Health, Safety, & Environmental (HSE)

Health, Safety, & Environmental

About the Training

Safety assurance is key in the process industries such as oil & gas, power generation, water & wastewater, food &beverage, pharmaceutical, and pulp and paper. This course identifies and explains the regulations enforced by government agencies used to protect workers from equipment and substances that can be dangerous if not handled or used properly to ensure and minimize risk of exposure to the public from safety, health, and environmental hazards.

This course qualifies for 3 transferable SCH credits.
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Total Program Tuition: $395

*Tuition does not include books, course material or vouchers for certification exams.

TPEG Eligible

Continuing Education current awards, certificates, and class schedule.
Continuing Education current awards, certificates,
Current Continuing Education Schedule

Additional Information

Course Topics
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Safety, Health, and Environment
  • Chapter 2. Types of Hazards and Their Effects
  • Chapter 3. Recognizing Chemical Hazards
  • Chapter 4. Recognizing Biological Hazards
  • Chapter 5. Equipment and Energy Hazards
  • Chapter 6. Fire and Explosion Hazards
  • Chapter 7. Pressure, Temperature, and Radiation Hazards
  • Chapter 8. Hazardous Atmospheres and Respiration Hazards
  • Chapter 9. Working Area and Height Hazards
  • Chapter 10. Hearing and Noise Hazards
  • Chapter 11. Construction, Maintenance, and Tool Hazards
  • Chapter 12. Vehicle and Transportation Hazards
  • Chapter 13. Natural Disasters and Inclement Weather
  • Chapter 14. Physical Security and Cybersecurity
  • Chapter 15. Recognizing Ergonomic Hazards
  • Chapter 16. Recognizing Environmental Hazards
  • Chapter 17. Introduction to Hazard Controls
  • Chapter 18. Engineering Controls: Alarms and Indicator Systems
  • Chapter 19. Engineering Controls: Process Containment and Process Upset Controls
  • Chapter 20. Administrative Controls: Programs and Practices
  • Chapter 21. Permitting Systems
  • Chapter 22. Personal Protective Equipment and First Aid
  • Chapter 23. Monitoring Equipment
  • Chapter 24. Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Response Equipment

 

 

Successful Students Receive
  • An HCC Certificate of Completion
  • 3 transferable Semester Credit Hours credits

 

Degrees & Courses to Continue Skill Building the HSE

3 transferable SCH credits towards:

  • A.S Workforce Degree in Process Technology
  • C2 Workforce Certificate as a Process Operator.

For more information:  Award: Process Technology, A.A.S. - Houston Community College - Acalog ACMS™ (hccs.edu)

For more information : Award: Process Operator, C2 - Houston Community College - Acalog ACMS™ (hccs.edu)

For more general information on the courses above please click the link to be direct to Global Energy Center of Excellence

Global Energy | Houston Community College (HCC) | We are Houston's Community College (hccs.edu)

 

Continuing Education Certificates that complement HSE Training:

 

To request more information about this course, click on the link below to fill out and submit a questionnaire form. A member from the Industrial Technology & Energy department will contact you as soon as possible.
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Steps to Enroll

If you already have an HCC student ID Number, then skip to Step 2.

STEP 1. Online Admission to Houston Community College – Please click on the “Apply to HCC” button below to start the online application.

Or

Standard Admission to Houston Community College- Please complete CEU enrollment form and submit by email to hcc.ite@hccs.edu. (A member from the department will contact you)

 

STEP 2. To enroll in class - Log in to your student account. On your Student Homepage click on Continuing & Adult Ed Classes. Use the 5- digit CRN [Class Nbr] that corresponds to the course you wish to register for.

 

STEP 3. Pay for the course(s) - From your Student Homepage click on Financial Account to pay online.

Industrial Technology & Energy

713.718.2070