RIVERSIDE, University of California
University Extension
Riverside, CA 92521-0112
(909) 787-4105
Fall Quarter - Overview of the California Workers' Compensation System
Winter Quarter - Legal, Medical and Rating Aspects of Industrial Injuries
Spring Quarter - Vocational Rehabilitation of the Industrially Injured Worker
COURSES OFFERED:
Vocational Rehabilitation of the Industrially Injured Worker (4 units)
An examination of the Vocational Rehabilitation Process within the Workers' Compensation
System. Topics include job accommodation and modification; legislation, focusing on AB110;
functional job analyses; evaluation, plan development and placement modules; eligibility determination cost analyses/financial considerations; ethical issues and accountability; plan priorities
and fee schedule; rehabilitation unit guidelines, standards of practice and rules and regulations; key legal decisions; documentation; dispute resolution; and the interrelationship between workers' compensation and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Prerequisite: Basic course in workers'
compensation or equivalent with instructor's consent.(36 hours) MWL
Required for Certificate of Specialization in Workers' Compensation
Elective for Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Management
Legal, Medical and Rating Aspects of Industrial Injuries
Study of the California Workers' Compensation system, the benefits delivery system, medical/legal evaluations and basic permanent disability ratings. Among the areas covered are the 1989 workers' compensation reform legislation (with current updates), the litigation of claims, legal discovery and investigations. Issues such as medical containment and stress/psychiatric claims will be discussed as will the roles and functions of the medical, legal and rehabilitation specialty fields.
Prerequisite: Basic course in Workers' Compensation or equivalent experience with instructor's consent. (36 hours)
Required for: Certificate of Specialization in Workers' Compensation
Elective for: Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Management
REQUIRED COURSES: The courses below must be taken in order listed:
Prerequisite: Env x101, Principles of Hazardous Materials Management, or Env. x421, Regulatory Framework for Toxic and Hazardous Substances.VB
Required for: Certificate of Environmental Auditing
Elective for: Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Environmental Auditing Skills and Techniques
The course covers methods for planning, conducting, evaluating and reporting on environmental audits. Discussions of skills and techniques are
intermixed with actual case examples and structured role-playing to provide the student with experience in realistic audit situations. Topics covered
include allocating responsibilities of audit team members, modifying protocols, data gathering techniques, sampling methods, interviewing,
reviewing working papers, documenting the audit, preparing for the exit meeting, and writing the audit report.
Prerequisite: Env. Sci. X425.2, Fundamentals of Environmental Auditing.
Required for Certificate in Environmental Auditing
Applications of Environmental Auditing
Please see class catalog for description of this class
CORE COURSES (ALL REQUIRED) :
Principles of Hazardous Materials Management
Regulatory Framework for Toxic and Hazardous Substances
Environmental Toxicology
Prerequisite: Chem. X401, Intro. to Chemistry for Environmental Professionals
Environmental Fate of Hazardous Substances
Prerequisite: Chem. X401, Introduction to Chemistry for Environmental and Agricultural Professionals. V
Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 UNITS REQUIRED):
Analytical Chemistry for Characterization of Hazardous Materials, 3 Units
Risk Assessment, 3 Units
Note: Approved by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene for five certification maintenance credits.
Project Management for Environmental Professionals, 1.5 Units
Elective for Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Biological and Chemical Industrial Hygiene in the Lab, 3 Units
Fundamentals of Air Pollution, 3 Units
PREREQUISITE COURSES:
Introduction to Chemistry for Environmental and Agricultural Professionals(or equivalency exam)
A general introduction to inorganic and organic chemistry with emphasis on the states of matter, atomic structure, radioactivity, nature of
bonding, relationship of bonding to chemical reactivity, reaction types, energy, reaction rates, chemical characteristics of selected series of
elements and compounds, and natural products. Illustration through laboratory demonstrations of chemical and physical properties. Includes a
review of mathematical concepts. Designed for persons with technical responsibilities in environmental management or agriculture who either
lack a background or need a refresher in chemistry.
Serves as a prerequisite to several courses in the Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management, the Certificate in Air Quality Management,
and the Certificate in Turfgrass Management
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:(104 hours of instruction)
Students will receive CEU's with pass/fail grading (except the Health and Safety course for which a letter grade will be issued). A certificate of completion will be awarded for those successfully completing the courses, 104 hours of instruction, in the series.
REQUIRED COURSES:
Health and safety training for Hazardous Waste Workers,4 Units
Sampling and Characterization of Hazardous Waste (Includes HazCat training)
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest: A Guide to Compliance
Required for: Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Training Series
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Introduction to Site Remediation Technologies
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:
Students will receive CEU's with pass/fail grading. A certificate of completion will be awarded for those successfully completing the courses, 88 hours of instruction, in the series.
