17  – Monday February 2025

Course Overview

Aims

• The course is a core module for the International Certificate in Occupational Hygiene (ICertOHTA). It is designed to be delivered as a 5-day taught programme, including student assessment. The student manual can be used as a free-standing reference for those wishing to study independently.

Learning Outcomes

Aims
• Describe how exposure to hazardous substances arises in the workplace.
• Build on knowledge of the methodologies and technologies available to control exposures and reduce risks to health.

You will learn to
• Select control strategies and optimise control solutions for airborne contaminants.
• Recognise the range of approaches to risk reduction embodied in the hierarchy of control and select appropriate strategies for implementation.
• Describe the meaning of “adequate control”, particularly for personal exposures; weigh design considerations in the workplace, process, and plant as a means of reducing occupational exposures.
• Describe the elements of a local exhaust ventilation system, recognise typical installations, and know how to carry out the measurements to assess the effectiveness and whether operating to the design specification.
• Recognise the limitations of local exhaust hoods and enclosures and the means to optimise their effectiveness.

Course Format

Online

Course Content

Course material free of charge