OSHA #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

This course is being conducted at the HAMMER Federal Training Center, and REGISTRATION IS RESTRICTED to Hanford workforce employees, for example, employees or subcontractors of H2C, HMIS, CPCCo, DOE, or BPA. If you have questions about your eligibility to register, please call or email our office at 800-326-7568 or ce@uw.edu.

This course covers industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Course topics include recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic hazards, Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL), OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, OSHA sampling protocols and strategies, and workplace health program elements. The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards and use of sampling equipment. Upon course completion students will have the ability to recognize basic industrial hygiene principles and practices, identify characteristics of common air contaminants, locate PELs, perform basic industrial hygiene calculations, and determine methods for hazard control and abatement.

SCHEDULE

December 7–10, 2026
7:00 am to 3:00 pm | Monday–Thursday

REGISTRATION NOTES

WHAT TO BRING
You will need to show the instructor a government issued photo ID containing your legal name. Please bring a laptop with you if possible, as some course components are more easily completed electronically.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE IN YOUR COURSE PACKET
OSHA #521 course manual, CFR 1910 General Industry Regulations in both print and digital format, and printed handouts and activities relevant to industrial hygiene techniques and practices.