COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

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 participant’s assessment. 

 

The aim of the course is :- 

On completing this course successfully, the participants will be able to :-
 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of OHTA507: Health Effects of Hazardous Substances. It covers the basic toxicological terms and concepts and the physical forms of hazardous substances; the types of health effects and basic human biology and target organs covering respiratory system, skin, nervous system, circulatory system, liver, kidney and reproductive system; basic toxicokinetics comprising of absorption, distribution and storage, metabolism and excretion; the dose-response curves and toxicity testing including allergy assessment methods in humans; and the epidemiology terms, types of epidemiological studies and health effects.
 
During this interactive course, participants will learn thegases, organic solvents and vapours and other selected organic liquids; the metals and metal compounds, dusts and particulate materials, mineral fibres and common industrial processes; the materials handling, machining, welding and thermal cutting, surface coating, treatment of metals, soldering, brazing, degreasing and painting; the smelting and refining of iron and steel, foundries, mining and quarrying; and the biological hazards covering legionella and humidifier fever, blood borne diseases, zoonoses, moulds, pandemics and genetic modification.