Description
- DURATION: 3 days
- CREDITS: 15
- SAQA ID: 259609, 259638 and 24442
- NQF LEVEL: 3
- PREREQUISITES: Grade 12
About: This course will enable the learner to do the following:
- Explain the concept and principles of Occupational Hygiene in the work place.
- Learn relationships between Occupational hygiene and Occupational medicine
- Explain the ceiling limits and effects of the gases and vapours.
- Explain the characteristics, sources, occurrence of the gases and vapours.
- Explain the concept of Occupational Hygiene in the working place, and acceptable occupational hygiene conditions.
- Explain how to deal with abnormal occupational hygiene conditions in the work place.
- Legal requirements for Occupational Hygiene:
- MHSA
- OHS ACT
- Occupational diseases and illnesses
- Health risk assessment process – Identification, evaluation and control)
- Hierachy of controls
- Occupational hygiene stressors and legal limits (Illumination, noise, Air quality, vibration and ergonomics)
TARGET GROUP
- SHE Representatives,
- SHE Committee members and SHE practitioners
- Safety/ SHEQ Officers
- Assistant Occupational hygienists
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- This unit standard is for persons who are entering employment and need to know the basics of Occupational Hygiene.
