Health Safety and Environment · HSE-023
Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Exposure
Industrial hygiene protects workers from health hazards such as chemicals, dusts, noise, heat, radiation and biological agents. Occupational diseases often develop over…
- Duration5 days
- Next date16 - 20 Nov 2026
- Cities8 cities
- Fee from£2,840
Course overview
Why Attend
Industrial hygiene protects workers from health hazards such as chemicals, dusts, noise, heat, radiation and biological agents. Occupational diseases often develop over years and are preventable with proper exposure management.
This LLMI course explains how to anticipate, recognise, evaluate and control occupational exposures, including exposure limits, sampling strategies, monitoring equipment, data interpretation, ventilation and health surveillance. Participants design exposure monitoring plans.
The course builds practical capability for HSE and occupational health professionals.
Course Objectives
Explain industrial hygiene principles
Recognise physical, chemical and biological hazards
Plan exposure assessment and sampling
Interpret monitoring results against limits
Select engineering and administrative controls
Support health surveillance programmes
Target Audience
HSE professionals
Occupational health staff
Industrial hygienists
Supervisors in high-exposure areas
Engineers
Laboratory staff
Course Methodology
Technical presentations
Sampling strategy exercises
Data interpretation
Case studies
Group discussions
Course outline
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1Day 1: Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals
- Role of industrial hygiene
- Occupational disease
- Legal requirements
- Hazard recognition
- Exposure limits
- Exercise: Hazard inventory
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2Day 2: Chemical and Dust Exposure
- Gases and vapours
- Dusts and fibres
- Silica and asbestos awareness
- Sampling methods
- Analysis
- Workshop: Sampling plan
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3Day 3: Physical and Biological Hazards
- Noise
- Heat stress
- Radiation
- Vibration
- Biological agents
- Exercise: Heat stress assessment
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4Day 4: Evaluation and Control
- Interpreting results
- Statistics for exposure data
- Ventilation
- Administrative controls
- Respiratory protection
- Case study: Exposure control
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5Day 5: Programmes and Surveillance
- Exposure monitoring programmes
- Health surveillance
- Record keeping
- Communication
- Improvement
- Capstone: Industrial hygiene programme
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