TEXT: The Occupational Environment, Its Evaluation and Control, 1997; Salvatori D. DiNardi, Editor; American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax VA

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS: Sufficient computer skills to enable the student to conduct research using the Internet. This will be useful in preparing the required term paper.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. John A. Singley

212 C, Communications Building

Office hours posted in the department

See department Secretary for appointments

CREDITS: Three.

PREREQUISITES: A previous course in Industrial Hygiene e.g. SEC 454/554 or it equivalent

LEARNING OUTCOME: The primary goals of this course are to acquaint the student with the fundamental disciplines and principles of occupational health, to enable the student to recognize, evaluate and control occupational health hazards. The overall objectives of the course are (1) recognition of the professions involved in occupational health (2) identification of the specific areas of expertise required to control a particular health hazard. The student will learn about the various forms of health hazards such as chemical, biological, physical and repetitive trauma injuries. The principles of toxicology, upon which much of Industrial Hygiene is based, will be discussed. Physical hazards such as sound, heat and radiation are covered. Moreover, the student will become familiar with many of the calculations utilized in the Industrial Hygiene profession.

EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS: The student will be responsible for both the lecture and textbook material. The lecture material will not necessarily follow the textbook reading assignments, as listed under the course outline. There will be weekly quizzes on the reading assignments.

A term paper about an Industrial Hygiene topic is required. The subject of the paper is left to the student. However, the topic should not be so broad as to cover an entire area of Industrial Hygiene, such as noise or dermatosis. Rather, a narrower topic should be chosen such as noise protection in the metals industry or dermatosis in the electric power industry. The bibliography should be as up to date as possible and should include at least 12 references. Your text does no count as a reference. The paper should be at least 10 pages in length, and should reflect good scholarship. It needs to convey to the instructor, a knowledge of the subject material. The style

of the paper should be a style used in any of the leading journals of safety or industrial hygiene.

Copies of such journals are available in the department library or the main Marshall library.

The term paper is due no later than the llth week of class. Late papers will receive a lower grade. Since you have eleven weeks to work on the paper, there will be no excuse for later papers. YOU SHOULD ESTABLISH YOUR TOPIC EARLY IN THE SEMESTER. THIS WILL HELP YOU MEET THE DUE DATE. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL WEEK TEN TO START ON YOUR PAPER. AT BEST IT WILL PROBABLY NO BE A GOOD PAPER, AND AT WORST IT MAY BE LATE.

GRADING POLICY: Hour Quizzes (3) 60% (20% each), Term paper 20%, Reading assignment quizzes 15% and Classroom participation and attendance 5%

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance at each class is expected and attendance will be taken. Excessive absences will result in a lower grade. Further, since students are preparing to enter a profession where they will become part of the management system and will be expected to be punctual for meetings and with their reports, we will start the training in our classes. Tardiness for class will be noted and could also result in a lower grade.

POLICY STATEMENT: The will be no excused absences except for those discussed below. For a medical excuse a note from the physician must be turned in to the instructor. Absences for business reasons or immediate family emergency may be considered if contact is made with the instructor on a timely basis. Business reasons require a letter from you employer on company letterhead stationary. Any quiz that is missed must be made up. Since a new quiz must be prepared, you will need to make arrangements with the instructor about the make up quiz. However, the bottom line for absences is - an absence is an absence, regardless of the reason.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Wk 1 The Occupational Environment pp 2-19,

Legal Aspects pp 43-61

Occupational Exposure Limits pp 21-42.

Wk 2 Physiology and Biochemistry

Industrial Toxicology pp 64-103

Wk 3 Contaminants in the Respiratory System pp 264-284

Wk 4 Hour Quiz 1

Wk 5 Occupational Dermatoses pp 285-297

Wk 6 Non-ionizing Radiation pp 90-579

Wk 7 Ionizing Radiation pp 580-603

Wk 8 Hour Quiz 2

Wk 9 Physics of Sound, Physiology of Hearing and Noise (only noise portion) pp 424-489

Wk 10 Heat Stress pp 628-691

Wk 11 Lighting No reading assignment for this section.

Wk 12 Ergonomics pp 726-775

Wk 13 Vibration pp 424-589 (Vibration portion only)

Wk 14 Ventilation pp 829-919

Wk 15 Hour Quiz 3