OSHA defines Industrial Hygiene as “the science of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that may cause workers' injury or illness.” OSHA develops and sets mandatory occupational safety and health requirements applicable to the more than 6 million workplaces in the U.S. OSHA relies on, among many others, industrial hygienists to evaluate jobs for potential health hazards. Two roles of the OSHA industrial hygienist are to spot those conditions and help eliminate or control them through appropriate measures.

Upon completion of this learning event, employees will demonstrate knowledge of the background, principles and role of industrial hygiene. Employees will learn the history of industrial hygiene, major roles of industrial hygiene in workplaces, and the types of workplace hazards industrial hygiene addresses and how they are controlled.

Relevant Standards: N/A

• Linear Duration/min: 00:21:00
• Origin Date: 01/08
• Last Update: 09/08
• Complexity/Difficulty: Level I (very easy)
• Interactivity: Level II
• Supervising SME: Angie Alltizer
• Prerequisites: None

Competencies:

To successfully complete this course, the Learner will demonstrate the ability to:

• IND 1.1.0 Introduction and objectives 01:15
• IND 1.2.0 Identify major points of industrial hygiene and its history 02:17
• IND 1.3.0 Recognize OSHA’s relationship to industrial hygiene 01:19
• IND 1.4.0 Identify and define worksite analysis and types of worksite hazards 03:37
• IND 1.5.0 Identify methods of controlling worksite hazards 02:03