and Health_________________________________ Professional Registration/Licensure: _ CIH, CSP Agency: _American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Board of Certified Safety Professionals_

Years non-teaching experience _18_______ Years of employment other than Marshall _18_______ Years of employment at Marshall _1.5_______ Years of employment in higher education _1.5_______ Years in service at Marshall during this period of review _1.5_______

Year/Semester Alpha Des. & No. Title Enrollment Spring 2005 SFT 465/565 Accident Investigation 5

Spring 2005 SFT 235 Introduction to Safety 31 Summer 2005 SFT 630 Current Literature and Research in Safety & Health 3 Fall 2005 SFT 649 Physical & Biological Hazards 4 Fall 2005 SFT 235 Introduction to Safety 33 Spring 2006 SFT 647 Industrial Hygiene II 4 Spring 2006 SFT 647 L Quantitative IH Lab 2 Spring 2006 SFT 235 Introduction to Safety 32 Spring 2006 SFT 678 ASP/ CSP Study Course 18 Spring 2006 SFT 679 Problem Report 1 Summer 2006 SFT 630 Current Literature and Research in Safety & Health 4 Fall 2006 SFT 235 Introduction to Safety 32 Fall 2006 SFT 649 Industrial Hygiene II 5 Fall 2006 SFT 648 Industrial Ventilation 1 Fall 2006 SFT 630 Current Literature and Research in Safety & Health 6

Fall 2006 SFT 679 Problem Report 2

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(For each of the following sections, list only events during the period of this review and begin with the most recent activities.

1. If your degree is not in your area of current assignment, please explain. n/a

2. Activities that have enhanced your teaching and or research.

#1. Attended “Development of E-Courses” seminar, Marshall University, spring 2006.

#2. Working with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals staff I developed an ASP/ CSP certification preparation course. This course offered in Spring 2006 is designed using latest reference materials and examples actually contained on the current certification exam.

#3. Working with a National Safety supply company I obtained safety equipment and instrumentation for the department to be used by students or class and lab exercises.

#4. Organized a local facility tour each semester for safety students. The tours which focused on safety aspects allowed me and the students an opportunity to enhance class room learning. The Tour also provided me an opportunity to pursue community outreach for the program (internships, equipment donations, funding, etc…). Tours have been conducted at: Steel of WV, Alcon Manufacturing, and American Electric Power.

3. Discipline-related books/papers published (provide a full citation).

4. Papers presented at state, regional, national, or international conferences.

#1. How to Participate with a Regulatory Inspection: A Manufacturers Perspective. West Virginia Manufacturers Association annual Manufacturing and Environmental Safety & Health Conference. Morgantown, WV October 13, 2005.

5

.

Professional development activities, including professional organizations to which you belong and state, regional national, and international conferences attended. List any panels on which you chaired or participated. List any offices you hold in professional organizations.

OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

#1. Chair of WV Chamber of Commerce Safety Committee

#2. President of the WV Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers

#3. Faculty Sponsor of Marshall University Student Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS in PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

#1. American Industrial Hygiene Association #2. American Society of Safety Engineers #3. Board of Certified Safety Professionals #4. American Board of Industrial Hygiene CONFERENCES

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#7. WV Brownfield’s Conference 2006.

#8.2005 WVMA Manufacturing and Environmental Health and Safety Conference, Morgantown, WV.

6. Externally funded research grants and contracts you received.

#1. Southern WV Brownfield’s Assessment Center Project Team. $200000.

#2. Indoor Air Quality in Public Schools. USEPA NOT FUNDED

7. Awards/honors (including invitations to speak in your area of expertise) or special recognition.

#1. Recognized by the Committee on Member and Region Affairs and the Student Activities Task Force of the American Society of Safety Engineers for efforts in Student recruitment.

# 2. Recognized by the American Society of Safety Engineers for participating in the Professional Advancement Mentor program.

8. Community service as defined in the Greenbook. PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION

#1. Developed over 1500 draft equipment specific energy isolation procedures at 3 CH Guenther & Sons facilities a baked goods manufacturer

#2. Developed and revised Industrial Hygiene Programs for Marathon Oil at a 250,000 barrel a day refinery.

#3. Developed and implemented abatement action plans in response to OSHA hearing conservation program citations at a regional warehouse of Rite Aid Corporation.

#4. Expert consultation for the Sutter Law Firm for a case involving a workplace fall (Shafer v Critter Control, et al.). # 5. Expert consultation for the Fowler Law Firm for a case a fork truck workplace accident (Thomas v Hadman’s Supply). #6. Expert consultation for Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love for a case a involving an alleged chemical (Blosser v. Martin Transport).

#7. Expert consultation for the Sutter Law Firm for a case involving tribology (Clark v. KMART Corp.).

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