EOH-HAZ: Hazard Analysis in Occupational Health and Safety
Prerequisite: Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent
Course Description
This intensive course equips students with the knowledge and practical skills required to systematically identify, analyze, and control workplace hazards across diverse industries. Delivered over five instructional periods, the course progresses from foundational hazard recognition in general industry and construction settings, through chemical and petrochemical hazards and environmental health risks, to advanced system-safety hazard analysis techniques. Using real-world case studies, hands-on exercises, and industry-relevant tools, students will master both qualitative and quantitative methods of hazard analysis and learn to integrate findings into effective risk management programs.
The course is structured around four required textbooks, each aligned with specific instructional periods:
Period 1 – Hazard Recognition and Basic Safety Programs
(1) Basic Construction Safety and Health: A Handbook for the New Collateral-Additional Duty Safety Specialist
(2) Mitigating Molecules: Navigating the Hazards of the Chemical and Petrochemical Industries
Period 2 – Hazardous Materials, Waste, and Large-Scale Incidents
(3) Hazardous Wastes, Industrial Disasters, and Environmental Health Risks
Periods 3–5 – Advanced Hazard Analysis and System Safety
(4) Hazard Analysis Techniques for System Safety
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Identify and classify physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, psychosocial, and safety-related hazards in construction, general industry, chemical/petrochemical, and waste-management environments.
2. Perform preliminary and job-specific hazard analyses using techniques introduced in Periods 1–2 (e.g., checklists, what-if analysis, job hazard analysis, and preliminary hazard analysis).
3. Apply advanced system-safety hazard analysis methods covered in Periods 3–5, including Preliminary Hazard List/Analysis (PHL/PHA), Subsystem Hazard Analysis (SSHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), Operating & Support Hazard Analysis (O&SHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Event Tree Analysis.
4. Select and justify the most appropriate hazard analysis technique(s) for a given system, lifecycle phase, or industry sector.
5. Quantify risk using risk matrices, probability–severity indexing, and MIL-STD-882E conventions.
6. Develop, evaluate, and prioritize risk mitigation strategies using the hierarchy of controls and system-safety precedence.
7. Integrate hazard analysis results into safety management systems, risk registers, and compliance frameworks (e.g., OSHA, EPA, ISO 45001, ANSI/ASSP Z10, and MIL-STD-882E).
8. Critically analyze historical industrial disasters and near-misses to derive lessons for contemporary hazard analysis practice.
9. Prepare professional hazard analysis reports, safety case documentation, and briefing materials for technical and non-technical audiences.
10. Demonstrate ethical decision-making and worker participation principles throughout the hazard analysis process.
Instructional Format
Usual EUCLID format.
This course is ideal for students preparing for roles as occupational health and safety specialists, system safety engineers, industrial hygienists, process safety professionals, environmental health officers, and regulatory compliance managers.