Trainer New Wave Occupational Health & Safety Services Start Date 08 Nov 2024
Location Live Online, Canada, United States
Teams
Language English
Contact newwaveohs2016@gmail.com Places 6

November 8 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

The fee for the course is $1700 CAD. This includes the examination fee charged by the OHTA. There is a 15% discount for multiple registrations.

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

Online delivery via Teams.

Five-day course is held every Friday (starting on November 8, 2024) from 11:30 ET until 7:30 ET (with appropriate breaks) for five consecutive Fridays. Note that, with the consent of the students and the facilitator, the days of the week may change.

The final day will include an online exam. Note that a wording webcam is required for the exam.

Course Content

Title                                                                      Approximate time allocation
Introduction                                                                        5%
Human physiology                                                           15%
Chemical hazards recognition                                       20%
Physical hazards recognition                                         20%
Hazard evaluation                                                            20%
Hazard control                                                                  20%




Note: any references made to standards and best practice documents are provided solely as guidance for candidates and may not represent the most current updates or publications.