Courses Details

EHS654: Control Of Occupational Hazardous Exposures

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Winter term(s) for residential students;
  • 2-3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Richard Neitzel, Simone Charles, (Residential);
  • Offered Every other winter (next offering: Winter 2026)
  • Last offered Winter 2024
  • Prerequisites: Grad status
  • Description: This graduate course focuses on controlling workplace hazards using the hierarchy of controls. Students will learn to evaluate and recommend engineering, administrative, and personal protective controls. An optional third credit covers advanced ventilation, including local exhaust ventilation (LEV), for source control in occupational settings.
  • Learning Objectives: 2-credit course: After this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand exposure and hazard banding strategies for workplace exposure scenarios 2. Name Federal and State regulation authorities and requirements related to human exposures 3. Describe the criteria for selecting chemical or biological protective clothing 4. Describe criteria for selecting protective equipment for physical agents such as noise 5. List the elements and evaluation of a comprehensive respiratory protection program 6. Recall effective hazard communication strategies in the workplace 3-credit course: After this course, students will additionally be able to: 7. Compute exposure estimates for indoor air quality assuming well-mixed room models 8. Describe HVAC components used for indoor air quality and infection control 9. Assess the airflow characteristics of a ventilation system and apply this data for system diagnostics 10. Select the appropriate type of local exhaust hood for controlling workplace exposures 11. Calculate basic ventilation estimates typically needed in workplaces
  • Syllabus for EHS654
NeitzelRichard
Richard Neitzel
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Simone Charles
Concentration Competencies that EHS654 Allows Assessment On
Department Program Degree Competency Specific course(s) that allow assessment
EHS Industrial Hygiene MPH Recommend and evaluate engineering, administrative, and personal protective controls and/or other interventions to reduce or eliminate workplace hazards EHS654