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CAREER CLUSTERS
Government & Public Administration, Architecture & Construction
What does a career in Occupational Health & Safety look like?
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Inside look at the Module:
Students develop the safety mindset while learning about specific OSHA regulations and requirements applicable to the Construction Industry. They will demonstrate behaviors and strategies ensuring safety on the jobsite including hazard identification, avoidance, control, and prevention.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: Terminology & PPE Identification
Activity: Personal Fall Protection
Activity: Identifying Struck-by Hazards
Activity: Electrical Safety - Lockout/Tagout
Activity: The Right Tool for the Job
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: Machine Safeguarding
Activity: Design Brief
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the Government & Public Administration Career Cluster, some more similar than others. By classifying these similar careers into narrower categories called pathways, it helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Regulation Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge expanding on the skills and knowledge needed in the Government & Public Administration Career Cluster. Individuals in the Regulation Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Describe enforcement of compliance with legal requirements and regulatory standards:
Perform inspections to investigate the degree of compliance with regulatory standards.
Explore a variety of options to achieve compliance with regulatory standards.
Effectively communicate compliance and regulatory standards to all personnel.
Evaluate options for achieving an acceptable degree of compliance.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this module you will begin your journey toward developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two of the related careers and describe the means to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this module:
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Construction and Building Inspectors
Agricultural Inspectors
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