Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: "C-" or better in H EDU 3520 OR Instructor Consent.
Description
This course provides an overview of workplace health hazards. This includes the fundamentals of exposure pathways, recognition, and mitigation approaches that represent best practices in modern Industrial Hygiene practice. This class will also focus on common Utah industries, which will open the students understanding of chronic, slow developing workplace health conditions as well as acute exposures. The course will also cover sampling, analytic, and measurement tools and equipment used by practicing Industrial hygienists in the field.