The University of Cincinnati – Industrial Engineering

1. The University of Cincinnati – Industrial Engineering Nancy M. Daraiseh Research Assistant Professor

2. Department Profile • The program offers graduate study leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in: • Industrial, Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering with a specialization in occupational safety and health engineering (OSHE) for both full-time or part-time students. (The majority of the students are enrolled in Industrial Engineering.) • In addition, the program offers safety and health courses to the engineering student not concentrating in occupational safety and health but wanting to gain some awareness and insight about this important field.

3. Department Profile • The OSHE program encompasses a wide range of University of Cincinnati (UC) courses and faculty • The majority of courses are taught by faculty from the colleges of Engineering and Medicine through the departments of Mechanical, Industrial and Nuclear Engineering (MINE) and Environmental Health (EH).

4. Department Profile • The primary objective of the OSHE training and research program is to provide graduate engineers with specialized courses and experiences that will enable them to become practicing safety and health professionals or researchers in the field. • Additionally, the program provides exposure to and training in occupational safety and health for engineers in other engineering disciplines, such as Construction Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, who should be aware of and include safety considerations in their work conduct.

5. Department Profile • Approx 15 M.S. and 6 Ph.D. • On average the number of students who graduate: • 1.5 Ph.D. per year • 15 M.S. per year • 7-8 are NIOSH trainees • In 2004 - 3 M.S. students and 1 Ph.D. • Anticipate 3-5 M.S. and 1 Ph.D.

6. Faculty

7. Adjunct Faculty • Dorothy F. Byers, Ph.D., Engineering Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering • Amit Bhattacharya, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering • C. Scott Clark, Ph.D., P.E., CIH, Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering • Kermit Davis, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

8. Adjunct Faculty – Off Campus • Janet C. Haartz, Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering • Thomas R. Huston, Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering • Steven L. Sauter, Adjunct Professor of Human Factors • Rodney J. Simmons, Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering • Philip A. Stuebbe, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering • Naomi G. Swanson, Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering • Thomas R. Waters, Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering

9. Sample Curriculum • Safety Engineering Courses • Occupational Safety Engineering • System Safety Engineering I • Safety By Design • Ergonomics Courses • Ergonomics • Occupational Health, Hygiene & Safety-Related Courses - Interdisciplinary Project Courses • Occupational Health, Hygiene and Safety Workshop • Industrial Hygiene Courses • Principles of Occupational Exposure Assessment

10. Sample Curriculum • Occupational Medicine Courses • Basics of Occupational Medicine • General Occupational Medicine Clinic • Research Courses • Experimental Design (Thesis option) Or • Regression Analysis (Non-Thesis option) • Engineering Information Research

11. Systems Modeling and Analysis Introduction to SAS Programming Emerging Health Issues Biomechanics Tissue Biomechanics System Safety Engineering II Human Body Dynamics Safety Engineering and Product Liability Introduction into Epidemiology Survey of Environmental Toxicology Probability Risk Assessment Ergonomics in Design I or II Management of Professionals Safety Engineering Design and Management Commonly Selected Elective Course

12. Research • The Occupational Safety and Health Engineering (OSHE) Research Center is a partnership between the University of Cincinnati (UC), Ohio University, the University of Louisville, and TechSolve®, an Ohio Edison Company. • The Center will assist larger organizations and provide programs that help small and medium-sized businesses (under 500 employees) that typically lack in resources, especially the expertise in the areas of new techniques and technologies for worker safety and health. • The occupational safety and health research focus will be performed with manufacturing & distribution, health care, and construction businesses in the southern region of Ohio, and will be expanded over time to other regions in Ohio and the U.S.

13. Research • Digital Human Model Simulation - Identifying Falls Risks Associated with Manual Tasks Using Digital Human Model Simulation • Nursing - Attracting and Retaining Nurses: Assessing and Improving a Nurse’s Work Environment • Worker compatibility-multi-dimensional diagnostic of the human-at-work system to improve safety, quality and productivity • Mixed Load Equation- tool used to prevent lower back injury due to combined manual pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, lowering • Forklift Safety- study effects of forklift operation (vibration, awkward positions) on human health • Quantitative Accident Cost Model— prediction of insured and uninsured costs of workplace accidents

14. Type of Jobs or Positions Graduating Students Assume / Aspire to • Engineer - Holset Engineering (Cummins Inc.) – Charleston, SC • Safety Engineer - Toyota • Safety Engineer - Food Processing Inc. • Engineer - State of Utah OSHA • Engineer - consulting firm in France • Safety Engineer - DOE at Fernald • Safety Project Engineer - Kroger Corp • Safety & Environmental Engineer – Merck Pharmaceuticals • Safety Engineer - G.E. Aircraft Engines