Industrial Safety Technology/Technician, Associate of Technical Studies

Curriculum Code #6720

Effective May 2023

Division of Engineering, Business and Information Technologies

The Industrial Safety Technology/Technician prepares individuals to assist engineers and other professionals in implementing and enforcing industrial and environmental safety standards. The graduate will be prepared for a wide range of positions in the areas of Occupational, Environmental and Industrial safety. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by LCCC's University Partnership.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall SemesterHours
ENGL 161 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I 3
HLED 153 FIRST AID AND SAFETY 2
SAFE 120 EMERGENCY PLANNING 2
SAFE 236 MACHINE AND EQUIPMENT SAFETY 3
SDEV 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 3 1
TECN 111 TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING 3
 Hours14
Spring Semester
CHMY 171 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 1 5
MTHM 155 TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS I 4
SAFE 146 SAFETY IN GENERAL INDUSTRY 3
SAFE 229 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 2
SAFE 239 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 2
 Hours16
Second Year
Fall Semester
MTHM 168 STATISTICS 3
PSYH 151
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
or INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
3
SAFE 206 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 3
SAFE 211 BEHAVIOR BASED SAFETY 3
CNST 210
SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION
or WORK BASED LEARNING I - SAFE
2
Arts and Humanities Elective 2 3
 Hours17
Spring Semester
ENGL 164 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II WITH TECHNICAL TOPICS 1 3
SAFE 135 HAZWOPER 3
SAFE 226 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE 3
SAFE 246 LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY 2
SAFE 249 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING COMMUNICATIONS 2
 Hours13
 Total Hours60
1

Indicates that this course requires a prerequisite.

2

Arts and Humanities electives to be selected from the Ohio Transfer Module.

3

A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of thirteen or more credit hours.

Program Contact(s):

Brian Iselin
440-366-7027
biselin@lorainccc.edu

For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.

More program information can be found on our website.

  1. Identify and enforce industrial and environmental safety violations and develop appropriate solutions.
  2. Interpret, select, and apply appropriate industrial and environmental safety standards.
  3. Develop and enforce industrial and environmental safety plans for use in industry.
  4. Effectively communicate industrial and environmental safety principles, standards and techniques using written, oral, and graphical techniques.