| Course ID: | EHSC 4100-4100L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. |
| Course Title: | Industrial Hygiene |
Course
Description: | The anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of those environmental factors, arising in or from the workplace, which can cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers or among community citizens. |
| Oasis Title: | Industrial Hygiene |
| Prerequisite: | CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To introduce the EHS student to the field of Occupational
Hygiene and Safety.
Specific objectives are:
1. Identify and understand the nature of the health effects
associated with exposure to industrial agents.
2. Review the standard methods for measuring and evaluating
worker exposure to chemical and physical agents and interpret
these results.
3. Identify and interpret health and safety standards and
regulations for the workplace environment.
4. Develop proficiency in the use of the equipment used in air
sampling, noise measurements.
5. Evaluate the performance characteristics and limitations of
selected personal protective equipment.
6. Evaluate the general approach to controlling worker
exposure to health and safety hazards to a specific industrial
setting.
7. Conduct the risk assessment of the chemical and physical
hazards in the work environment. |
| Topical Outline: | Introduction to Occupational Hygiene and Safety
Occupational Toxicology
Occupational Exposure Limits
Risk Assessment
Hazard Communication/Worker Right to Know
IH Survey Methodology
Analyses of IH Samples
Engineering Controls
Administrative Controls
Personal Protective Equipment
Noise
Ergonomics
Case Studies
Laboratory I: Air Sampling Techniques and Methods
Laboratory II: Noise Measurement and Evaluation
Laboratory II: Ergonomics Evaluation |