Measurement & Control of Hazardous Substances
Measurement & Control of Hazardous Substances
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the seminar, the delegates should be able to:
- Understand the role of exposure measurement techniques
- Identify the main techniques used to measure worker exposure to common airborne contaminants
- Identify appropriate techniques which can be used where exposure occurs by skin absorption or ingestion
- Develop strategies for exposure assessment surveys and monitoring programmes
- Understand the meaning of “adequate control” in relation to personal exposures
- Recognize the range of approaches to controlling exposure to hazardous substances at work
- Develop strategies and programmes for controlling hazardous substances
- Understand the importance of design considerations for workplaces, process, and plant as a means of reducing occupational exposures
- Appreciate the key design features of an effective local extraction system
- Understand the role of administrative controls
- Develop programmes for the selection and use of personal protective equipment
- Understand the principles involved in selecting respiratory protection and chemical protective clothing
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Managers responsible for health and safety
- Personnel responsible for the design and implementation of workplace assessment and monitoring programmes
- Trainee occupational hygienists
- Operation staff ( operators , supervisors, seniors, lab technicians & exports…etc)
- Occupational health personnel who wish to obtain a better understanding of the principles involved in the assessment and control of hazardous substances
- Personnel responsible for undertaking risk assessments for hazardous substances
- Managers wishing to reduce risk and liability for their organization through effective management of health risks
COURSE OUTLINE
- Managing exposure to hazardous substances – general principles
- Assessing exposure to hazardous substances
- The role of exposure measurement techniques
- Developing exposure assessment strategies
- Techniques for measuring exposure to airborne particulates
- Techniques for measuring exposure to gaseous contaminants
- Skin exposure assessment
- Interpreting results
- Occupational exposure limits
- Effective programmes for controlling exposure to hazardous substances
- The hierarchy of control
- Designing processes to control exposure
- The role of administrative controls
- Local exhaust ventilation design principles
- Designing and implementing personal protective equipment programmes
- Selecting respiratory protection
- Selecting chemical protective clothing