MODULE 1: OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE: CONTENTS
SECTION 1:

Introduction to occupational hygiene

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OH1.1 - OH1.4: Introduction
OH1.1: Introduction to occupational hygiene
OH1.2: Health and safety hazards
OH1.3: Health effects. Routes of entry into the body
OH1.4: Identification of health hazards
OH1.5 - OH1.8:Evaluation of health hazards
OH1.5: Enviromental monitoring
OH1.6: Standards in occupational hygiene
OH1.7: Methods and hierarchy of control
OH1.8: Summary
SECTION 2:

Occupational Hygiene Standards

OH2.1 - OH2.5: Occupational Hygiene Standards
OH2.1: Introduction to OH standards
OH2.2: Developments of OH standards
OH2.3: Limit values
OH2.4: Biologigal standards - Exposure to mixtures of hazardous substances
OH2.5: Limitations and abuses of OH standards
SECTION 3:

Evaluation of Airborne Contaminants

OH3.1 - OH3.3: Sampling
OH3.1: Introduction
OH3.2: Sampling strategy
OH3.3: Sampling equipment
OH3.4 - OH3.6: Analytical techniques
OH3.4: Analysis of samples
OH3.5: Occupational exposure limits
OH3.6: Interpretation of Results - Understanding OH Standards - Resources
SECTION 4:

Personal Protective Equipment

OH4.1-OH4.6: PPE
OH4.1: Introduction
OH4.2: Legislative Framework
OH4.3: Suitability of PPE
OH4.4: Specific PPE
OH4.5: Elements of a PPE programme
OH4.6: Summary
SECTION 5:

Instrumentation

OH5.1-OH5.2: Instrumentation
OH5.1: Direct reading instruments
OH5.2: Detector tubes
OH5.3-OH5.7: Occupational Noise Exposure
OH5.3: Introduction
OH5.4: What is noise?
OH5.5: Environmental regulations
OH5.6: Workplace noise measurements
OH5.7: Noise survey and noise control
OH5.8-OH5.11: Evaluation of heat stress
OH5.8: Introduction
OH5.9: Heat-related health problems
OH5.10: Thermal regulations
OH5.11: Preventing heat disorders
OH5.12-OH5.15: Principles of illumination
OH5.12: Introduction
OH5.13: Sources of lighting
OH5.14: Legislative requirement
OH5.15: Lighting issues
SECTION 6:

Ergonomics Exposures and Risks

OH6.1 - OH6.5:
OH6.1:What is Ergonomics?
OH6.2: Ergonomic Risk Factors
OH6.3: The ergonomic workplace risk assessment
OH6.4: WRULDs - Work-related Upper Limb Disorders



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