3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Lower Division
This course will present topics related to effective leadership and management strategies within an organization. The course will focus on implementation of these strategies from a health and safety perspective. Specific leadership and management topics to be discussed include communication strategies, motivation, conflict management, negotiation, ethics, and professional development. In addition, important safety topics, such as fire & life safety, workplace violence, terrorism, hazard communication, and slip & fall hazards will also be addressed.
Learning Outcomes1Discuss principles of and various levels of leadership.
2Explain ethical issues in health & safety and justify a response to those issues.
3Explain principles of motivation and effective application to health and safety leadership.
4Relate conflict management approaches to workplace issues.
5Develop a fire and life safety plan for the workplace.
6Recognize situations in which violence may occur in the workplace and identify strategies to prevent incidents from occurring.
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