Industrial Hygiene
Industrial hygiene is the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that can cause illness.
This course presents how industrial hygienists use environmental monitoring and analytical methods to detect the extent of worker exposure, and how to employ engineering controls and other methods to control potential occupational health hazards.
Course Content
Syllabus
Duration 05 hours, (01) theoretical / practical day
- Industrial Hygiene and OSHA
- Role of the industrial hygienist
- Workplace analysis
- Recognize and control industrial health risks
- Indoor and outdoor air quality
- Overview of Chemical Hazards
- Toxicity of chemicals
- Forms of toxic materials
- Exposure limits
- Measurement and monitoring methods
- Reducing exposure
- Biological agents and exposure risks
- Physical risks
- Noise and Hearing Protection
- Vibration Hazards
- Lighting Hazards
- Temperature-humidity extremes
- Ergonomic hazards