CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
COURSE REVISION FORM
REVISED 9/13/11
We recommend that you begin the course revision process by engaging in meaningful conversations
with your departmental colleagues and those colleagues who use the course in question as a service
course.
The course revision initiator and/or the sponsoring department chair should attend and be
prepared to address questions at the appropriate department meeting, Curriculum
Committee meeting and Faculty Council meeting.
I. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
DATE: 3/4/2014
SPONSORING DEPARTMENT:
COURSE REVISION INITIATOR:
THE COURSE BEING REVISED
Science
Gary Henry
IS NOT A TOPICS COURSE.
COURSE REVISION EFFECTIVE DATE:
fall
2014
DESCRIPTION OF ALL COURSE REVISIONS:
The contact hours will be reduced by 1 hour and will now consist of 3 lecture hours per week. The
course objectives have also been revised based on information received during a training course
completed by the instructor in Summer 2013. The new course objectives will be as follows:
Students will meet the OSHA-mandated requirements to receive certification in the following areas:
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24-hour Spill Response Training

DOT HazMat Awareness (4 hours)

Confined Space Awareness (2 hours)

Hazard Communication (2 hours)

RCRA Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (4 hours)
JUSTIFICATION FOR EACH COURSE REVISION:
I had not attended the instructor training course before this course was approved, so I was unsure of
some of the training requirements. Now that I have a better understanding of the training, I have
revised the course objectives.
POSSIBLE IMPACT ON CURRENT CURRICULA:
None.
II. MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER:
COMPLETE COURSE TITLE:
ENV 218
Basic Environmental Health & Safety Training
WEEKLY CONTACT HOURS FOR COURSE:
LECTURE HOURS:
LAB/STUDIO HOURS:
3
0
TOTAL CONTACT HRS:
3
COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG:
This course will provide students with several entry-level certifications required by OSHA
(Occupational Safety & Health Administration) for workers in many environmental-related
industries. The certificate training programs are nationally sanctioned by the Community College
Consortium for Health & Safety Training. Certificates will be issued effective the final day of
classes and typically require an annual refresher.
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MEASURABLE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will meet the OSHA-mandated requirements to receive certification in the following areas:
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24-hour Spill Response Training

DOT HazMat Awareness (4 hours)

Confined Space Awareness (2 hours)

Hazard Communication (2 hours)
RCRA Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (4 hours)
COURSE OUTLINE:
The course will utilize lectures and hands-on demonstration to fulfill the objectives mandated by
OSHA for certification. The course materials were developed by the Hazardous Materials Training
and Research Institute.
III. APPROVAL
X
X
Sponsoring Department Chair
Curriculum Committee Chair
X
X
Faculty Council Chair
Vice President for Academic Affairs