Advanced Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Course

This industrial hygiene course provides a broad and comprehensive coverage of the role and Responsibility of the industrial hygienist in recognizing, evaluating, and controlling environmental stressors associated with the workplace. Course topics include recognition and evaluation of chemical, physical and biological exposures; ergonomic hazards; radiation hazards; thermal stress; ventilation; and programs related to controlling industrial hygiene stressors.

Objectives

By the end of the semester, students will be able to:

• Recognize appropriate procedures and techniques for identifying health hazards in the workplace.
• Describe the role and responsibilities of the industrial hygienist in the development and management of a comprehensive occupational safety and health program.
• Identify appropriate personal protective equipment required to provide interim control of health hazards in the workplace.
• List appropriate procedures and standards required to properly evaluate health hazards in selected workplaces.
• Identify appropriate types of engineering and administrative controls for health hazards in the workplace.
• Identify and evaluate ergonomic hazards and make recommendations to control them

Training Methodology

Training Methodology: The training methodology is interactive with group exercises and is suitable for all employees involved in functions management. The pace and level of the training workshop is customized to the understanding of the delegates. Ongoing back-up and support is available after the training on request to the supplier, and the training course is also available for in-house presentation as well as for “Competency Transfer.

Who Should Attend?

This course will be of interest to Occupational Health Professionals including Occupational Health Doctors and Nurses, including Industrial First Aiders. It would also be of interest to any other medical /Para-medical personnel working in an industrial environment i.e. Oil / Gas industry medics.

Other Professionals operating in Occupational Risk Management would benefit from this course such as Health and Safety Managers / Operatives, Loss Control Officers, Safety Representatives, Personnel and General Management

Course Outline

Module 1:

• Overview of Industrial Hygiene
• Professional ethics
• Federal regulations
• Environmental stressors
• Route of entry
• Evaluation methods
• Control methods

Module 2:

• Industrial Toxicology and the Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology of the Body

Module 3:

• Chemical Contaminants

Module 4:

• Particulates

Module 5:

• Radiation

Module 6:

• Thermal Stress

Module 7:

• Ergonomics

Module 8:

• Biological Hazards and Indoor Air Quality

Module 9:

• Evaluation of Hazards

Module 10:

• Control of Hazards

Module 11:

• Ventilation
• General
• Local

Module 12:

• Occupational Health and Safety Programs and Training
• Blood-borne Pathogen
• Noise
• PPE
• Respiratory
• Hazard Communication