25th July to 03rd August 2025

Course Overview

To provide the student with a sound understanding of the techniques for assessing exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace and with an understanding of how exposure information can be used to assess risk.

Learning Outcomes

On completing this course successfully, the student will be able to:

• describe the general approach to health risk assessment, including the role of atmospheric monitoring.
• select appropriate equipment to measure specific airborne contaminants and devise a suitable sampling strategy.
• present the results in a form useful for health risk assessment purposes to enable management to comply with relevant legislation.

Course Format

• 8-days course work. Schedule design to have 6 hours per day in evening time. After course work, one day for practical’s and one day for exam. [minimum 45 hours including practical/demonstration sessions, lectures, tutorials, guided reading, overnight questions, and examination].
• There will be a 60 Multiple Choice Questions “open book” examination with an allowed time of 120 minutes.
• Practical Studies and Demonstration:
  • The Setting up sampling train
  • Calibration of sampling pumps for
    • dust sampling (Inhalable Dust and Respirable Dust) using filters and
    • vapour sampling using charcoal tubes respectively.
  • Practical demonstration and limitations of air sampling pumps

Course Content

1. Risk Assessment
   1. Definitions
   2. The Risk Assessment Process
2. Air Sampling Theory & Practices
   1. Workplace Sampling Strategy
   2. Survey Design
   3. Personal Sampling
   4. Area Sampling
   5. Surface & other Measurement
   6. Confined Spaces
3. Air Sampling Equipment
   1. Sampling Pumps
   2. Sampling Heads & Filters
   3. Direct Reading Instruments
   4. Calibration of Air Sampling Equipment
4. Sampling Analysis
   1. Trace Level Analytical Methods
   2. Gravimetric Analysis
   3. Microscopy
   4. Quality Assurance of Analysis
5. Hygiene Standards
6. Biological Monitoring
7. Calculation, Interpretation & Presentation of Results
   1. Numerical Evaluation
   2. Interpretation
   3. Presentation of Results