OSHA #521 OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene

Class description

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 2–5, 2024
8:00 am to 4:00 pm | Monday–Wednesday
8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Thursday

REGISTRATION NOTES

WHAT TO BRING
You will need to bring a government issued photo ID.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE IN YOUR COURSE PACKET
CFR 1926 Construction Industry Regulations in both print and digital format, OSHA #521 course manual, and printed handouts and activities relevant to OSHA industrial hygiene standards.