Course description
Awareness is the key to prevention! Improve your understanding of occupational hygiene and its impact on health in the workplace.
Our online course in occupational hygiene will teach you how to assess health risks in the workplace and help an organization maintain high levels of health and safety. This specialist course covers topics such as toxicology, bodily systems (musculoskeletal, nervous and endocrine etc) as well as the importance of Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
In less than three hours, this course will first introduce you to occupational hygiene and why it is important to recognize health hazards in the workplace. You will learn the history of occupational hygiene and how different parts of the body can be damaged due to inadequate occupational hygiene.
Study the causes of contact dermatitis as well as the musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, gastrointestinal and circulatory systems. The course also discusses the major functions of the respiratory system as well as of the liver, kidney, and eyes.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who the Course is for
This course is for participant whom need to learn the fundamentals of the industrial hygiene program.
The role of occupational hygienists is very important in an organization. They ensure that workplace or occupational health and safety (OHS) is maintained by identifying, evaluating and controlling the exposure of the workers to chemical, physical, ergonomic and biological hazards.
This introductory online course is designed to help you enhance your role as an occupational hygienist.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By taking this course, you’ll be able to:
- Understand your own responsibilities for working safely in the workplace.
- Identify and report on potential hazards
- Assess workplace industrial hygiene risks
- Describe different skin disorders
- Identify equipment for controlling and minimising risks in the workplace.
Training Course Content
- Introduction to Occupational Hygiene
- The History of Occupational Hygiene
- The Importance of Occupational Hygiene
- The Human Body
- Human Body Support Systems
- Human Body Support Systems 2
- Human Body Support Systems 3
- Introduction to Toxicology
- Basic Concepts of toxicology
- Route of entry/absorption into the body
- Safety Data Sheets
- Effects of dusts, fumes and chemicals on the body
- Respirable Crystalline Silica
- Petroleum and mining hazards
- Risk Assessments
- Health Risks and control methods
Course delivery details
The average time needed to complete the course is 3 hours and the minimum pass mark for the exam is 70% and is valid for 1 year.
- Minimal disruption to the working day – the course takes less than half a day
- Designed for anyone, in any sector, worldwide works around, with or are potentially exposed to hazardous substances in the workplace.
- Explain the importance of occupational hygiene.
- Identify the functions of the musculoskeletal system.
- Explain the process of assessing health risks.
- High-impact programme
- Efficient and effective learning – industrial hygiene safety basics are covered in a single, self-contained course.
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