Occupational Hygiene is the art and science of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of health hazards in the workplace and community, to protect health and well-being. By identifying and evaluating work-related and environmental hazards, and assessing and controlling the exposure to these health hazards, health and safety professionals can prevent and reduce risks of occupational and environmental diseases.

You will gain knowledge of:

• The occupational hygiene principles, methods, technologies, standards, and the marketplace

• The types of hazards of interest to occupational hygiene practitioners

• The types of controls to manage occupational hygiene hazards

• The use of occupational hygiene instrumentation

• Differences between occupational hygiene and occupational medicine, and their shared focus on occupational disease

Module 1 - Course Introduction

Module 2 - Introduction to Occupational Hygiene

Module 3 - Noise and Hearing Protection

Module 4 - Air Contaminants

Module 5 - Overview of Control Strategies

Module 6 - Hazard Control Ventilation

Module 7 - Respiratory Protection

Module 8 - Skin and Eye Protection

Module 9 - Occupational Hygiene and Medicine Program Structure and Delivery

This is a course is for Safety Specialists, Occupational Health Nurses, Ergonomists, Occupational Physicians, Engineers / Technologists, Government OHS Inspectors, Workplace OHS Resource Personnel, who find themselves responsible for occupational hygiene issues in their organizations. Occupational hygienists seeking a refresher course will also benefit.

Public: $2950/Participant + Tax
In-House: Please contact us