The Department of Occupational Safety and Health at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma, is dedicated to educating and training individuals for supervisory, management, and training roles in business, industry, government, and education.
The Department strives to develop future safety professionals and leaders in Occupational Safety and Health needed for the 21st Century.
In 2007 the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Department of Occupational Safety and Health, one of the largest occupational safety departments in the United States, experienced a significant expansion of their academic teaching and lab spaces. This expansion was due to phenomenal growth in enrollment and increased facilities requirements due to the impending launch of the departments Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health degree.
Since the departments inception in 1989 it has been on a steady track of improvement. The department exceeded 300 in number of students majoring in occupational safety; passed the 500 mark in number of students taking at least one occupational safety course; registered 30 in the inaugural Master of Science class; marked its 650th occupational safety alumnus and with the new facilities expansion, doubled the size of the academic teaching and lab facilities. The new facilities include two additional offices, a conference room, four new labs (industrial hygiene/hazardous materials; ergonomics/construction; and acoustics, noise, and vibration; and an expanded 16-computer lab especially for the occupational safety students).
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1405 North 4th Avenue, PMB 4233
Durant, OK 74701-0609
580-745-2292
http://www.sosu.edu/
Wayne Jones, Ed.D.
Chair
Dept. of Occupational Safety and Health
580-745-2318
wjones@sosu.edu
BS, Occupational Safety & Health
