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: 9526916
• 负责人: Lora Anne Cavuoto
• 金额: $ 10.88万
• 依托单位: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9526916
• 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（由适用提供）：SUNY职业安全与健康培训项目布法罗大学（UB OSH培训项目）生产高素质的安全与健康硕士毕业生影响纽约及其他地区的职业安全与健康（OSH）实践。在过去的两个资金周期中，我们的24名学员校友中的许多人都从事了与OSH相关的工作，而3项已成为OSHA合规人员。该计划中的受训者参加了近100份OSH专业发展活动，并通过独特的工业卫生课程获得了专业教学，该课程强调通过现场工作应用课程材料。此外，该项目的员工与本地ASSE分会和Buffalo 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与安全有关的研究要求相结合，并通过实习经验将实践相结合，以扩大和增强该计划。来自工业和系统工程（ISE）的硕士级学生将完成有关OSH主题的课程，包括安全，人体工程学，工业卫生和流行病学，并将在获得ISE学位的同时以OSH的浓度毕业。他们还将完成OSHA认证培训，以将知识扩展到传统课程之外。将通过完成一个指导的论文研究项目以及与美国安全工程师学会尼亚加拉边境和纽约州当地职业和环境医学中心合作提供的所需实习。学员将从实习中获得工作经验，使他们准备在毕业后进入OSH劳动力，并且研究经验鼓励OSH公民身份和终身学习。在整个计划中，将鼓励学员参加开发活动，并与当地，地区和国家会议的当地安全专业人员互动。完成该计划后，学员将进入OSH专业人士准备满足行业需求并成为该领域的领导者。该计划受益于ISE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强大合作。这些小组中每个小组的教师与课程，实习期间的所有学员紧密合作，并在咨询论文研究的同时。职业安全，人体工程学和毒理学专家将允许学员在其中一个领域的研究工作。计划教师和学生项目主题领域之间的优势领域包括解决职业健康差异，以保护弱势群体并促进工人健康。因为评估对于确保培训项目的成功并继续将学生体验从一年到下一年提高，因此将使用对学生的经验改善学生的体验，因此将使用调查，访谈，课程成绩，研究成绩和职业跟踪来评估该计划的有效性。此外，反馈是 由本地OSH专业人士的顾问委员会提出。我们建议通过以下方式提高项目在下一个融资周期中的影响：1）需要更全面，更挑战的OSH学术计划来提高学员OSH的技能，具体的内容专注于解决与易受伤害的工作人群有关的OSH问题，2）需要一个正式的实习计划来为受训者提供有价值的工作经验，以及在毕业生中为新招聘和职业生涯而努力培训，从而使他们保持了新的培训和职业培训。 UB OSH培训项目将继续对纽约和全国各地的OSH实践产生积极影响。