About this course
Overview
You cannot control an exposure you have not measured properly. This covers recognition, exposure assessment and sampling strategy, and the technical practice expected of a hygienist working in a live industrial setting.
Risk, Safety & Occupational Health
Occupational Hygiene Fundamentals
Exposure assessment, sampling strategy, and the technical practice expected of a hygienist working in a live industrial setting.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Identify occupational health hazards
- Plan a defensible sampling strategy
- Compare exposures to occupational limits
- Interpret and report monitoring data
- Recommend controls using the hierarchy
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Recognise chemical, physical, and biological hazards
- Design a sampling and monitoring strategy
- Assess worker exposure against limits
- Interpret monitoring results
- Recommend appropriate exposure controls
Course content
Modules
01
Occupational hygiene principles
Recognition, evaluation, and control of health hazards.
02
Hazard types
Chemical, physical, and biological workplace hazards.
03
Sampling strategy
Designing a representative monitoring strategy.
04
Exposure assessment
Measuring and evaluating worker exposure.
05
Interpreting results
Comparing results to occupational exposure limits.
06
Control measures
Selecting controls using the hierarchy of control.
Who it is for
Target audience
Occupational hygienists, SHE officers, and technical staff assessing health hazards in industrial settings.
Before you start
Prerequisites
A safety, hygiene, environmental or industrial technical role.
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