Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
“All of the presenters exceeded my expectations and taught me something new. Thoroughness, expertise, exciting. Expanded my knowledge.”
—Marley Carroll, Industrial Hygienist, Dartmouth College
About the Program
Improve employee health, safety, and security with applied industrial hygiene skills. You will benefit from a comprehensive introduction to industrial hygiene and gain skills to protect employees from workplace environmental hazards.
Program Fees
- Standard Price $2,200.00
Program Overview
Protect Employees from Workplace Hazards and Dangers
Organizations are responsible for the overall health and safety of the people they employ. As a participant in this online program, you will learn the concepts critical to creating a safe work environment by developing your industrial hygiene technical expertise.
The skills and strategies taught in this course will help you protect employees from workplace health hazards, improve employee safety, and increase productivity. From radiation protection to ergonomics, the program focuses on how to anticipate, evaluate, prevent, and control a wide range of hazards in a variety of workplaces and industries. After participating in this program, you will be able to immediately apply your industrial hygiene skills to improve employee health and safety.
Upcoming Program Details
- Recognize health hazards in occupational settings
- Determine the physiological and toxicological effects of exposures to workplace hazards
- Understand the physical and chemical behavior of aerosols and gas mixtures
- Identify methods to measure and control exposure to noise in the workplace
- Understand the effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
- Analyze and control risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders and design workplace ergonomics programs
- Evaluate work practices and engineering control techniques for the prevention of occupational disease
- Analyze contaminant control ventilation systems
- Select control measures specific to exposures
- Participate in virtual sessions, including respirator fit testing, direct reading instruments for air contaminants, and control ventilation systems
- Explore topics including exposure assessment, noise reduction, ventilation, and quality of indoor environment
- Obtain the skills needed to protect employees from hazards and dangers, while reducing costs associated with health-related productivity loss.
- Learn from top Harvard faculty and the industry’s leading experts in a close, personal setting
- Network and develop long-lasting relationships with other industrial hygiene professionals
All Times are Eastern Time (ET).
| Monday, July 7, 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:45–9:00 am | Classroom Technology Orientation | |
| 9:00–9:30 am | Program Introduction and Overview of Industrial Hygiene | |
| 9:30–10:30 am | Recognition of Occupational Hazards | |
| 10:30–10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45–11:30 am | Properties of Aerosols Important for Industrial Hygiene Practice | |
| 11:30 am–12:30 pm | New Developments: Nanotechnology | |
| 12:30–1:00 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00–2:00 pm | Portals of Entry: Pulmonary Deposition and Clearance of Particles | |
| 2:00–2:15 pm | Break | |
| 2:15–3:15 pm | Toxicity and Occurrence of Metal Fumes and Dusts | Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
| 8:45–9:00 am | Q&A / Speaker Introduction | |
| 9:00–10:00 am | Occupational Exposure to Solvents | |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:15–11:00 am | Lung Disease from Mineral and Organic Dusts and Fibers | |
| 11:00–11:15 am | Break | |
| 11:15 am–12:00 pm | Occupational Asthma | |
| 12:00–12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30–1:30 pm | Measurement of Airborne Contaminants: Part I: Air Sampling Strategies | |
| 1:30–2:30 pm | Measurement of Airborne Contaminants: Part II: Gas / Vapor Sampling | |
| 2:30–2:45 pm | Break | |
| 2:45–3:30 pm | Measurement of Airborne Contaminants: Part III: Particle Sampling | Wednesday, July 9, 2025 |
| 8:45–9:00 am | Q&A / Speaker Introduction | |
| 9:00–9:30 am | Discussion of Measurement of Airborne Contaminants | |
| 9:30–10:00 am | Hierarchy of Controls | |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:15–11:45 am | Respirators | |
| 11:45 am–12:15 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:15–2:00 pm | Principles of General and Local Ventilation | |
| 2:00–2:15 pm | Break | |
| 2:15–3:00 pm | Preview of video demonstrations on Respirator Fit Testing and Ventilation Fundamentals | Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| 8:45–9:00 am | Q&A / Speaker Introduction | |
| 9:00–10:00 am | Chemical Protective Clothing | |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:15 am–12:00 pm | Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation | |
| 12:00–12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30–1:30 pm | Hazards in the Healthcare Industry and Workplace | |
| 1:30–1:45 pm | Break | |
| 1:45–4:00 pm | Principles of Noise Control and Hearing Loss | Friday, July 11, 2025 |
| 8:45–9:00 am | Q&A / Speaker Introduction | |
| 9:00–10:00 am | Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace | |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Break | |
| 10:15 am–12:00 pm | Indoor Environmental Quality with Case Study | |
| 12:00–12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30–1:30 pm | Case Studies for the Practicing Industrial Hygienist | |
| 1:30–2:00 pm | Program Closing and Evaluation |
This agenda is subject to change.
Current faculty, subject to change
Louis J. DiBerardinis
Instructor in Industrial Hygiene
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
John M. Price
Instructor
Executive and Continuing Professional Education
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Northeastern University
This program is designed for new and experienced professionals with the following responsibilities:
- Others involved in improving the work environment
- Employee health
- Environmental health and safety
- Facilities management
- Human resources
- Industrial hygiene
- Management of health, safety, security, or industrial hygiene programs
- Occupational health and medicine
- Occupational hygiene
Credits & Logistics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will grant 2.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this program, equivalent to 26 contact hours of education. Participants can apply these contact hours toward other professional education accrediting organizations.
The American Academy of Health Physics will grant 8 Continuing Education Credits for completion of this course.
All credits subject to final agenda.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has an Education and Research Center (ERC) funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation upon completion of the program.
