COURSE TITLE

Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene

August 4-8, 2008 (Monday-Friday)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This four-and-a-half day course is designed as an introduction to basic concepts of industrial hygiene. It is aimed at the individual who has just begun to assume responsibility in the area of industrial hygiene, whether direct working responsibility or managing responsibility. Participants will gain a familiarity with the basic terms and essential concepts of the field and an understanding of the key principles of the professional practice of industrial hygiene: recognition, evaluation and control of occupational health hazards.

The following topics will be covered: Epidemiology, TLVs & PELs, Toxicology, Ergonomics, Chemical Hazards, the Industrial Hygiene Survey, Chemical Hazard Sampling, Physical Hazards, Biohazards, Employee Training Programs, Injury and Illness Prevention Programs, Engineering and Ventilation Controls, Respiratory Protection and PPE, Noise Measurement and Control, Hearing Conservation Programs, Biological Monitoring/Medical Surveillance, and Problem Recognition/Engineering Controls Case Study.

Each participant will receive a CD-ROM of the 1000-page textbook Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 5th Edition, Plog, B.A. (ed.), 2002.

COURSE DIRECTOR

Barbara A. Plog, MPH, CIH, CSP
Director, COEH Continuing Education Program
UC Berkeley
School of Public Health

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants completing this course will:

• Obtain an in-depth orientation to the many complex topics that comprise the field of industrial hygiene

• Learn from experts who are full-time practitioners and consultants

• Become familiar with the formulas basic to the field

• Participate in group case study exercises that parallel actual job experiences of the industrial hygienist

• Receive valuable reference and resource information.

AUDIENCE

Industrial hygienists, safety engineers, nurses, plant managers, personnel managers, supervisors, loss control managers, risk managers, union representatives and members - anyone needing a basic introductory program in industrial hygiene.

CREDIT

34.2 BRN contact hours
4.5 ABIH Fundamental IH CM points, Approval #08-1837

Course Schedule

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School of Public Health - COEH Continuing Education