The FIRET Program
The fire protection and safety curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to assess
and reduce the loss potential existing in an operation with respect to fire, safety,
industrial hygiene, and hazardous material accidents. The following are some of the
applications that graduates are prepared to address.
With respect to fire, reducing the loss potential might involve designing facilities with
special emphasis on life safety or fire resistivity or specifying automatic detection or
extinguishing systems. When considering safety, reducing accidents may require special
protective equipment or clothing, and possibly the redesign of machinery or processes.
Reducing losses caused by environmental problems may require sampling air for
contaminants, such as asbestos or toxic chemicals, or monitoring noise levels. The
redesign of ventilation systems may be needed or the development of procedures to address
practical approaches to compliance with state and federal
regulations. Addressing the problems of handling and disposing of hazardous chemicals,
such as spill control, is often required. Managing risk in compliance with federal laws
and regulations relative to occupational safety and health and hazardous materials is an
increasingly important job activity.
The curriculum is designed to immediately introduce the student to studies in fire
protection and safety. Therefore, students are able to measure their interest in a fire
protection and safety career early in their academic program. The curriculum is rigorous
in the areas of mathematics and the physical sciences. Two semesters of calculus are
required as well as two semesters of chemistry and one semester of
physics. Computer usage is an essential component of most fire protection and safety
courses. Interested high school students should design their high school programs to
prepare themselves for college level mathematics and science classes.
The graduates of the fire protection and safety engineering technology program at Oklahoma State University are consistently recruited by the major businesses and industries of the United States. Graduate placement, salary offers, and advancement into managerial positions have been excellent due to the uniqueness and high technical quality of the OSU fire protection and safety technology program.
To learn a lot more about the program, Visit the main OSU site.
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