Course Content
This course is designed for private sector personnel who are interested
in increasing their knowledge of industrial hygiene practices and
related OSHA regulations and procedures. Topics include permissible
exposure limits, OSHA health standards, respiratory protection,
engineering controls, hazard communication, sampling instrumentation,
workplace health program elements, and other industrial hygiene
topics.
Prerequisites/Participant
Tools
You'll need a basic computer with a Netscape or Internet Explorer
web browser and local Internet access. For more specific information
on computer requirements, visit http://www.emuworldwide.net/index.learn?action=Technical.
Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course,
students will be able to:
• Interpret requirements of
OSHA health requirements
• Recognize potential health hazards in the workplace
• Perform basic health hazard evaluation using OSGA sampling
procedures
• Recommend suitable strategies for controlling hazardous
conditions
• Describe the elements required for an effective workplace
health program
Course Topics:
• Air contaminant sampling
• Compliance with air contaminant standards
• Compliance with hazard communication
• Compliance with hazardous-waste standards
• Compliance with the asbestos standard
• Compliance with the bloodborne pathogens standard
• Compliance with the noise standard
• Compliance with the confined space standard
• Compliance with the respirator standard
• Compliance with ventilation standards
• Detector tube sampling
• Elements of a workplace health program
• Hazard violation workshop
• Health hazard recognition
• OSHA ergonomic guidelines
• OSHA record keeping for health
Eastern Michigan University
Center for Organizational Risk Reduction
Great Lakes Regional OSHA Education Center
2000 Huron River Drive, Suite 101
Ypsilanti, MI 48197