Understand the tools and processes in monitoring industrial hygiene. In this overview of instruments and methods, you will learn about the theories, techniques and procedures associated with the use of instruments to measure air contaminants and physical agents, such as noise, heat and related exposures. This course, designed for those responsible for employee safety and health, includes lectures and hands on laboratory exercises addressing the methods and procedures of using common industrial hygiene monitoring instruments, sample collection and laboratory analysis, interpretation of results and the limitations of these techniques will also be discussed. By the end of this course, students will have an overview of how occupational health hazards are measured.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the techniques and capabilities to measure occupational health hazards, such as chemicals, dusts, noise, heat and other common hazards associated with occupational environments
- Operate hand held instruments to measure volatile chemicals, noise and heat
- Interpret the results of sampling and measurements, and to recognize the need to control excessive exposures
- Understand the major limitations of each measurement technique
Skills You Will Gain
- Noise measurement
- Air Sampling
- Analytical Chemistry
- Handheld instruments
This is a required course for the Workplace Health and Safety Manager Certificate.