Durham Technical Community College - Environment, Health, and Safety Technology (EHST) program

The Environment, Health, and Safety Technology (EHST) program prepares students for employment as technicians in the industrial hygiene, occupational safety, and environmental technology fields. The program is designed to provide students with a strong education in the relevant regulations to enable them to work as effective compliance officers and initial emergency response technicians. The program offers a concentrated core of courses that examine regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency; Occupational, Safety, and Health Act; and Department of Transportation which govern safety issues in work environments. These courses are complemented by lab and lecture courses addressing such subjects as occupational safety, environmental management,and industrial hygiene.