REQUIRED COURSES:(88 hours of instruction)
Hazardous Materials First Response: Operations-Level
Note: Approved by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene for three certification maintenance credits. This course can be presented on a contract basis for special groups. For more information, call (909) 787-5804. Students passing the examination will receive a certificate from the California Office of Emergency Services.
Required for: Industrial Spill Response Field Training Series
Field Identification of Commonly Spilled Materials Using HazCat (HazCat is a registered trademark of Haztech Systems)
Required for: Industrial Spill Response Field Training Series
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest: A Guide to Compliance
Spill Containment and Cleanup Equipment and Methods
HazCat for Gas and Vapor Identification
Required for Industrial Spill Response Field Training Series
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
CORE COURSES ,3 units each (all required):
Health Hazards in the Occupational Environment: Recognition and Prevention
A survey of the scientific, regulatory and socio-political aspects of hazardous materials management. Included in the course are discussions of hazard definition, regulatory consideration, hazard management in production, storage (including underground) and transportation; toxicology overview; personal protection and safety; emergency planning, mitigation, response and recovery (site-specific and community-wide); water and air impacts; government-industry-community relation; mass media relations and hazardous waste management.
Note: Approved by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene for five certification maintenance credits.
Examination of laws, regulations and policies of regulatory agencies at federal, state and local levels covering the proper management of hazardous substances from production to disposal. To provide a complete understanding of the existing regulatory framework, the course includes in-depth examinations of: OSHA workplace requirements; State Hazardous Waste Control Law requirements for transporting, facilities permitting and site management; RCRA, TSCA and federal transportation requirements; state and local air emission and water discharge requirements; SARA, Title III; and Proposition 65.
Note: Approved by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene for five cert. maintenance credits. Approved for 28.5 hours of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California.
Review of principles and mechanisms of toxicology as applied to environmentally encountered toxic agents. Characteristics and effects of exposure to toxicants of current public health importance and their pathologic effect on representative tissues and organs. Consideration of dose response, hazard and risk assessment, determination of toxicity; environmental carcinogens, teratogens, mutagens; pesticides, metals, plastics, organic solvents. It is recommended students have completed an introductory college-level biology course.
Overview of movements and transformations of chemical pollutants within and between environmental compartments-air, soil, water and biota.
Topics include: major sources of environmental pollution, distribution mechanisms between and within environmental compartments, physical and
chemical properties affecting movement of pollutants through the environment, chemical reactions pollutants undergo in the environment and major factors influencing those reactions, and site characteristics and process technologies that may significantly affect the fate of pollutants. Emphasis is placed on quantitative approaches. Case studies are used to illustrate the role of environmental fate in determining potential pollutant exposures.
Core course for Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Presents principles of pollution prevention, waste reduction and cleaner production processes to reduce chemical and raw material losses, manufacturing costs, and waste generation. The course provides environmental managers with proven, practical techniques for initiating or expanding pollution prevention programs. Topics include recycling and reuse, administrative measures to overcome barriers to program implemntation, process improvements and modifications, and material and end-product substitution. Students learn systematic assessment methods to identify hazardous waste, and processes that minimize such discharges to the air and water, and processes that minimize such discharges. Techniques for evaluating the programs' effectiveness are presented.
Examines the analytical techniques used to investigate hazardous materials. Includes discussion of sampling, separations, quality assurance and data interpretation. Determination of proper applicability of methods is discussed. Methods covered include GC, LC, GC/MS and others.
Note: Students are required to visit a testing lab and submit a short report on this visit which will require about 2-3 hours and must be done between 8 am and 5 pm. Prerequisite: Chem. X401, Introduction to Chemistry for Environmental and Agricultural Professionals, or its equivalent.
Elective for Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
The course emphasizes the evaluation and assessment of risk-associated problems, especially with hazardous waste facilities. The course encourages development of a rationale and use of quantitative methods in dealing with uncertainties inherent in risk analysis.
Elective for Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Skills and techniques for performing effectively as an environmental project manager or supervisor. Participants learn a step-by-step approach to project management, designed specifically for environmental professionals, covering the needs of both beginners as well as those with management experience. The course is taught from the perspectives of consultants, clients and governing agencies. At the end of the first day, students are assigned a project requiring techniques they have learned. During the second session, two weeks later, students present their projects in class. The entire class participates in the evaluation of these assignments.
