Industrial Hygiene

Catalog description

3 Lecture Hour(s) 3 Lab Hour(s) This course is an overview of the principles of industrial hygiene. An emphasis is placed on the quantitative evaluation of physical and chemical work-place hazards and pertinent standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Topics of discussion include industrial noise, particulate, solvents, hazard communication, heat stress, and biohazards. Reference is made to the anatomical systems affected by exposures. Laboratory work emphasizes hands-on experience with state-of-the-art industrial hygiene survey equipment.