Overview
This course aims to describe how exposure to hazardous substances arises in the workplace and to introduce the methodologies and technologies available to control exposures and thereby reduce risks to health.
Duration: 5 weekdays
Unit Code: M505
Availability of Courses
These courses are available to RED OHMS Group employees as part of their professional development pathway toward Full Membership with the AIOH. If you have a group of employees who would benefit from the course, we can deliver it on a bespoke basis. To organise custom training for your employees or workplace, please contact [email protected] for a quote.
Delivery Methods
This course is delivered on Microsoft Teams. Course materials are delivered in advance to participants including those for practical assessments. Exams are also held online.
Email training@redohsgroup.
Benefits
- Candidates will describe how exposure to hazardous substances arises in the workplace and develop knowledge of methodologies and technologies available to control exposures and reduce risks to health.
Outcomes
- Describe how airborne contaminants are generated by industrial processes, how this impacts on the control strategy, and how control solutions can thereby be optimised;
- Recognise the range of approaches to risk reduction embodied in the hierarchy of control and select appropriate strategies for implementation;
- Describe the meaning of “adequate control”, particularly in relation to personal exposures;
- Discuss the importance of design considerations in terms of the workplace, process, and plant, as a means of reducing occupational exposures;
- Describe the principal elements of a local exhaust ventilation system, give examples of typical installations and know how to carry out the necessary measurements to assess whether a local exhaust ventilation system is effective and operating to the design specification;
- Recognise the limitations of local exhaust hoods and enclosures and the means to optimise their effectiveness;
- Describe how personal protective equipment programmes may be used in an effective manner;
- Recognise the impact that control measures may have on other workplace hazards and understand the need to take a holistic approach to the design of control solutions.
Cancellations
In the event of a cancellation, the following fees will apply:
- Cancellation within 4 weeks of course start date: 50% of total course fee.
- Cancellation within 2 weeks of course start date: 100% of total course fee.
