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Harvard Announces Industrial Hygiene Program
Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene:
Practical Applications of Basic Principles
June 23 - 27, 2003
Overview
Recognized industry-wide for having benefited thousands of
professionals and technicians, this program offers a comprehensive
introduction to the fundamentals of state-of-the-art industrial hygiene
practice.
Learn how to use the key concepts and principles of this profession to:
identify potential hazards in the workplace, select methods for the
assessment of exposures to hazards, evaluate the consequences of
excessive exposure, and institute techniques for prevention and control
of occupational disease.
Who Should Attend
· safety
managers and technicians
· manufacturing
and facility engineers
· line
and plant managers
· occupational
physicians and nurses
· chemists
· industrial
hygienists and technicians
· loss
control managers and risk managers
Why You Should Attend
Understanding the elements of occupational safety and health is
essential for the protection of workers in any setting. This program will
provide you with the key principles of industrial hygiene practice needed
by professionals and technologists with direct or managerial
responsibility for industrial hygiene programs.
Upon Completion Of This Course You Should Be Able
To
· evaluate
work practices and engineering control techniques for the prevention of
occupational disease
· recognize
health hazards in occupational settings
· select
control measures specific to exposures
· determine
the physiological and toxicological effects of exposures to industrial
hazards
· understand
the physical and chemical behavior of aerosols and gas mixtures
· analyze
industrial exhaust ventilation systems
· identify
methods to measure and control noise stresses in the workplace
· distinguish
the effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
· detect
the sources of ergonomic stress in the factory and office
Additional Benefits
· in-class
demonstrations of air sampling and ventilation measurements
· discussion
of current OSHA issues suggested by participants
· orientation
toward practical application of industrial hygiene principles
Faculty offer extensive practical experience and results-based teaching
methods to ensure that participants leave with the necessary skills and
understanding.
For more information and to register:
Visit:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/FIH.shtml
phone: (617) 384 - 8692
fax: (617) 384 - 8690
e-mail:
contedu@hsph.harvard.edu
address: Center for Continuing Professional Education
677 Huntington Avenue, CCPE-Dept. A
Boston, MA 02115-6096