Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene

Protecting workplaces against chemical, physical, ergonomic, and biological hazards

Complete the Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (FIH) course to understand the concepts of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of health risks your employees may face including noise, vapors, dusts, and ergonomic challenges.

FIH is a comprehensive overview of 15 industrial hygiene topics. FIH covers the principles, terminology, and practices of industrial hygiene in terms anyone can understand. You’ll be brought up to speed on anatomy and physiology as well as chemical, physical, ergonomic, and biological hazards. You’ll be involved in case studies, interactive discussions, and hands-on equipment demonstrations.

What you will learn:

• How to distinguish chemical, physical, ergonomic and biological hazards
• How to conduct an industrial hygiene needs analysis
• When to use a qualified/certified industrial hygienist
• Basic anatomy and physiology associated with routes of entry and toxicology
• Hazard evaluation techniques
• Emerging trends in combustible dust, hexavalent chromium, flavorings-related lung disease, bioterrorism, nanotechnology and pandemic influenza
• General engineering and administrative controls
• How to use essential monitoring equipment

Course description:

This 4-day course is for safety, health, or environmental managers with industrial hygiene responsibilities and limited experience or training. Students learn to use tools and techniques to create a healthy, hazard-free workplace, and meet government standards.

Course materials:

• Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 5th Edition Hardcover Text
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
• Participant Guide
• Tools and Resources CD
• Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents & Biological Exposure Indices Guide

Who would benefit:

Safety and health managers, coordinators, specialists and other full-time safety and health practitioners; safety committee members; operations managers; loss control managers; human resources professional, and anyone with safety and health responsibilities

$1195 Member Price     $1550 Non-Member Price 30 MESH Hours     4 Days - 2.6 CEUs*
Class Date	Location & Directions	Register On-line Invoiced	Printable Version With Registration Form
August 16-19, 2010 July 12-15, 2011	Raleigh
December 6-9, 2010 March 15-18, 2011 December 5-8, 2011	Charlotte
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*Continuing Education Unit
A Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a measure of participation in a recognized continuing education program with qualified instruction and sponsorship. CEU records are widely used to provide evidence of completion of continuing education requirements mandated by certification bodies, professional societies or government licensing boards.