Industrial health and hygiene ppt

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Course Learning Outcomes for Unit II

Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

3. Relate industrial hygiene practices to environmental health and safety programs. 3.1 Describe how industrial hygiene practices relate to safety programs. 3.2 Describe how industrial hygiene practices relate to environmental programs.

Reading Assignment

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Anderson, A. L., & Ferrell, W. E. (2010). Assessment of qualifications needed by environmental health graduates entering private-sector employment. Journal of Environmental Health, 72(9), 14-20. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.waldorf.edu/login?auth=CAS&url=http://search.ebscohost.com.libraryresource s.waldorf.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=49132044&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Minnick, W. D. (2013). Organizational reporting structure. Professional Safety, 58(10), 56-62. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.waldorf.edu/login?auth=CAS&url=http://search.ebscohost.com.libraryresource s.waldorf.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=90518756&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Unit Lesson

The practice of industrial hygiene does not exist in a vacuum. Most work locations must also attend to safety and environmental issues. These three fields often overlap, both in practice and in how they fit within a facility’s organizational structure. How they fit will depend greatly on the size of the company. Most small or midsize companies do not typically have a full-time industrial hygienist on staff; therefore, the safety officer or environmental engineer may also be asked to manage the facility’s industrial hygiene needs. This arrangement will require the employee to know at least some industrial hygiene basics. If a small facility is part of a larger corporation, the corporate staff’s responsibilities may include industrial hygiene services to its remote facilities. Because the corporate industrial hygienist may only visit the facility one or two times a year, the safety officer or environmental engineer will be very important in identifying and providing information to the corporate industrial hygiene staff.

In some instances, workers’ compensation insurance carriers may provide industrial hygiene services to facilities covered under a policy. Under this arrangement, the safety officer or environmental engineer provides information to the insurance carrier’s representative prior to an industrial hygiene survey. The third alternative is for the facility to use an industrial hygiene consulting company. This will also require substantial input from the safety officer or environmental engineer.

Course/Unit Learning Outcomes

Learning Activity

3.1 Unit II Lesson Article: “Organizational reporting structure” Unit II PowerPoint Presentation

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Unit II Lesson Article: “Assessment of qualifications needed by environmental health graduates entering private-sector employment” Unit II PowerPoint Presentation

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