Industrial Hygiene: Best Practices Training Course

What do you think of when you hear the term “industrial hygiene?” Do these words conjure in your mind an image of the poster you often see stating, “All employees must wash hands”? Or do they bring forth the image of a janitor with a push broom and trash barrel working to keep a factory clean?

Industrial hygiene involves a lot more than general cleanliness and it applies to any workplace, not just factories. Industrial hygiene is really about practices an employer should take to keep you safe from the various types of potential hazards to your health and safety. The idea is that you should be able to work without becoming sick or enduring physical harm.

If this sounds like common sense to you, you’re in good company. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is tasked with enforcing the law as it relates to industrial hygiene. OSHA provides clear standards and best practices for identifying and controlling health and safety hazards in the workplace. (29 CFR 1910), no matter what your field of work is or what the conditions are for the type of workplace you are in.

There are many sources of hazards to be aware of, and they differ from one profession to another. Luckily OSHA provides specific instructions for all of these; however, you don’t need to know everything. You can keep yourself safe in general by learning basic best practices in industrial hygiene.

If you want to reduce your risk of exposure to harmful work hazards, this course is for you. You’ll learn the types of hazards to look for, how employers can control or eliminate these, what OSHA requires employers to do to keep you safe, and what your rights are, as an employee.

This program is available with Spanish and French closed captions.