Department Chair - Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
CECS, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
WAEC 3225
304-696-3113
Biography
Jim McIntosh is a Professor of Occupational Safety and Health at the Weisberg Department of Applied Sciences in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences at Marshall University. He has over 30 years’ experience in occupational safety & health working in research, industry and academia. He worked at NIOSH in the Division of Safety Research, Field Investigations Section and held progressive safety/ health management positions at Monsanto & Marathon Petroleum. He joined the College in 2005.
M.S.E West Virginia University 1987
B.S. Engineering Technology Fairmont State College, 1984
CIH American Board of Industrial Hygiene, 1991
CSP Board of Certified Safety Professionals, 1995
Teaching Interest Includes: Industrial Hygiene, Accident Investigation, Construction Safety, Student safety/ health Internship experience.
respiratory protection & fit testing applications; behavior based safety; and real applied safety. Also manage the WVU / Marshall University OSHA safety & health training center at Marshall’s South Charleston campus.
Applied safety research funding and equipment grants have been obtained from Encova Insurance, WV DOH, Marathon petroleum, ICL Chemical, and OHD USA. Total amount is approximately $600000.
Wu, M., McIntosh, J. and Jian Liu. “Current prevalence rate of latex allergy: Why it remains a problem?” Journal of Occupational Health, 58, 138-144 (2016).
McIntosh, J. D., Quarterly Safety Council Meeting, “New Developments in Industrial Hygiene,” Southern Ohio Safety Council, Portsmouth, Ohio. (November 16, 2016).
Liu, J., McIntosh, J.D., Wu, M., and Junjie Chen. “Aging related Perturbation Training Effect in Reducing Back Injury during Slips” (IIE 2016 ISERC – published in conference proceedings).
Liu, J., Wu, M., McIntosh, J. D., Chiu, Y. P. “Aging Effect on Gait Symmetry after Perturbation Training”. Proceedings of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2016 International Annual Meeting.
Liu, J., Lockhart, T.E., Parijat, P., McIntosh, J.D., and Chiu, Y-P. “Comparison of Slip Training in VR Environment and on Moveable Platform”. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 51, 189-197(2015).
Stobbe, T., J. McIntosh, and B. Cormier. “Emotions Influence Employee Choice and Use of Proper PPE” 2014 Malaysian IH Conference (poster session).
efferies, R and McIntosh, JD. “WV Cemetery and Funeral Directors Association: Current OSHA Issues in Cemeteries and Funeral Homes”. WV Cemeteries and Funeral Directors Association, Huntington, WV. August 2013.
McIntosh, J and Elswick, D. “OSHA Fall protection Requirements and Minimizing Falls”. HR Journal, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, winter 2008.
McIntosh, James D.” Protecting Workers at Hazardous Waste Sites”. The AIHA Synergist, June/ July 2007.
McIntosh JD. “Job Safety Analysis” Fundamentals of Construction Safety: Hazard Recognition and Management”. Professional Development Seminar. American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa. June 2-3 2007.
ANSI Committee member for: Portable Ventilation systems (Z9.9), Prevention through design (Z590), Construction & demolition (A10), and Respiratory Protection standards (Z88.2).
Faculty Mentor for the Marshall University ASP Student Chapter.
Chairman of the WV Chamber of Commerce Safety and Health Committee 2005-2008.
President of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Southern WV, 2005.
Chairman of the WV Manufacturers Association Environmental, Safety and Health Committee 2000-2002.
Board of Directors of the Kanawha Putnam Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) 1995-1998.
Chairman of the 1998 WV Conference on the Environment.
President Mountaineer Section of AIHA 1993.