Trainer JAB International Consultancy Start Date 02 Mar 2025
Location Live Online
United Arab Emirates UAE
Language English
Contact info@jabconsultancy.onmicrosoft.com Places 5

02-06 March 2025

Course Overview

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.

Learning Outcomes

You will learn to

  • Select control strategies and optimize control solutions for airborne contaminants.
  • Recognize 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, recognize typical installations, know how to carry out the measurements to assess effectiveness and whether operating to the design specification.
  • Recognize the limitations of local exhaust hoods and enclosures and the means to optimize their effectiveness.
  • Further develop your knowledge of how personal protective equipment programmes may be used effectively.
  • Recognize the impact that control measures may have on other workplace hazards and understand how to take a holistic approach to the design of control solutions.

Course Format

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.

Course Content

  • Hazardous Substances Uses and Processes
  • Workplace Control Principles
  • Process Design and Principles
  • Ventilation Systems and Performance Assessment
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Administrative Elements

 




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.