Continuing Education / Outreach

Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene (CIH) Review

Dates: Location:

Monday - Friday, March 17-21, 2008

 UCLA

Fee:  

• $1,175 Standard fee;
• $950 Early Bird (before 1/31/08)
Fee includes course manual, continental breakfast, parking and all applicable sales taxes.

Payment Terms: Substitutions may be made at any time without additional charge. The registration fee, less 20%, is refundable if written notification is received at least 2 weeks prior to the program. For cancellation within 14 days prior to the course, 50% of the registration fee is refundable. If course materials such a books have been sent to course participants in advance, the cost of that material will be subtracted from the refund. "No shows" are subject to the full fee.

UCLA reserves the right to postpone an offering 7 days prior to the course date should minimum enrollment requirements not be met. If a program is canceled, you will be notified and your registration fee will be refunded in full, less the cost of course materials sent in advance if they are not returned in the condition in which they were received. The liability of UCLA is limited to the course fee.

Overview:  

This intensive week-long course will provide a comprehensive review of the field of industrial hygiene and help prepare industrial hygienists to take the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) Comprehensive Practice Examinations and the Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist (CAIH) exam.

Learning Objectives:
• Provide attendees with up-to-date, comprehensive information in the field of study
• Assist attendees in broadening and refreshing their knowledge base in industrial hygiene
• Assist in focusing efforts to pursue professional certification

Note: This is an overview course, not advanced Industrial Hygiene. A major aim of this course is to assist CIH exam takers to identify areas in which they are proficient and those in which they need more intensive study. Plan to allow 4-6 weeks following the class for additional study before taking the exam.


Who Should Attend:  

Industrial Hygienists and safety specialists planning to sit for the CAIH and/or Comprehensive practice exams. Safety specialists and
industrial hygienists seeking a review of the field are encouraged to attend. A basic understanding of the field is presumed, as well as basic skills in math and chemistry.


Topics for review will include: history of industrial hygiene, calculations (TLV’s, PEL’s, other standards, TWA), sampling and analytical procedures
for gases/vapors and particulates, ventilation, air pollution, industrial hygiene aspects of hazardous spill response, respiratory protection, heat stress, toxicology, personal protective equipment, operating principles of laboratory instruments, noise, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, OSHA history/citation procedures, and management of industrial hygiene programs. Time will also be devoted to a review of selected industrial processes. Daily testing will be used as a guide to individual learning. Self-study materials will supplement presentations and tests.

Tentative Agenda - subject to change

Monday, March 17 , 2008 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. (7:30 Registration)
7:30 am Registration
8:00 Welcome and Orientation
Study Techniques for Learning
Preparation for ABIH examination
History of Industrial Hygiene
Industrial hygiene calculations, conversions, conventions, and
statistics Ergonomics, Hypo- and Hyperbaric Atmospheres
Aerosols: Properties and measurement
Industrial hygiene statistics
Statistics exercise
Reading assignment and Problem Set 1

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Ventilation: Principles and practice
Ventilation workshop
Nonionizing Radiation
Reading Assignment and Problem Set 2

Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2008 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Indoor Air Quality
Air Pollution
Noise and Hearing Conservation
Industrial hygiene chemistry
Sample Collection devices and procedures
Heat Stress / Cold Stress
Reading Assignment and Problem Set 3

Thursday, Mar. 20, 2008 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Industrial Processes: Welding and Foundries
Ionizing Radiation
Industrial Toxicology
Respiratory Protection
Reading Assignment and Problem Set 4

Friday, Friday Mar. 21, 2008 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Ethics
Management of Industrial Hygiene Programs
OSHA T
Personal Protective Equipment
Threshold Limit Values (TLV)
Special Programs: HAZCOM, HAZWOPER, Process Safety
Management, Chemical Hygiene
Evaluation and closure

Faculty (subject to change):  

Nola Kennedy -- Co-Course Director -- PhD, CIH, CHMM, Asst. Professor, UCLA

Jim Unmack -- Co-Course Director -- MS, CIH, CSP, Ext. Instructor, UCLA & CSUDH

Other distinguished professionals to be named


Professional Points:

• ABIH— Approved for 5.0 Certification of Maintenance Points from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
• BCSP and Continuing Education Units — Eligible for 4.0 Continuation of Certification Points/Continuing Education Units

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