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ASCE-200: Ethics for the EHS, OHS, and IH Leader

Course Offered:
January 1-December 31, 2025
Registration closes 11:59 PM CST on December 1, 2025.

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Course Description

This course explores the economic, social, and political consequences of safety risk and considers provocative real-world dilemmas: What is acceptable risk? Are the fundamental canons of engineering ethics and safety professional ethics contrary to the concept of acceptable risk? What is the worth of human life? Students will conduct critical reviews of corporate safety and ethics policies from their own company comparing this to what research shows is world class. Real-world case studies providethe framework for exercises in exploring goal conflicts.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Assess various codes of ethics and conduct against ethical, professional ethical, and organizational ethical theory
  • Apply Professional Codes of Ethics to real-world situations
  • Assess the impact of Health, Safety, Environmental, and IH solutions in a global and societal context
  • Analyze situationsrelativeto acceptable risk and Professional Codes of Ethics

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Quick Facts

  • 6-hour course
  • Self-paced
  • Totally online
  • 10% discount for companies sending 5–9 individuals
  • 15% discount for 10–15 individuals
  • 20% discount for more than 15 individuals
  • 0.6 CEUs earned for the course
  • 0.2 additional CEUs available by attending an optional capstone dialogue scheduled at the end of the course (no additional charge)
  • Course cost: $200

Instructor

Wyatt Bradbury, MEng, CSP, CHST, CIT, TSSP

Wyatt Bradbury, MEng, CSP, CHST, CIT, TSSP

Adjunct Professor
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