HE1937 : Industrial Hygiene Certification Program BOHS-M501: Measurement of Hazardous Substances (Including Risk Assessment) (Accredited by the British Occupational Hygiene Society - BOHS)

This practical and highly-interactive course includes
various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt
will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators.
This course aims to provide an outline of the general
approach advocated for the assessment of the health risk(s)
associated with exposure to hazardous substances. It then
focuses in detail on the role and application of atmospheric
monitoring.
It addresses the theory of sampling, practical sampling and
analytical considerations, and the calculation and
presentation of results. Numerical calculations are included to
ensure that the underlying principles are understood.
It also covers principles of occupational hygiene on the basis
of anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards
that can be encountered in the workplace.
On completion of this course, participants will be able to:-
• Describe the general approach to health risk
assessment, including the role of atmospheric
monitoring
• Select appropriate equipment to measure specific
airborne contaminants and devise a suitable sampling
strategy
• Present the results in a form useful for health risk
assessment purposes to enable management to comply
with relevant legislation, but also, where appropriate, in
a manner that is accessible to workers affected
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of
Industrial Hygiene Certification Program: BOHS-M501: Measurement of Hazardous
Substances (Including Risk Assessment). It covers the hazard and risk in terms of chemical
or biological safety; the risk assessment process and information gathering; assessing risk
and using risk assessments to decide on appropriate actions to protect worker health;
recording risk assessment information in a useful form; the role of risk assessment in
occupational health and safety management; and the workplace sampling strategies
covering measurement methods, surveys, routine monitoring, interpretation of results, basic
statistical analysis and quality assurance.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the survey design, personal sampling,
area sampling and surface and other measurements; the nature of confined spaces hazards
and techniques for assessing and monitoring confined spaces; the sampling pumps,
sampling heads and filters and direct reading instruments; calibrating air sampling
equipment and the analytical methods and detection limits, gravimetric analysis, microscopy
and quality assurance of analysis; the commonly used international hygiene standards and
its application; the biological monitoring and the role of measurement of metabolites in
biological monitoring; and the numerical evaluations, interpretation and presentation of
results.
This course will require at least 45 hours of study time, of which at least 37 hours will be
taught (teaching and practical assessments) and 8 hours will be independent (in your own
time).