Other Events & Tours

The University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering has a variety of educational opportunities available to students as well as those outside of the university community. Our opportunities include:

Annual Events

Ford Rouge Factory Tour – 
Tour of the Ford Rouge Factory Complex. This self-guided tour, sponsored by COHSE, through a working truck plant, a view one of the world’s largest “living roofs,” a gallery of iconic Ford vehicles produced at the Rouge, and two theatre experiences.

Research Symposium – Spring 

Learn about Challenges in Occupational Safety and Health. Hear about the work done across our regional ERC’s at this Annual Research Symposium. 

Occupational Health Speaker Series – Every Friday During Winter Semester EHS 668
Listen to engaging lectures about a variety of contemporary professional, research, and policy topics in occupational and environmental health and safety. Talks are given by experienced experts from academia, government, and the private sector.

Past Events

The National Museum of the Great Lakes  
The guided tour of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker, which operated from 1911 to 1981, will explore what life was like for the crew on a lake freighter with a focus on occupational health and safety and how that changed over the working life of the vessel.

Marathon Refinery Tour 
This tour will get inside the facility to visit distillation, catalytic cracking, hydro treating, reforming alkylation, sulfur recovery, and coking facilities involved in producing gasoline, distillates, asphalt, cok, propane, and other products.

General Motors: Lansing Delta Township Assembly

Facility visit with Assembly Occupational Health & Safety discussion, chance to tour assembly line and medical facility within the plant. Discussions and panel provided by real world occupational health and safety professionals navigate heavy industry work environments.

Detroit Environmental Tour: A Tour of Toxic Sites in Detroit 
Experience a first-hand look at some of Detroit’s major sources of pollution and explore cultural and historical points of interest in Detroit. This tour is a day-long event sponsored by COHSE.