Courses Details

EHS652: Evaluation of Chemical Hazards

• Graduate level
• Both Residential and OJOC
• Fall term(s) for OJOC and residential students;
• 3-4 credit hour(s) for OJOC and residential students;
• Instructor(s): John Meeker
• Offered Every fall semester
• Last offered Fall 2024
• Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in biostatistics course
• Description: Concepts and techniques related to the evaluation of occupational exposures to gases, vapors, and aerosols. Emphasis on operating mechanisms and practical aspects of industrial hygiene air-monitoring equipment, characterizing exposure distributions, and developing sampling strategies. Lectures, laboratory exercises, demonstrations, problems, technical reports, and reading. Primarily for students in occupational health and safety.

Concentration Competencies that EHS652 Allows Assessment On

Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
EHS	Environmental Health Sciences	MPH	Summarize qualitative and quantitative aspects of exposure assessment based on hazard properties, applicable exposure pathways, and routes of exposure	EHS652
EHS	Industrial Hygiene	MPH	Identify and describe the qualitative and quantitative aspect of hazardous workplace agents, factors, and stressors associated with defined sources and/or processes	EHS652
EHS	Industrial Hygiene	MPH	Assess qualitative, quantitative, and statistical aspects of workplace hazards and exposures, and consequent health risks based on applicable pathways and modes of action	EHS652
EHS	Industrial Hygiene	MPH	Interpret and apply occupational and environmental regulations	EHS652
EHS	Environmental Health Sciences	MS	Describe sources and processes involved in the transport, behavior and fate of toxic chemicals in the environment and workplace	EHS652
EHS	Environmental Health Sciences	MS	Interpret EHS info within the context of public health	EHS652
EHS	Industrial Hygiene	MS	Identify and describe the qualitative and quantitative aspect of hazardous workplace agents, factors, and stressors associated with defined sources and/or processes	EHS652
EHS	Industrial Hygiene	MS	Assess qualitative, quantitative, and statistical aspects of workplace hazards and exposures, and consequent health risks based on applicable pathways and modes of action	EHS652
EHS		PhD	Apply basic principles of environmental and occupational health in the context of public health	EHS652
EHS		PhD	Describe how data are collected and used in exposure and risk assessments of environmental and occupational health hazards	EHS652