Safety Management is the identification and evaluation of safety problems related to all occupations. The focus of the program includes the following:

• identification and appraisal of accident conditions
• development of accident prevention information
• measurement of the effectiveness of accident and loss control systems and programs.

Students obtaining a degree in Safety Management will face the challenge of solving safety problems in an increasingly complex world.

Strengths of the Program at UW-Platteville

The Safety Management program at UW-Platteville dares individuals to:

• Analyze the safety performance of individuals groups.
• Identify and correct occupational health and safety problems.
• Understand laws and regulations pertaining the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
• Analyze safe operations and procedures in industry.
• Develop and train staff personnel in safety.
• Administer and evaluate safety programs.

What is Safety?

The complex, mobile and highly mechanized way of life in 20th century America has increased the possibility of accidents of all types. Although the first awareness of this problem was essentially economic, the mounting tolls of deaths and injuries have had an emotional impact that has brought the social effects of the problem into focus.

Today, the prevention of the social and economic losses resulting from accidents is a challenge to the nation; a challenge that is being met by the Safety Management program at UW-Platteville.

Program Options

The UW-Platteville offers both a Safety Management option within the Industrial Technology Management major and an Occupational Safety minor. The option is sufficiently flexible to allow students to meet their individual needs and specific career objectives, while providing the in-depth education needed to deal with modern safety problems.

Industrial Internship

Safety Management students participate in an organized industrial safety internship, which provides actual experience with everyday safety problems and programs in various occupations and industries.

The internship bridges the gap between a student's formal college education and future safety management employment.

Excellent Employment Outlook

The placement record for UW-Platteville Safety Management graduates is excellent, and it promises to continue to be so. Extensive federal legislation in safety areas has created a need for safety professionals in transportation, business, industry, government and the military. Recent surveys indicate that the demand for qualified personnel will continue to exceed the supply.

Students completing the Safety Management program can pursue careers in the administration of safety programs for industries and in occupational safety and health consulting. Professional responsibilities in both areas include such concerns as fire protection, compliance, loss control and industrial hygiene.

For general information on UW-Platteville and its programs, write:
Office of Admission and Enrollment Management
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
1 University Plaza, Platteville, Wisconsin 53818-3099
Phone: (800) 362-5515 or (608) 342-1125

* Foreign Language required by not completing two years in high school with C grade or better in the second year.