COURSE OVERVIEW

The course is the essential training for the Foundation Level qualification. It is designed to be delivered as a 5-day taught programme including participant’s assessment.
The aim of the course is:-
• 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
On completing this course successfully, participants will be able 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
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of OHTA201: Basic Principles in Occupational Hygiene. It covers the human physiology and industrial diseases including the fundamentals of toxicology; the examples of hazardous substances / processes; assessing health risks, measuring airborne contaminants and hygiene standards and occupational exposure limits; conducting biological monitoring and health surveillance; and the general approaches to the control of risks to health.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the ventilation, asbestos, biological hazards, noise and vibration; the principles, evaluation and control of thermal environment; the lighting and non-ionising radiation, ionising radiation and ergonomics; and the behaviour and culture, work-related stress and careers in occupational hygiene.