Occupational Safety & Health (OS&H) professionals are essential members of every organization. Through hazard analysis and risk reduction, they create safe and healthy work settings in industries such as agriculture, petrochemical, government, construction, insurance, and many more. OS&H professionals use a variety of concepts and principles from diverse areas such as business administration, enforcement, engineering, health, risk management, and statistics to prevent harm to people, property, and the environment.

The Safety and Health Management (SHM) program mission is to prepare students to be excellent, industry-ready OS&H professionals who have the confidence and leadership capabilities to navigate the complex organizational and knowledge networks necessary to succeed in contemporary safety and health management.

The SHM program at Central will prepare students for a rewarding career as a high demand OS&H professional. The students have a near 100 percent job placement, with high entry-level salaries. The safety and health field includes many industries, functions, and occupations. Most of the students are employed in Washington, Oregon, and California, with the majority working in construction, manufacturing, and insurance.

The BS degree program in Safety and Health Management is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. ABET is the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.

The BS degree also meets the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Qualified Academic Program (QAP) requirements. Graduates are eligible to apply and secure the nationally recognized Graduate Safety Practitioner® (GSP®) designation upon graduation.

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: • Identify, formulate, and solve broadly defined technical or scientific problems by applying knowledge of mathematics and science and/or technical topics to areas relevant to the discipline.

• Formulate or design a system, process, procedure or program to meet desired needs. • Develop and conduct experiments or test hypotheses, analyze and interpret data and use scientific judgment to draw conclusions. • Communicate effectively with a range of audiences. • Understand ethical and professional responsibilities and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. • Function effectively on teams that establish goals, plan tasks, meet deadlines, and analyze risk and uncertainty. • Recognize the need to engage in life-long learning in a chosen professional career.