BAE 570 - ENGINEERING CONTROLS FOR AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS

Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

Credit(s): 3

This course addresses engineering and administrative controls of health and safety hazards affecting farmers, members of farm families, hired farm workers, and others who live or work in agricultural environments. The course focuses on health and safety risks associated with crop and livestock production, timber production, and commercial fishingâ€”the occupational groups within the Agricultural Industry Sector. This course addresses how to reduce hazards to prevent injuries and diseases through classroom instruction, laboratory exercises, and visits to agricultural field sites. In this course ‘engineering controls’ refers to measures employed to protect workers by removing hazardous conditions or by placing a barrier between the worker and the hazard.

Prereq: Undergraduate students must be at least of Junior-level standing.