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Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene: The Application of Basic Principles


June 3 – 7, 2013 | Boston, MA | $1695
https://ecpe.sph.harvard.edu/Industrial-Hygiene

This program offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of industrial hygiene practice. Participants in this intensive one-week program will benefit from discussions and workshops on the principles and practice of industrial hygiene and its basis in science, engineering, and medicine. Designed for professionals and technicians with responsibility for industrial hygiene and workplace health programs, participants learn the skills and concepts needed to protect the health and safety of workers through the control of workplace environmental factors.

Learning Objectives:

  • 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 workplace hazards
  • Understand the physical and chemical behavior of aerosols and gas mixtures
  • Analyze industrial exhaust ventilation systems
  • Identify methods to measure and control noise stress in the workplace
  • Understand the effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
  • Analyze and control risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders and design workplace ergonomics programs

 

Ergonomics and Human Factors: Strategic Solutions for Workplace Safety and Health


October 7 – 11, 2013 | Boston, MA | $1850
https://ecpe.sph.harvard.edu/Ergonomics

This practical human factors and ergonomics program is designed to give you the tools necessary to create effective, comprehensive, and strategic solutions to your workplace ergonomic issues. Participants will learn to analyze and control risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders, integrate employees with MSDs into the workplace, and learn to design workplace ergonomics programs for their benefit. Workshops, case studies, and team exercises offer the opportunity to learn and apply skills in a multidisciplinary, team-oriented environment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Initiate or improve ergonomics programs to control health and performance problems
  • Recognize and control risk factors that contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
  • Perform basic analysis to identify, evaluate, and control MSDs