Industrial hygiene involves the process of recognition, evaluation and control of occupational health hazards. Individuals with workplace safety responsibilities will learn methods to anticipate and recognize such hazards, including basic principles of toxicology, occupational health hazards, biological agents and exposures to physical agents. Through hands-on, interactive learning, students will understand how to measure or evaluate exposures to these agents, and how such exposures are controlled by the use of personal protective equipment and engineering methods.

Learning Outcomes

• Ability to identify and control occupational health hazards
• Ability to understand occupational exposure limits
• Ability to identify the need for protective equipment, and select appropriate equipment
• Awareness of engineering controls for chemical and physical agents

Skills You Will Gain

• Exposure evaluation methods
• Assessment and control of physical agents
• Noise hazard measurement
• Controlling chemical and dust exposures

This is a required course for the Workplace Health and Safety Manager Certificate.