Course Overview
The OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521) 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.
NOTE: This course is taught in English.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course
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Course Completion Requirements
Participant Must Provide
a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
Attendance Requirements
TEEX and the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) have an attendance policy that requires participants to fully attend an enrolled class in its entirety (100% of the course). We realize that extenuating circumstances may arise that would taBusiness and Cyber Solutions a participant out of class and have a policy to handle those situations. If a participant misses less than 20% of the class, he/she may be able to perform maBusiness and Cyber Solutionsup work equivalent to the class time missed. If 20% or more of the class is missed, the participant may attend a maBusiness and Cyber Solutionsup course upon approval by TEEX’s OTI Education Center Director.
Course Objectives
Recognize basic industrial hygiene principles.
Recognize characteristics of common types of air contaminants.
Recognize requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1000.
Recognize potential substance-specific hazardous exposures
including silica.
Recognize air sampling methods.
Screen for gases and vapors using a detector tube and detector tube pump.
Recognize types of controls for health hazards.
Determine industrial ventilation principles when evaluating compliance with ventilation standards.
Recognize respiratory protection requirements.
Government Programs
GSA contract number: GS-02F-0003P. GSA customers, to register please contact <a href="mailto:itsi@teex.tamu.edu" target="_top">itsi@teex.tamu.edu</a> or call (800) 723-3811,