OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521)
OSH521 – 31.00 Hours
Schedule
| Details Buttons | Dates | Location | Class | Price | Register Buttons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/24 – 12/13/24 | Live Online Instructor-Led Training | OS OSH521 347 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 01/21/25 – 01/24/25 | San Antonio, TX | OS OSH521 348 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 01/28/25 – 01/31/25 | Hobbs, NM | OS OSH521 333 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 02/18/25 – 02/21/25 | Live Online Instructor-Led Training | OS OSH521 349 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 03/04/25 – 03/07/25 | San Antonio, TX | OS OSH521 350 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 04/01/25 – 04/04/25 | Live Online Instructor-Led Training | OS OSH521 352 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 04/22/25 – 04/25/25 | San Antonio, TX | OS OSH521 351 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 04/28/25 – 05/01/25 | Odessa, TX | OS OSH521 338 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 05/13/25 – 05/16/25 | Live Online Instructor-Led Training | OS OSH521 336 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 06/03/25 – 06/06/25 | Mesquite, TX | OS OSH521 337 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 06/30/25 – 07/03/25 | Live Online Instructor-Led Training | OS OSH521 339 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 07/15/25 – 07/18/25 | Oklahoma City, OK | OS OSH521 340 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 07/22/25 – 07/25/25 | San Antonio, TX | OS OSH521 341 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 08/05/25 – 08/08/25 | Live Online Instructor-Led Training | OS OSH521 343 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 08/19/25 – 08/22/25 | Hobbs, NM | OS OSH521 334 | $700.00 | Register | |
| 08/26/25 – 08/29/25 | San Antonio, TX | OS OSH521 342 | $700.00 | Register |
This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at (800) 723-3811 or (800) SAFE-811 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.
Course Description
The OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521) course covers industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Course topics include recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic hazards, Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL), OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, OSHA sampling protocols and strategies, and workplace health program elements. The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards and use of sampling equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to recognize basic industrial hygiene principles and practices, identify characteristics of common air contaminants, locate PELs, perform basic industrial hygiene calculations, and determine methods for hazard control and abatement.
NOTE: This course is taught in English.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Completion Requirements
Participant Must Provide
- a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
Attendance Requirements
Upon successful completion, you will be able to:
- Recognize basic industrial hygiene principles.
- Recognize characteristics of common types of air contaminants.
- Recognize requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1000.
- Recognize potential substance-specific hazardous exposures, including silica.
- Recognize air sampling methods.
- Screen for gases and vapors using a detector tube and detector tube pump.
- Recognize types of controls for health hazards.
- Determine industrial ventilation principles when evaluating compliance with ventilation standards.
- Recognize respiratory protection requirements.
- Screen for potential noise exposure.
- Recognize possible exposures to common biological agents.
- Recognize exposures to Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD).
- Classify permit-required confined spaces per 29 CFR 1910.146.
- Recognize selected HAZWOPER standard requirements.
- Recognize possible violations related to proper recordkeeping practices.
- Apply industrial hygiene principles while evaluating potential hazards within a workplace.
Suggested Audience
Government Programs
- GSA contract number: GS-02F-0003P. GSA customers, to register please contact [email protected] or call (800) 723-3811
Contact Information
Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone: | Toll-Free: (800) 723-3811 or (800) SAFE-811
Email: [email protected]