Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational Safety is the science and practice of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of health hazards arising from the work environment. It includes any aspect of health and safety in the workplace, ranging from physical injury, to biological and chemical hazards, to on-the-job-stress. The Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Health and Safety at Columbia Southern University will give you the skills to get the job done. The presence of dangerous chemicals rolling through our communities on trains and trucks coupled with the hazardous materials often found on site at the industrial plants in proximity to where we live and play has made the role of the modern day firefighter increasingly complex. The Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety and Health with a concentration in Fire Science was developed to address the specific needs of those seeking to enter and those seeking to advance through the ranks within the Fire Science field.