Specialty elective for Certificate in Air Quality Management
Important safety concepts and identification of various kinds of hazards for workers involved in handling or research of biological substances
and chemicals. Major topics include: employee exposure; medical consultation; fume hood standards for laboratories; flammable, reactive,
corrosive and toxic materials and their compatibility with each other; storage and handling; facilities design; and personal protective
equipment.
Note: This course along with Env. Sci. X429.1, Foundations of Occupational Health and Safety and Env. Sci. X429.3, Engineering Aspects of Industrial Hygiene, can be used as an elective for the Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management; however, only 00o000one of these courses can be used for certificate credit.
General elective for Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Management
An in-depth introduction covering numerous topics related to types, sources, effects and control of air pollutants, including historical
perspectives. Topics include gaseous pollutants, particulates, toxic contaminants, atmospheric dispersion, photochemical smog formation,
control measures, etc.; the Clean Air Act and other legislation, regulatory trends, emission standards and air quality in the U.S., particularly
California; and global air quality problems, including acid rain, ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect.
Core course for Certificate in Air Quality Management
Elective for Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE REMEDIATION TRAINING SERIES
Through classroom and hands-on training provided in these short courses and one-day programs, participants gain the knowledge to perform specific tasks essential for job performance or future career opportunities.
(Please see above; course description is under Hazardous Materials Management.)
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Designed for those having little experience with the hazardous waste manifest, this one-day course provides a comprehensive overview of this system as well as detailed information on its components. Topics include an overview of the state and federal regulations governing generators and transporters, manifest information requirements, waste codes, shipping names selection, and recent and proposed regulatory changes. Participants complete manifests at the end of the course to test their knowledge of the material covered.
Required for: Industrial Spill Response Field Training Series
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Please see class catalog for description of this class
THE INDUSTRIAL SPILL RESPONSE FIELD TRAINING SERIES
Through classroom and hands-on training provided in these short courses and one-day programs, participants gain the knowledge to perform specific tasks essential for job performance or future career opportunities.
A guide to safe response techniques for those likeley to be first responders to hazardous materials incidents. Covers proper procedures
for identification of released materials, notification of agencies, containment techniques, and skills for conducting a proper evaluation so that appropriate remediation measures may be initiated. Strongly recommended for patrol officers and fire fighters. Class is taught by a state-certified instructor and meets requirements of Federal OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120 and Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to emergency response personnel at the operations level.
This is a laboratory class in which the student uses the HazCat system to identify 40 of the most commonly spilled hazardous and non-hazardous materials. HazCat is a series of 36 simple field tests in a decision-tree format which can be used to identify substances in liquid and solid form. Emphasis is on learning to handle reactive and toxic chemicals safely. Knowledge of chemistry is useful but not required. A manual explaining all tests and how to prepare them is provided for each student.
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Please see class catalog for description of this class
The HazCat™ for Gases is designed for persons who may be required to identify an unknown atmosphere during a complaint investigation or before confined-space entry. Proper use of monitoring equipment as well as deficiencies, calibration, reliability, relative sensitivity, and
applicability are discussed. There is extensive discussion of safe confined-space entry. Students identify nine unknown atmospheres.
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Please see class catalog for description of this class
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
This program offers a comprehensive and practical course of study for public and private sector personnel involved with or responsible for creating and maintaining a safe and healthful workplace.
Participants should gain an understanding of the fundamentals of occupational health and safety management, including:
To earn the certificate, participants must successfully complete (grade C or better) a total of 21 units; nine units of core courses; nine units of general electives; and three units of either general or specialty electives.
This course provides students with the background to recognize and prevent health hazards in the workplace. Topics include an overview of legal requirements and toxicological concepts, control measures, sampling procedures, the effects of chemical and physical hazards, methods for evaluating exposures, available alternatives for control of industrial exposure, effective hazard control programs and operations. Case studies and classroom exercises will demonstrate actual workplace applications.
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Safety Hazards in the Occupational Environment: Recognition and Prevention
This course examines causes of industrial accidents and methods of preventing them, with emphasis on personnel factors, unsafe conditions and their causes, and the knowledge needed to anticipate and recognize accident causes. Basic principles and techniques used to identify, evaluate, and control or eliminate hazards in the workplace are covered. The student develops a
working knowledge of accident investigation techniques, analysis of workplace hazards and the application of standards to control accident causes.
Note: Approved for 5.0 ABIH certification units.
