MPH 511: BASIC INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
EPID 511 R. Leonard Vance, PhD, JD, CIH
Industrial Hygiene: Hazard Identification and Evaluation
CREDITS: 3 credit hours
INSTRUCTOR: R. Leonard Vance, Ph.D; Associate Professor
PHONE: (804) 828-4548; FAX 828-9773
OFFICE: 324, Grant House; 1008 East Clay St.
EMAIL: vance@hsc.vcu.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Acquaint students with methods used by industrial hygienist to identify, evaluate, and control human exposure to toxic contaminants & harmful physical agents in the workplace & in the environment.
- Acquaint the students with the health consequences associated with human exposure to toxic substances and harmful physical agents.
- Acquaint students with industrial hygiene sampling and analysis methodologies.
- Acquaint students with the regulatory framework surrounding the use and implementation of industrial hygiene techniques for protecting people.
- Develop in students an understanding of the ethical issues confronting industrial hygienists and other health professionals.
MPH PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the MPH Program at Virginia Commonwealth University is to educate individuals to become highly qualified public health professionals. Students develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to identify and assess health needs of underserved and other populations; determine risk and protective factors for disease or health-related outcomes using epidemiologic and statistical methods; plan, implement and evaluate public health prevention programs; and work with communities to promote and protect their health and well-being.
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MPH 511: BASIC INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
CLASS |
TITLE |
SPEAKER |
1 |
Introduction; Exposure Limits; Ch. 1, 2 |
L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH |
2 |
Legal Aspects of the Occupational Environment; Ch. 3 |
L. Vance, JD, Ph.D. |
3 |
Environmental & Occupational Toxicology; Epidemiological Surveillance; Ch. 4, 5 |
J. Cisek, MD, |
4 |
Exposure Assessment; Ch. 6 |
L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH |
5 |
Hazard Identification, Evaluation, and Control; Ch. 6 |
L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH |
6 |
Air Monitoring & Sampling; Air Monitoring Lab.; Ch. 8, 9, 10 |
D. Prokopchak, MS, CIH |
7 |
First Exam DISCUSS W/ CLASS |
(noise or radiation) |
8 |
Occupational Dermatoses; Ch. 14 Student presentations |
E. Kitces, MD, Ph.D. |
9 |
Industrial Hygiene Laboratory; Experiments; Ch. 10, 11, 12 ; Paper due |
J. Calpin, MS, CIH; L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH Analytics Lab |
10 |
Biological Monitoring & BEI=s; Ch. 13; Student presentations |
J. Saady, Ph.D., DABFT |
11 |
Indoor Air Quality; Ch. 19 |
L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH |
12 |
Industrial Site Visit |
Reynolds Metals |
13 |
Respiratory Protection & PPE; Ch. 36 |
S. Wilcox-Jones, CIH |
14 |
Ergonomics; Ch. 26 - 28 |
L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH |
15 |
Engineering Controls; Ventilation; 32, 33 |
L. Vance, Ph.D., CIH |
16 |
Final Exam |
GRADING:
First Exam 25%
Final Exam 25%
Term Paper 20%
Class Project 30%
& Presentation
POSSIBLE PROJECT TOPICS:
Ergonomic Assessment of a Workplace; pairs
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Studies; Richmond schools; pairs
Prepare Asbestos Management Plans; VCU; pairs
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Projects
IH surveys & audits
Self created & directed project
The in class presentation on the project shall be accompanied by a paper outlining your work and talk. The talk is to be presented using PowerPoint slides, with the slide show printed & given to the students. The paper should be of a reasonable length, given the nature of the work presented, & should include references.
The term paper is to be:
- on a topic agreed upon by the student and course administrator;
- Six to eight pages in length, excluding title page & references
- printed; double spaced; with pages numbered
Class 1 Introduction and Overview
Definition of industrial hygiene; the occupational health team and the role of the industrial hygienist on that team; occupational health hazards in the workplace environment; the relevant governmental regulatory agencies; professional and trade associations; standards: governmental, professional associations, and the like. Chapters 1 & 2.
Class 2 Legal Aspects of the Occupational Environment
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; OSHA, USEPA, NRC, USDOT; the Federal Administrative Procedures Act; the promulgation and issuance of occupational safety and health standards and regulation; enforcement of OSHA standards; OSHA state plans; Virginia=s OSHA programs and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry; workers= compensation
Class 3 Environmental & Occupational Toxicology
Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic; dust exposure and pneumoconiosis; organic solvents; pesticides/herbicides; ethylene oxide; carcinogens, teratogens, mutagens, other miscellaneous chemical hazards
Class 4 Exposure Assessment
General Principles of evaluation of worker exposure; Exposure surveys; Purpose and scope of survey; Survey questionnaires; Sampling and Analytical Procedures; 8 hour TWA=s, STEL=s, Ceiling limits, TLV=s; Comparison of sampling results with appropriate standards; Other evaluations by industrial hygienists
Class 5 Hazard Identification, Evaluation, and Control
Methods of control; the hierarchy of control; engineering controls; administrative controls; work practices; personal protective equipment; ventilation, substitution, isolation, vacuum technology, wet methods, worker rotation, scheduling, shielding, training and education
Class 6 Air Sampling & Analysis
Air sampling; direct reading colorimetric sampling tubes; sample collection tubes for polar and non-polar gases and vapors, passive dosimeters; importance of the laboratory analytical technique; standard methods - OSHA, NIOSH, USEPA, and others
Class 7 First Exam; [DISCUSS WITH CLASS]
Class 8 Occupational Dermatoses
The skin as an organ; patterns and prevalence of occupational skin diseases; prevention; personal protection equipment & techniques
Class 9 Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Visit & Experiments
Roche-Analytics-LabCorp; Term Paper
Class 10 Biological Monitoring
ACGIH BEI=s; the metabolism of contaminants; sample collection and analysis; BEI=s and medical surveillance; regulatory implications
Class 11 Indoor Air Quality
Class 12 Site Visit
Class 13 Respiratory Protection & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Class 14 Ergonomics
Class 15 Engineering Controls and Ventilation
Class 16 Final Exam
JAMES A. CALPIN, CIH, LAB DIRECTOR
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
8040 VILLA PARK DRIVE
RICHMOND, VA 23228
[804] 264-7100 x 5003; FAX 264-7424; email: jcalpin@ix.netcom.com
J. CISEK, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Columbia, HCA Hospitals
RICHMOND, Va.
