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MMT 130 - Job Safety & First Aid


Credits: 1
1 Lecture Hours

Description
This course covers the business aspects of safety and health including the workers’ compensation laws, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, job safety standards and employer and employee rights and responsibilities. The second half of the course introduces first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), with instruction in treating wounds, shock, respiratory emergencies, artificial respiration, cardiac arrest, burns and sudden illness.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:

  1. Recognize current legal occupational safety and health standards and requirements.
  2. Determine the affect of occupational injuries and illnesses on business.
  3. Apply risk management methods to implement safety policies.
  4. Identify strategies to prevent occupational accidents.
  5. Apply basic first aid, CPR and AED skills for emergency treatment in wounds, respiratory problems, cardiac arrest and sudden illnesses.
Listed Topics
  1. Legal aspects of risk management and accident prevention
  2. Workers compensation laws
  3. Occupational Safety and Health Act
  4. Occupational risk management, accident prevention and safety programs
  5. First aid care skills
  6. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  7. Respiratory emergencies
Reference Materials
Instructor-approved textbook and materials.
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 11/15/2012


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