Core course for Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Management
Foundations of Occupational Health and Safety
Applies to Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Please see class catalog for description of this class
GENERAL ELECTIVES, 3 units each (unless otherwise noted):
Environmental Toxicology
Workers' Compensation Program Management (4 units)
Ergonomics in Workplace
Process Safety Management
Biological and Chemical Industrial Hygiene in the Lab
Note: This course is acceptable as an elective to the Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management in lieu of Environmental Science
Engineering Aspects of Industrial Hygiene
Integrating Continuous Quality Improvement to Safety and Business Risk Management
SPECIALTY ELECTIVES:
Health and Safety Training Requirements: Methods and Strategies
Gas and Vapor Calculation Methods in Industrial Hygiene (2 units)
Indoor Air Quality Management (1.5 units)
Applies to Certificate in Air Quality Management
Workplace Accident Investigations (1.5 units)
Noise and Hearing Conservation
Advanced Workplace Accident Investigation Practicum
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliance Series: Lockout/Tagout/Blockout Procedures
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliance Series: Construction Safety
Intermediate HazCat
First Responder Refresher Training
Annual Health and Safety Refresher Training for the Hazardous Waste Worker: Drills #1
Fundamentals of Lab Packing
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliance Series: Confined Spaces
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliance Series: Lockout/Tagout/Blockout Procedures
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliance Series: Electrical Safety
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliace Series: Hazard Communication Standard
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliance Series:Field Competent Person, Trenches and Excavations
Occupational Safety and Health Regulatory Compliance Series: Injury and Illness Prevention Plans
Hazardous Materials First Responders Awareness-Level Training, .8 CEU
For more information, please consult the on-line catalog at UC Riverside Extension.
Applies to Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Students choose one of three courses in Extension's Workers' Compensation Certificate Program. For list of courses, see above under Workers' Compensation.
Today, there is an increasing recognition and emphasis placed on ergonomics in the workplace. Ergonomically designed work environments have such measurable benefits as higher employee safety, fewer work-related injuries and illnesses, and a higher capacity for increased productivity. This course provides an overview of this interdisciplinary science, including practical guidelines and information for integrating ergonomics into safety programs. Includes video display ergonomics and ergonomic designs for preventing occupational injuries, illness and disability.
Note: Approved for 5.0 ABIH Certification units.
General elective for Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Management
Personal Protection and Medical Surveillance in the Workplace
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Important safety concepts and identification of various kinds of hazards for workers involved in handling or research of biological substances and chemicals. Major topics include: employee exposure; medical consultation: fume hood standards for laboratories; flammable, reactive corrosive and toxic materials and their compatibility with each other; storage and handling; facilities design; and personal protective equipment.
General Elective for: Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Management
Elective for: Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Maintaining the necessary organizational focus on achieving consistent, cost-effective and reasonable workplace safety, regulatory compliance and risk control, within single or multibusiness sites, is a significant challenge. In this era of downsizing, outsourcing, emergence of new technologies, process re-engineering, and virtual business alliances, the competing demands of doing more with less, maintaining a competitive advantage and profits, in the midst of adapting to high velocity change, can mask increased liability and risks. Effectively managing safety and business risk exposures must be an integral part of a quality organization. This course is designed for the safety and risk management professional. It links quality management principles with safety and health management systems that are needed to address proactive and pragmatic risk identification, control, compliance and cost-containment.
General elective in Certificate for Workplace Health and Safety Management
Applies to: Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Presents computational techniques of chemical, physical and engineering sciences that are fundamental to professionals in industrial hygiene, air pollution control and environmental health management. For students with science/engineering background, provides ability to solve complex industrial hygiene problems with confidence through hands-on exercises. Includes computations of gas and vapor concentrations in air, in containers and under varying temperatures and pressure conditions. Presents information necessary to apply exposure assessment modeling and to develop models for unique situations. Techniques are used to solve quantitative physical and chemical problems faced daily by industrial hygienists.
Prerequisite: One year of college chemistry, physics and algebra and knowledgeable use of scientific calculator. Working knowledge of calculus is helpful, but not essential.
Study of air pollution exposure and mitigation in indoor environments such as private residences, offices, schools, and commercial and public buildings. This intensive review of indoor air quality problems includes federal and state indoor air quality requirements, sources of pollutants, the "sick building syndrome," factors affecting performance of ventilation systems, synergistic effects and other factors affecting indoor air and worker health and safety issues. Case histories will be studied to aid in solving indoor air quality problems. The proposed federal OSHA nonindustrial workplace regulations will be discussed.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Env. Sci. X427.1 or equivalent knowledge
Please see class catalog for description of this class
Familiarizes participants with the problems of noise in the workplace and the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, requirements for a hearing conservation program. Attendees learn about the effects of noise on workers, methods of sound level measurement, use of sound level meters and
dosimetry, noise exposure limits, audiometry, the advantages/ disadvantages of various types of hearing protectors, noise reduction ratings, fit testing, and elements of an in-house training program. Actual field measurements are conducted. Participants completing this course should be able to set up effective hearing conservation programs in their workplaces.
