Industrial Hygiene is the science devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of health hazards in the workplace. This course will discuss the various categories of health hazards and their routes of exposure. Participants will learn terminology and fundamental concepts essential to understanding industrial hygiene standards and studies.
NOTE: Participants will need to bring a laptop, tablet, or other .pdf viewer with them to the course to access electronic handouts and course materials.
By the end of the course, attendees will:
· Describe the purpose of modern industrial hygiene.
· Identify the routes of entry for harmful agents.
· Review various hazards found in the occupational setting.
· Demonstrate industrial hygiene sampling concepts.
· Apply the hierarchy of controls to an air contaminant overexposure.
· Participate in hands on tutorials with industrial hygiene equipment.