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EPID 512  R. Leonard Vance, PhD, JD, CIH

Industrial Hygiene: Methods of Hazard Control
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Describes methods of control of occupational and environmental hazards including engineering controls, work practices, administrative controls, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection through the use of respirators and ventilation systems. Ergonomic hazards, noise, hot and cold environments, and radiation also will be addressed. Summer semester

 

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:

1. 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.
2. Acquaint the students with the health consequences associated with human exposure to toxic substances and harmful physical agents.
3. Acquaint students with industrial hygiene sampling and analysis methodologies.
4. Acquaint students with the regulatory framework surrounding the use and implementation of industrial hygiene techniques for protecting people.
5. 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.

This program is one of two Council on Education for Public Health accredited programs in Virginia. Click here for information on the population perspective in public health, provided by the Association of Schools of Public Health.

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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 14^TH 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:

1. DiNardi, S. R. , Ed.;  The Occupational Environment ‑ Its Evaluation & Control;  American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, Va.,  1997; AWhite Book@
2. Plog, ed.; Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, 4th Edn; National Safety Council, Chicago, Il., 1996
3. 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.
4. Zenz, Carl; Dickerson, O., Bruce; and Horvath, Jr., Edward, P., Occupational Medicine.  Baltimore:  Mosby.  1994.
5. Hahn, R.W., Risks, Costs, & Lives Saved;  NewYork, Oxford Univ. Press,1996
6. Whelan, Elizabeth, Toxic Terror.  Ottawa, Illinois:  Jameson Books.  1985.
7. Last, John, M., Public Health and Preventive Medicine.  New York:  Appleton‑Century‑Crofts.  Most recent edition.
8. Levy, Barry, S. and Wegman, David, H., Occupational Health:  Recognizing and Preventing Work‑Related Disease.  Boston/Toronto:  Little, Brown and Company. 1988.
9. Ottoboni, A, The Dose Makes the Poison.  New York:  Van Nostrand Reinhold.  1991.
10. Ramazzini, Bernardino., Diseases of Workers. Thunder Bay, Canada:  OH&S Press.            Original ‑ 1700; 1993 Edition.   
11. Hamilton, Alice, Exploring the Dangerous Trades:  The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D.  Fairfax, Virginia:  American Industrial Hygiene Association.  1995. 
12. Rom, W., Environmental & Occupational Medicine; Boston, Little, Brown; 1992
13. Weeks, James, L.; Levy, Barry, S.; and Wagner, Gregory, R., Preventing Occupational Disease  and Injury.  Washington, DC:  American Public Health Association. 1991.
14. Ashford, N. & Miller, C., Chemical Exposures, 2nd edn., Van Nostrand, NY NY. 1998

Resource Journals Recommended as Library References include:

1. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
2. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
3. Chemical Health & Safety
4. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
5. Professional Safety:  Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers
6. Archives of Environmental Health
7. Environmental Research
8. Environmental Science & Technology
9. Environmental Health Perspectives
10. 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.

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