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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |