July 24 - July 31, 2023
Course Overview
This course aims to:
Provide the student with a sound understanding of the techniques for assessing exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace and with an understanding of how exposure information can be used to assess risk.
Course Format
Normally run as a 5-day taught course [minimum 45 hours including practical/demonstration sessions, lectures, tutorials, guided reading, overnight questions and examination].
There will be a 40 short answer question “open book” examination with an allowed time of 120 minutes.
Learning Outcomes
On completing this course successfully, the student 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.
Course Content
Topic |
Title |
Time Allocation |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Risk Assessment Air Sampling Theory and Practice Air Sampling Equipment Sample Analysis Hygiene Standards Biological Monitoring Calculation, Interpretation and Presentation of Results |
20% 20% 20% 5% 15% 10% 10% |