Industrial Hygiene &
Occupational Health

The Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health Training gives HSE, health, and operations professionals a comprehensive, evidence-based understanding of occupational health risks, industrial hygiene principles, exposure assessment methods, and the management frameworks needed to protect employee health and build a genuinely health-conscious organisational culture.

Occupational health is the often-overlooked dimension of health and safety. While safety incidents are visible and immediate, health risks develop silently — through exposure to chemicals, dust, noise, vibration, biological agents, and work-related stress — until they become serious, irreversible conditions that affect employees for life.

This course addresses that reality head-on. Delegates develop a thorough understanding of how workplace hazards affect the human body, how to assess and measure exposure, how to identify and manage occupational diseases, and how to implement occupational health monitoring and surveillance programmes. From respiratory ill health and dermatitis to musculoskeletal disorders, occupational toxicology, and the effects of physical agents — every major occupational health domain is covered with clinical and practical depth.

The Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health Training is built for professionals who want to go beyond safety compliance and develop the genuine occupational health capability to protect their workforce and build a culture where health is treated as a core organisational value.

The Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health Training is designed to develop comprehensive occupational health and industrial hygiene capability from hazard identification and health risk assessment through to exposure measurement, disease prevention, and occupational health management programme implementation.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define industrial hygiene and occupational health and explain the health dimension of health and safety management
• Identify health risks to employees and contractors and understand how those risks affect major organs and body systems
• Explain the health effects of respiratory hazards, dermatitis, biological agents, and physical agents on the human body
• Identify occupational diseases, infections, and the health effects of occupational toxicology including chemicals, gases, vapours, and fibres
• Apply COSHH considerations and evaluate control measures for common occupational health hazards
• Understand musculoskeletal disorders and apply prevention solutions in the workplace
• Apply the principles of health risk assessment and design exposure measurement surveys
• Apply sampling methods for gases, vapours, and aerosols and conduct dermal and biological exposure assessment
• Develop and implement occupational health monitoring and surveillance programmes
• Manage noise, vibration, thermal, and lighting hazards and apply personal protective equipment within its limitations

The Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health Training is designed for HSE, health, and operations professionals who are responsible for identifying, assessing, and managing occupational health risks in industrial, manufacturing, or process environments.

This course is suitable for:

• HSE managers and officers responsible for occupational health risk management and compliance
• Occupational health nurses and practitioners supporting workforce health surveillance programmes
• Industrial hygienists developing exposure assessment and monitoring strategies
• Operations managers and supervisors responsible for managing workplace health hazards
• Safety professionals seeking to strengthen their understanding of the health dimension of HSE
• HR professionals involved in employee wellbeing, absence management, and occupational health programme delivery
• Environmental and compliance professionals managing COSHH, regulatory reporting, and health-related legislation
• Graduate HSE and health professionals building a structured foundation in industrial hygiene and occupational health management

The Industrial Hygiene & Occupational Health Training is delivered through a structured, evidence-based learning approach that combines clinical and technical knowledge with practical workplace application. The course moves progressively from occupational health fundamentals and organ-level health effects through to occupational disease, risk assessment, exposure measurement, and occupational health programme management.

Syndicate sessions are built into multiple days providing group-based problem-solving opportunities on specific topics including asbestos, respiratory ill health, silica, welding controls, and COSHH — ensuring delegates connect theory to real workplace health challenges.

Delivery methods include:

• Instructor-led sessions covering industrial hygiene principles, organ health effects, occupational diseases, and exposure assessment frameworks
• Syndicate sessions on asbestos, respiratory ill health and silica, welding controls, and occupational health risk review exercises
• Occupational toxicology and COSHH workshops examining chemical, gas, vapour, and fibre health effects and control strategies
• Exposure assessment design sessions covering survey design, sampling methods for gases and aerosols, and dermal and biological monitoring
• Occupational health programme development sessions building monitoring, surveillance, and management frameworks for implementation

• AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course