Addressing health and safety issues in museums: collaborative teaching between occupational and environmental health sciences and museum studies programs.
Students enrolled in Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences (OEHS) programs complete a specific curriculum designed to provide students with technical knowledge of industrial hygiene practices. Practical experience in occupational health and safety may depend upon a student's ability to secu...
| Published in: | Annals of Work Exposures & Health Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 1 - 5 |
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| Format: | pictorial Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2026
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | Students enrolled in Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences (OEHS) programs complete a specific curriculum designed to provide students with technical knowledge of industrial hygiene practices. Practical experience in occupational health and safety may depend upon a student's ability to secure internships, but students can benefit from the more thorough integration of practical experience into their academic training. This case study highlights how, through a variety of partnerships, a series of unique experiences related to occupational health and safety in museums were created for OEHS students to apply the health and safety knowledge learned in the classroom to a real-world setting. Students gained both technical and interpersonal skills through these activities and provided services and learning opportunities for museum studies students and museum personnel. |
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