Description
Course Length: 5 Days
Course Dates: TBA
Course Description
Industrial hygiene and occupational health is a vital component of an organisation’s health and safety management system for the effective management of operational risks. Other areas in which industrial hygiene and occupational health programs can assist organisations to include health surveillance intervention programs and the management of existing work-related health problems.
What you will learn
- Understand the aspects of industrial hygiene and occupational health
- Understand an industrial hygiene and occupational health program
- Implement occupational health management and surveillance procedures
- Identify occupational health issues and, the relevant risk reduction solutions
Who should attend
- Industrial (Occupational) Hygienists who develop and manage health programmes
- All managers, supervisors and those who are involved with occupational health
- Production, maintenance, engineers and health and safety personnel
- All personnel involved in purchasing and managing hazardous substances
Course Outline
Day One: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health
- What is industrial hygiene and occupational health?
- Identifying health risks to employees and contractors
- Understanding health risk effects on the human body and it’s organs
- Global strategies and trends
- Work organisation and work-related stress
- Case Study and Video
Day Two: Organ Structure and Function
- Structure and function of lungs
- Organ structure of the skin
- Effects of inhaled materials
- Effects of physical agents on major organs
- Biological agents and their effects
- Case Study and Video
Day Three: Occupational Health Risks
- Occupational health elements and their health risk effects
- Occupational diseases and infections
- Occupational toxicology (chemicals, gases, vapours and fibers)
- Musculoskeletal disorders and prevention solutions
- Health effects of light, heat, noise, vibration, pressure and radiation
- Case Study and Video
Day Four: Principles of Industrial Hygiene
- Principles of health risk assessment
- Design of exposure measurement surveys and analysis
- Retrospective exposure assessment
- Biological monitoring
- Sampling methods for gases, vapours and aerosols
- Dermal exposure assessment
Day Five: Occupational Health Management
- Occupational health monitoring and surveillance programs
- Noise, vibration, thermal and lighting management
- Personal protective equipment and it’s limitations in protecting health
- Understanding Global, Regional and Local Environmental Issues
- Implement an occupational health management program
- Summary of Course Key Point
