What is Industrial Hygiene?
Industrial Hygiene is the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling workplace conditions that my cause workers injury or illness. Industrial Hygienists use environmental monitoring and analytical methods to detect the extent of worker exposures.
OSHA develops and sets mandatory occupational safety and health requirements applicable to the more than 6 million workplaces in the United States. OSHA, among many other agencies, relies on Industrial Hygienists to evaluate jobs for potential health hazards.
Why Industrial Hygiene Safety Training?
Industrial Hygienists play a major role in developing and issuing OSHA standards to protect workers from health hazards associated with toxic chemicals, biological hazards, and harmful physical agents.
Employees Can Be Exposed to a Variety of Health Hazards Including the Following:
- Chemical Hazards including – solids, liquids, gases, vapors, and aerosols
- Biological Hazards including – insects, animals, soil, plants, water, and blood
- Physical Hazards including – noise, temperature extremes, and radiation
- Ergonomic Hazards including – lifting, holding, pushing, walking and reaching
| TRAINING IS OFFERED AT YOUR LOCATION: | TRAINING IS OFFERED IN A LIVE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM: | TRAINING IS OFFERED IN OUR ONLINE OSHA TRAINING CENTER: | HOW FREQUENTLY SHOULD THIS TOPIC BE TRAINED ON: | IS A WRITTEN SAFETY PROGRAM NEEDED FOR THIS TOPIC? |
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Initially upon hire, Retraining is recommended at least annually | Recommended |
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