Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
10-hour General Industry Outreach Training
- Health hazards on the job site
- Protect yourself; protect your family
Introduction
Lesson objectives:
- Identify types of health hazards in the workplace.
- Describe strategies to control chemical hazards.
- Describe strategies to control biological hazards.
- Describe strategies to control physical hazards.
- Describe strategies to control ergonomic hazards.
Industrial Hygiene – the science of protecting the health and safety of workers through:
- Anticipation,
- Recognition,
- Evaluation, and
- Control
…of workplace conditions that may cause workers’ injury or illness.
Types of Health Hazards