Note: Students should bring a calculator with logarithmic functions. Approved for 2.0 ABIH Certification units.
Specialty elective for Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Management
Please see class catalog for description of this class
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATORY WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS OFFERED:
Nearly six percent of all workplace deaths result from the unexpected activation of a machine someone is working on. Lockout/ blockout refers to two primary methods used to de-energize, prevent energization or prevent the release of hazardous energy sources during maintenance or servicing. This half-day program presents information on identifying safe lockout/blockout/tagout practices and provides practical guidance on program development. CCR
Title 8 Sections 3314 and 2320 are also examined.
The construction industry poses many unique hazards and has one of the highest injury and accident rates. Designed for construction and site personnel, developers and others responsible for site safety, this one day course covers an introduction to Cal /OSHA's construction standards, electrical safety, excavation and trenches, equipment, fall protection, and cranes and slings.
An intermediate class for emergency responders who want to sharpen field laboratory skills through further training in the HazCat(TM) system without going into the identification of hazardous waste mixtures. Students have the opportunity to do tests on materials that are often encountered but are not included among the most commonly spilled materials covered in the beginning class. Students will be familiarized with some of the more important secondary charts.
Prerequisite: Environmental Science 817, Field Identification of Commonly Spilled Materials
An intensive one-day refresher course designed for those who have had the 24 hour first responder operational-level training and required as an annual refresher course under OSHA regulations. Topics include do's and don'ts in a hazmat event, setting priorities, notifications, identifications, hazard assessment, personal protective equipment and decontamination reviews. Students will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.
For hazardous waste workers who have previously completed a 40-hour health and safety program, this course provides an update on current health and safety issues as required by 29 CFR 1910.120. Topics include a review of health and safety issues, personal protective equipment, emergency procedures and considerations, and new information on hazardous materials.
School laboratories, hospitals, chemistry labs and other such facilities frequently generate small amounts of vaired types of hazardous wastes which must be stored and disposed of using a method called lab packing. This course describes the process step by step, covering inventory, identification, segregation, packing, documentation, transportation and disposal.
This one day seminar presents information on Cal/OSHA's Confined Space Regulations. Starting with presentations on confined space definitions and hazards, the program will cover written requirements, permitting, safe practices, training methods and gives practical guidance on developing an effective Confined Space Program.
Nearly six percent of all workplace deaths result from the unexpected activation of a machine someone is working on. Lockout/Blockout refers to two primary methods used to de-energize, to prevent energization or to prevent the release of hazardous energy sources during maintenance or servicing. This half-day program presents information on identifying safe lockout/blockout/tagout practices, and it provides practical guidance on program development. CCR Title 8 Sections 3314 and 2320 will be examined.
Covers electrical safety requirements to prevent electrical shock and/or electrocution of electrical and maintenance workers. A close review of OSHA standards 29 CFR 1910.331-1910. 335 will be discussed, as well as the OSHA electrical safety work practice. OSHA lockout/tagout program requirements relating to electrical systems are also covered. Students should gain knowledge of effective techniques to identify, control or eliminate, and correct workplace electrical hazards.
Discover an easier way of implementing California's Hazard Communication Standard. This half-day program addresses the scope of the Hazard Communication Standard, written requirements, hazard determination, material safety data sheets (MSDS), labeling and employee information and training requirements. Sample materials are provided to help students establish their written programs.
Covers California and federal OSHA policies, procedures and standards, regarding the responsibilities of a "Competent Person" to act as an employer's designee on trench and excavation job sites. Topics include scope and application of the cal/OSHA Trench and Excavation Standards. Special emphasis is placed on soil analysis, the use of protective systems and using OSHA standards. Students receive certificates of completion.
Senate Bill 198 requires every employer in California, regardless of size or industry, to implement an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). This half-day seminar includes presentations on the required elements of CCR Title 8 Section 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program, addresses common problems, and provides the essential information an employer needs to implement an effective IIPP. A written guide is provided to help students establish their own programs.
Awareness level-training as required by OSHA for individuals who are likely to witness or discover hazardous substance releases. Topics include definition of hazardous materials and the risks they pose in an incident or emergency, potential outcomes associated with emergencies,
recognizing the presence of hazardous materials in emergencies, and making appropriate notifications. Class is taught by a state-certified instructor and meets requirements of Federal OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.120 and Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations.