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117 Johnson Hall, 1010 Oakland Avenue Indiana, PA  15705  USA Phone: 724-357-3017 Fax: 724-357-3992 Office Hours: 8:00-noon, 1:00-4:30 Monday through Friday EST/DST Dr. Lon H. Ferguson, Chairperson  ferguson@iup.edu Dr. Chris Janicak, Graduate Coordinator   cjanicak@iup.edu

ATTENTION RSK Alumni

Please click here to view an information sheet for anyone who was a RSK member. We are organizing a 15 year anniversary event and need your information. Please complete the form and return it to the address listed on the bottom.

Welcome to the Department of Safety Sciences!

The mission of the Safety Sciences Department is to prepare individuals for careers in the safety sciences, which encompass occupational safety, occupational health, environmental safety, fire protection, ergonomics, systems safety, emergency planning and response, and safety management. We have educated more than 1,700 safety and health professionals over the past thirty years with placement rates consistently above 90%. These graduates have excelled in their careers and are employed in a variety of industries, such as oil, chemicals, textiles, construction, steel, insurance, and manufacturing. The Bachelor of Science Program in Safety Sciences is one of fewer than 12 safety programs that is accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology in Safety.  

We hope you enjoy this site and if we can provide further information or answer any questions, please contact us using the information provided above.  

Lon H. Ferguson, Ed.D., CSP
Department Chairperson

Faculty Openings

The Safety Sciences Department is currently searching for three full time tenure track faculty positions.  The job description for these positions can be viewed at www.iup.edu/humanresources/jobline/faculty

Fatality Prevention Forum

At the conclusion of the Fatality Prevention Forum we promised to post the PowerPoint Presentations for each of the Breakout Sessions.  Click on the links below to go to the specific industry group presentation (if you are asked to enter a password when you try to save the presentation simply click cancel and you will be able to save the presentation):

• General Industry

• Construction Industry

• Chemical Industry

• Utility industry

• Mining Industry

• Transportation Industry

Many of you also requested a copy of the presentation made by Dr. Krause and Fred Manuele.  They are included at the links below:

• Krause

• Manuele

Attached is also a list of all participants, their companies and an email address.

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NOTE: The National Distance Education Cohort for the M.S. Program in Safety Sciences will begin in Summer 2008.  For more information and application instructions click here. 

	Safety Sciences would like to extend a very sincere "Thank You" to Chevron for their generous donation of $12,500 to the department.  These funds will be used for scholarships, student organizations, as well as support of the program and curriculum.  The program continues to be one of the best in the nation thanks to help from corporate sponsors such as Chevron.
	Attention Safety Sciences Alumni!  Please email your current employment information (job title, company name and address) as well as your home address to the Dept Secretary:  jolenec@iup.edu.  This helps us track employment data and also keep you updated on various alumni activities.

 

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