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
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.
- 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
Current faculty, subject to change
Mark A. Bennett
Associate Industrial Hygienist
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Corey W. Briggs
Owner/Principal IH/S
Coastal Safety Hygiene & Marine LLC
Diana M. Ceballos
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington
Dara M. Feddersen
Global Product Stewardship Manager
Hollingsworth & Vose Company
Kristin Garland
Vice President of Industrial Hygiene Spotlight Solutions, Inc.
Spotlight Solutions, Inc.
Thomas H Gassert
Instructor in Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Environmental Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Andrea Guytingco
Principal Industrial Hygienist – LRL HSE – East Coast
Eli Lilly and Company
Justin Harpin
EHS Officer, Reactor Radiation Protection Program
Environment Health and Safety
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Victor Hillman
Instructor/Exposure, Epidemiology and Risk Program
Risk Control Services, Industrial Hygiene
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
President
Hillman Health and Hygiene LLC
Martin R. Horowitz
IH Consultant
Capaccio Environmental Engineering, Inc.
Nicolas Kielbania
Sr. Director
Environmental Health & Safety
Boston Children's Hospital
William B. McCarthy
Associate Director of EHS and Reactor Radiation Protection Officer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James J. McDevitt
Senior Scientist
9 Foundations
Albert Rielly
Medical Director
Massachusetts General Hospital Occupational Health Service
Nancy Long Sieber
Adjunct Lecturer on Physiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dilpreet Singh
Senior Scientist in Health Sciences
Exponent
Jamie Tessler
Director of Global Safety Program Development and Outreach, Office of the Provost
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 26 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.
