OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE MEASUREMENTS (SEAD33)

Carry out environmental measurements and workstation analyses to control the main risks arising from chemical, physical and/or biological hazards that may affect workers' health.

1. IDENTIFYING RISKS
1.1 Fundamentals of industrial hygiene and risk agents
1.2 Types of hygiene risks: physical, chemical and biological
1.3 Routes of entry of risk agents into the body
1.4 Factors that determine hygiene risk
1.5 Safety data sheets for chemical products
1.6 Risk identification methodologies
2. PREPARING A RISK DIAGNOSIS WITH BASIC AND SPECIALISED HYGIENE MEASUREMENTS
2.1 Objectives of the risk diagnosis
2.2 Occupational exposure criteria
2.3 Planning the measurement campaign
2.4 Selecting the measurement methodology
2.5 Sampling strategies
2.6 Workstation analysis
2.7 Preparing the diagnosis report
3. CARRYING OUT MEASUREMENTS USING THE PLANNED METHOD AND THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
3.1 Measuring equipment for chemical agents
3.2 Measuring equipment for physical agents
3.3 Measuring equipment for biological agents
3.4 Calibration and maintenance of measuring equipment
3.5 Sampling procedures
3.6 Measurement errors and how to control them
3.7 Reference standards
4. SELECTING MEASURES TO PREVENT THE RISKS IDENTIFIED
4.1 Technical measures or control at source
4.2 Control measures in the environment
4.3 Organisational measures
4.4 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
4.5 Economic and feasibility considerations
4.6 Selecting measures for biological risks
4.7 Action measures for carcinogenic and mutagenic agents
4.8 Criteria for selecting PPE
5. IMPLEMENTING PREVENTIVE MEASURES
5.1 Implementation planning
5.2 Staff training and awareness
5.3 Health surveillance systems
5.4 Documentation and records
5.5 Assessing the effectiveness of the measures implemented
5.6 Maintenance and continuous improvement