University at Buffalo, SUNY Occupational Safety and Health Training Project

纽约州立大学布法罗分校职业安全与健康培训项目

• 批准号: 9187083
• 负责人: VICTOR L PAQUET
• 金额: $ 2.46万
• 依托单位: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9187083
• 关键词: University; Buffalo; SUNY; Occupational; Safety

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University at Buffalo, SUNY Occupational Safety and Health Training Project (UB OSH Training Project) produces highly qualified safety and health M.S. graduates to impact occupational safety and health (OSH) practice in NY, and beyond. For the past 2 funding cycles, many of our 24 trainee alumni have pursued OSH- related work and 3 have become OSHA compliance officers. Trainees within this Program participated in close to 100 OSH professional development activities and received specialized instruction through a unique industrial hygiene course that emphasized application of course materials through field work. Additionally, the project's staff has developed close relationships with the local ASSE Chapter and Buffalo OSHA Office. The current proposal seeks to expand and enhance the Program by combining a high quality, multidisciplinary education with safety-related research requirements, and applied practice through an internship experience. Master's level students from Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) will complete courses on OSH topics, including safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and epidemiology, and will graduate with a concentration in OSH while obtaining their ISE degree. They will also complete OSHA certification training to expand their knowledge beyond traditional coursework. Further specialization will be received through the completion of a mentored thesis research project and a required internship provided in cooperation with the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the local New York State Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Trainees will gain work experience from the internship, preparing them to enter the OSH workforce upon graduation, and the research experience encourages OSH citizenship and life-long learning. Throughout the program, trainees will be encouraged to participate in development activities and to engage with local safety professionals at local, regional, and national meetings. After completing this program, trainees will enter the OSH profession prepared to meet industry needs and become leaders in the field. The Program benefits from the strong collaboration between the ISE Department, the Toxicology Research Center, the Atlantic OSHA Training Center, and the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Faculty members from each of these groups work closely with all of the trainees in the courses, during the internship, and while advising their thesis research. Faculty expertise in occupational safety, ergonomics, and toxicology will allow for trainees to specialize their research work in one of these areas. Areas of strength among the program faculty and theme areas for student projects include addressing occupational health disparities to protect vulnerable populations and promoting total worker health. Because evaluation is critical to ensuring the success of the training project and to continuously improve the student experience from one year to the next, surveys, interviews, course grades, research output, and career tracking of trainees will be used to evaluate the Program's effectiveness. In addition, feedback is elicited from an advisory board of local OSH professionals. We propose to increase the project's impact in the next funding cycle by: 1) requiring a more comprehensive and challenging OSH academic program to enhance trainee OSH skills, with specific content focused on addressing OSH issues relevant to vulnerable working populations, 2) requiring a formal internship program to provide trainees with valuable work experience, and 3) establishing new recruitment and career development activities to increase the number of trainees who stay in NY upon graduation. The UB OSH Training Project will continue to have a positive influence on OSH practice in NY and on the profession throughout the country.

 描述（由申请人提供）：在布法罗大学，纽约州立大学职业安全和健康培训项目（UB奥什培训项目）产生高素质的安全和健康硕士。毕业生影响职业安全和健康（奥什健康）在纽约的做法，超越。在过去的两个资助周期中，我们的24名实习校友中有许多人从事了奥什安全相关的工作，3人成为职业安全与健康管理局的合规官员。该方案的受训人员参加了近100项职业安全和健康奥什专业发展活动，并通过一门独特的工业卫生课程接受专门指导，该课程强调通过实地工作应用课程材料。此外，该项目的工作人员与当地ASSE分会和布法罗OSHA办公室建立了密切的关系。当前的提案旨在通过将高质量的多学科教育与安全相关的研究要求以及通过实习经验的应用实践相结合来扩大和增强该计划。来自工业和系统工程（伊势）的硕士水平的学生将完成奥什主题的课程，包括安全，人体工程学，工业卫生和流行病学，并将在奥什集中毕业，同时获得伊势学位。他们还将完成OSHA认证培训，以扩大他们的知识超越传统的课程。进一步的专业化将通过完成一个指导论文研究项目和与美国安全工程师协会尼亚加拉边境分会和当地纽约州职业与环境医学中心合作提供的必要实习获得。学员将从实习中获得工作经验，为毕业后进入奥什劳动力市场做好准备，研究经验鼓励奥什公民意识和终身学习。在整个计划中，将鼓励学员参加开发活动，并在地方，区域和国家会议上与当地安全专业人员接触。完成本课程后，学员将进入奥什专业，以满足行业需求，并成为该领域的领导者。该计划受益于伊势部门，毒理学研究中心，大西洋OSHA培训中心和职业与环境医学中心之间的密切合作。来自每个小组的教师在课程中，实习期间，并在指导他们的论文研究时与所有学员密切合作。教师在职业安全，人体工程学和毒理学方面的专业知识将使学员能够专门从事这些领域之一的研究工作。该计划教师和学生项目主题领域的优势领域包括解决职业健康差距，以保护弱势群体和促进工人的整体健康。由于评估对于确保培训项目的成功以及从一年到下一年不断改善学生体验至关重要，因此将使用调查，访谈，课程成绩，研究成果和学员的职业跟踪来评估该计划的有效性。此外，反馈是 由本地奥什专业人士组成的顾问委员会提出。我们建议通过以下方式在下一个供资周期增加项目的影响：（1）需要一个更全面和更有挑战性的奥什学术方案，以提高受训者的职业安全奥什技能，具体内容侧重于解决与弱势工作人口有关的奥什问题，（2）需要一个正式的实习方案，为受训者提供宝贵的工作经验，及3）设立新的招聘及职业发展活动，以增加毕业后留在纽约的学员人数。UB奥什培训项目将继续对纽约的奥什实践和全国的职业产生积极影响。