Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Competencies - Occupational Safety and Health
Each concentration identifies competencies for each degree
offered. These competencies reflect the full range of knowledge, skills, and
other attributes that a student will acquire as a result of completing the
requirements for a particular degree.
Upon graduation, a student completing
the M.P.H. curriculum in occupational safety and health will be able to:
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identify occupational safety and health issues
in the workplace;
- explain basic mechanisms of toxicology and
dose-response regarding toxicants;
- apply federal and state regulatory standards,
which are related to worker (occupational) safety and health protection;
- explain testable models to validate occupational
exposures (one or more agents) and their adverse health outcomes (causing injury,
disability, or other morbidity or mortality); and
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apply current quantitative risk assessment
approaches and methods for specific occupational safety or other health
hazards.
