22 July – 26 July 2024

Course Overview

Aims

• To provide a practical understanding of occupational hygiene for people who need to manage or advise on workplace health issues
• To provide a foundation from which to undertake more in-depth study in individual occupational hygiene subjects
• To inform and enthuse students about the contribution of occupational hygiene to worker health

Learning Outcomes

You will learn to

• Value occupational hygiene in improving worker health and understand the role of the occupational hygienist.
• Understand health hazards encountered in the workplace and identification techniques (foundation level).
• Identify sources and potential routes of occupational exposure (foundation level).
• Understand the basics of which exposure assessment, measurement processes, and control methods we use (foundation level).
• Manage occupational hygiene programmes in your work environment.

Course Format

Live Online

Course Content

Suitable for

• Health and safety professionals.
• Occupational health specialists (including physicians and nurses).
• Other specialists wishing to interface on workplace health issues (e.g. acoustics, ergonomics, human factors, occupational psychology, work, organisation, bio safety, acoustics, engineering, or analytical chemistry).