ST101 Introduction to
Safety Technology (1-3-2) |
The role and ethics of the safety
professional and the philosophy of
safety and health in the workplace,
regulatory, environmental and industrial
aspects applicable to the safety
profession. First Aid.
Prerequisite: None |
ST102 Industrial
Safety Standards (3-0-3) |
Introduction to general industrial
safety standards. Application of safety
standards in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
countries, particularly in the
petrochemical and construction
industries, ISO safety standards, OSHA
standards.
Corequisite: ST101
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ST103 Accident
Investigation and Analysis (3-0-3) |
Basic understanding of the nature of
hazards, accident prevention, loss
reduction, inspection techniques, and
accident investigation analysis.
Prerequisite: ST101
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ST199 Summer
Internship (0-0-3) |
A continuous period of 8 weeks of summer
working in the industry to gain
exposure, ethics and appreciation of the
safety technology profession. On-the-job
training can be acquired in one of the
area related to safety technology. The
student is required to write a brief
report about his industrial experience.
The report should emphasize duties
assigned and completed by the student.
Prerequisite: ENGL 102
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ST201 Safety
Management (3-0-3) |
Planning, developing and administering a
safety and health/accident prevention
plan, including risk identification,
risk analysis, risk ethics, risk
retention, risk transfer and risk
administration
Prerequisite: ST101
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ST202 Fire Protection
Technology (2-3-3) |
Recognition of possible fire sources,
emergency procedures in the event of a
fire, fire investigation and the
construction techniques for eliminating
fires, types of detecting devices and
extinguishing agents and systems,
construction techniques, and fire
investigation. National and
International fire protection
technology.
Prerequisite: ST101, ST102
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ST203 Hazardous
Materials (2-3-3) |
Basic chemistry of hazardous materials,
hazard classes and toxicology,
evaluating risk, selecting correct
protective equipment, response to a
hazardous materials emergency, managing
an incident, addressing tactical and
strategic issues, minimizing down-time
and reducing risk to other workers.
Prerequisite: ST101, CHEM 133
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ST204 Construction
Safety (3-0-3) |
Identification of the most common safety
hazards associated with the construction
industry. Evaluating hazards, choosing
appropriate and ethical controls to
protect workers, and developing
strategies for implementing these
controls into effective management
systems.
Prerequisite: ST101
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ST205 Industrial
Hygiene (2-3-3) |
Routes of exposure; chemical, physical,
and biological hazards; ventilation and
air quality; noise, instrumentation,
Identification, evaluation, and control
of industrial health hazards are
stressed.
Prerequisite: ST101, BIOL 133
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ST206 Regulations and
Legal Aspects of Safety (3-0-3) |
An overview of the regulations and laws
which impact on all aspects of safety
and the environment. Civil defense
regulations, labor and workers’
compensation laws.
Prerequisite: ST102
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ST207 Human Factor in
Safety (3-0-3) |
Relationship of ergonomics to safety.
The role of the managers, engineers,
supervisors, and workers towards safety
in relationship to the physiological,
psychological and ethical factors on
safety. Introduction to environmental
hazards (air quality, noise, heat,
illumination) and controlling methods.
Prerequisite: ST101
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ST208 Safety Training
Methods (3-0-3) |
Introduction & fundamentals and
organization of safety and health
training, preparations, delivery of
safety training, roles and
responsibilities in safety training,
training technology, safety training
records and evaluating safety training
effectiveness.
Prerequisite: ST101
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ST209 Emergency
Management (3-0-3) |
Command, control, and communications,
life safety, property protection,
recovery and restoration, administration
and logistics, community outreach and
ethics.
Prerequisite: ST101
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ST210 Safety
Technology Project (0-0-3) |
Students undertake a safety technology
project under the supervision of a
faculty member with the aim of achieving
a comprehensive understanding in
principles of safety technology and
applying theoretical aspects covered in
safety courses. The Student is required
to make an oral and written presentation
of the project.
Prerequisite: During Final Semester
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BIOL133 Biology for
Engineers (2-3-3) |
Basic understanding of the fundamental
principles of biology. Basic information
in chemical context of life, cell
structure, cell function, energy
transfer, cell division (mitosis and
meiosis) and DNA Technology and its
engineering applications, basic
information about microorganisms
(microbiology) and viruses. Topics of
relevance to engineering applications.
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CHEM133 Chemistry for
Engineers (3-4-4) |
Fundamental principles of chemical
structure and reactivity including
atomic and molecular structure, chemical
bonding, structures of ionic, covalent,
and metallic lattices, chemical
reactions an stoichiometry, thermo
chemistry, electrochemistry, chemistry
of metals and solids, and introduction
to rate processes.
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