Course

Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• Describe the Army IH career
• Demonstrate knowledge of documentation and communication health risk exposures by identifying the four parts of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard and DoD HAZCOM Inspection
• Define particulate matter, dust, fume, mist, nanoparticle, filter media types, particle size characteristics and direct reading instruments
• Identify primary uses of PID, FID, and IR equipment, sampling methods, MultiRae^® lamp, sample best practices and disadvantages of a FID
• Identify the two main types of ventilation systems, primary purpose of dilution and local exhaust ventilation system, three primary local exhaust hoods, five components of a ventilation system, properties of air, airflow behavior, three pressures associated with a moving air stream and their relationship
• Identify ergonomic risk factors, controls and tool used for assessments
• Identify health related terms related to indoor air quality investigations, ventilation system issues, chemical agents/sources, indoor pollutant sources and outdoor pollutants
• Define components of sound, units of measurement, types of noise, exposure criteria, combined sound level and methods to eliminate or control excessive exposure
• Identify thermal stressors in the workplace, how to measure thermal stress and methods to prevent and control the onset of thermal stress
• Describe how the Army HHA Program prioritizes risks, communicates findings and recommendations based on analysis and evaluation of data using standards guidelines an professional judgement
• Identify Army IH Program Management elements, management responsibilities, DoD/Army regulations for ethical conduct and industrial hygiene code of ethics
• Describe mandatory IH policies and regulations within the Federal Goverment, DoD & U.S. Army
• Identify basic math and science references that IHs need/use
• Using the NIOSH Hierarchy of Controls, demonstrate proper implementing of control strategies for unacceptable exposures
• Describe how to collect basic characterization information (workplace, work force, and agents)
• Discuss the reasons for conducting air monitoring, sampling types, whom to sample, when to sample, length of sampling
• Identify proper PPE based on workplace hazard, gloves based on chemical used, types, classes and limitations of respirators
• Identify IH sampling methods/media and analytical methods/resources
• Define epidemiology, occupational epidemiology, five measures of occurrence, study designs, measures of association and validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests
• Define statistical terminology and distributions
• Identify and evaluate biological agents and controls to reduce risk
• Define basic principles, terms, and units of radiation and biological effects of radiation
• Define toxicology, toxicologists, toxicants, toxicity, hazard, potency, dose, concentration, response, and no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL), primary classifications of toxicants, routes of entry, toxic effects, dose response relationship and chemical interactions exposure to multiple hazards
• Identify priority one work environments, common processes, common hazards and expanded standard chemicals commonly found in priority one work areas

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