(804) 759-7836 (p); 740-4679; email: acisek1@msn.com
Edward KITCES, MD, Ph.D.
Richmond Dermatology Specialists
RICHMOND, VA
(804) 285-3708; voice mail ; fax
DALE PROKOPCHAK, CIH, CSP
EARTH TECH, INC.
7870 Villa Park Dr., Suite400
RICHMOND, VA 23230
(804) 515-8556; 515-8300; FAX (804) 515-8313; e-mail: dprokopchak@earthtech.com
JOSEPH SAADY, Ph.D.,
FORENSIC TOXICOLOGIST
DEPT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
1 NORTH 14TH ST.
RICHMOND, VA 23219
(804) 786-9151; FAX 371-8328: e-mail: Saady@gems.vcu.edu
L. VANCE, Ph.D., JD, PE, CIH, CSP
DEPT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE & COMMUNITY HEALTH
BOX 980212, MCV
RICHMOND, VA 23298-0212
(804) 828-4548; 828-9785; FAX 828-9773: e-mail: Vance@gems.vcu.edu
Susan Wilcox-Jones, CIH
Ethyl Corporation
P. O. Box 2189
330 South Fourth St.
Richmond, Va. 23219
(804) 788-6024; FAX (804) 788-6038 ; email: Susan_Wilcox-Jones@Ethyl.com
Recommended Textbook Resources:
- DiNardi, S. R. , Ed.; The Occupational Environment ‑ Its Evaluation & Control; American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, Va., 1997; AWhite Book@
- Plog, ed.; Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 4th Edn; National Safety Council, Chicago, Il., 1996
- Key, Marcus, M.; Henschel, Austin, F.; Butler, Jack; Ligo, Robert, N.; Tabershaw, Irvin, R.; and Ede, Lorice, Occupational Diseases: A Guide to Their Recognition. Washington, DC: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 1977.
- Zenz, Carl; Dickerson, O., Bruce; and Horvath, Jr., Edward, P., Occupational Medicine. Baltimore: Mosby. 1994.
- Hahn, R.W., Risks, Costs, & Lives Saved; NewYork, Oxford Univ. Press,1996
- Whelan, Elizabeth, Toxic Terror. Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books. 1985.
- Last, John, M., Public Health and Preventive Medicine. New York: Appleton‑Century‑Crofts. Most recent edition.
- Levy, Barry, S. and Wegman, David, H., Occupational Health: Recognizing and Preventing Work‑Related Disease. Boston/Toronto: Little, Brown and Company. 1988.
- Ottoboni, A, The Dose Makes the Poison. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1991.
- Ramazzini, Bernardino., Diseases of Workers. Thunder Bay, Canada: OH&S Press. Original ‑ 1700; 1993 Edition.
- Hamilton, Alice, Exploring the Dangerous Trades: The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D. Fairfax, Virginia: American Industrial Hygiene Association. 1995.
- Rom, W., Environmental & Occupational Medicine; Boston, Little, Brown; 1992
- Weeks, James, L.; Levy, Barry, S.; and Wagner, Gregory, R., Preventing Occupational Disease and Injury. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association. 1991.
- Ashford, N. & Miller, C., Chemical Exposures, 2nd edn., Van Nostrand, NY NY. 1998
Resource Journals Recommended as Library References include:
- American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
- Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
- Chemical Health & Safety
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Professional Safety: Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Environmental Research
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- American Journal of Public Health
Not a part of the syllabus
Noise, Hearing, Conservation, and Noise Abatement
Basic definitions, wave length, frequency, the decimal scale; varieties of hearing loss; measurement of noise; methods of control; hearing conservation programs; noise regulation
Risk Assessment
Elements of quantitative risk assessment (QRA); risk assessment calculation-carcinogens and non-carcinogenic effects; threshold and nonthreshold effects; animal to human data extrapolation; mathematical models available; application through a case study; QRA approaches taken by OSHA, USEPA, and EPA
Industrial Toxicology
Epidemiology studies, toxicology studies, case reports and clinical observations by health care providers; in vitro and in vivo studies; the problem of linking exposure and causation.
