Registered Industrial Hygienist (RIH)

Course Overview

A course on Registered Industrial Hygienist (RIH), provided by the American Institute of Safety Professionals, surveys industrial hygiene from the perspective of OSHA (29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z: Toxic and Hazardous Substances), ACGIH TLVs, and NIOSH RELs. The course enables participants to foresee, identify, assess and manage hazards of the workplace environment which might include harmful chemicals, physical, biological and ergonomic factors compromising the health of the employee. The students will have the ability to perform exposure assessments, air sampling, noise assessments, biological assessments, and apply the risk assessment and control frameworks of the hierarchy of controls to the design, administrative, and PPE levels. The course covers control of occupational exposure through engineering and administrative controls and safe use of PPE. Course participants will understand the management of industrial hygiene, hazard and communication and the auditing of regulations and compliance at all levels to control the federal, state, and local exposure. Using case studies, students will develop skills in hazard exposure assessments and modeling, surveillance of the workplace, and incident investigations and corrective action planning. At the end of the program, RIH-certified professionals can perform the following: develop and execute complete industrial hygiene plans, perform health risk evaluations, and advise organizations on the legal, safe, and healthy maintenance of workplaces. This level of certification improves one’s capacity to safeguard the health of workers and protect organizations from the risks of noncompliance to legislation on occupational health and safety and develop a positive attitude toward the culture of safety and health across the industrial, manufacturing, and service sectors.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding of safety committee purpose and responsibilities: The program covers the purpose and responsibilities of safety committees, including their role in promoting a safe and healthy workplace.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and standards: The program covers the latest OSHA regulations, ANSI standards, and industry best practices in safety management, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the field.
• Ability to develop and implement effective safety committees: Upon completion of the program, you will have the skills to develop and implement effective safety committees that meet the needs of your organization and its employees.
• Understanding of safety committee operations and management: You will learn how to manage and operate safety committees effectively, including how to develop agendas, conduct meetings, and report on committee activities.
• Knowledge of safety committee assessment and evaluation: The program covers the principles and practices of assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of safety committees, including how to measure the success of committee activities and identify areas for improvement.

Mode of Delivery

Course Content

Training should emphasize on the following contents:

• Introduction to Safety Committees: Purpose and role of safety committees, types of safety committees, composition and membership of safety committees.
• Safety Committee Meetings and Functions: Planning and conducting effective safety committee meetings, agenda development and meeting preparation, recording and documenting meeting minutes.
• Hazard Identification and Assessment: Techniques for identifying hazards, risk assessment and control measures, reviewing and evaluating incident reports.
• Incident Investigation and Reporting: Root cause analysis, incident reporting and documentation, implementation of corrective actions.
• Safety Training and Education: Identifying training needs, developing and delivering training programs, evaluating the effectiveness of training.
• Safety Communication and Employee Involvement: Communicating safety information and policies, Employee participation and involvement, Building a positive safety culture.
• Compliance and Auditing: Compliance with OSH laws and regulations, auditing of the safety management system, preparing for external audits and inspections.
• Emergency Preparedness and Response: Development of emergency response plans, emergency drills and exercises, handling of emergency situations.
• Continual Improvement: Continual assessment of the safety committee's performance, implementation of improvements, measurement of the effectiveness of the committee.
• Leadership and Ethical considerations: Leadership in safety committee operations, ethical considerations in safety management.

Entry Requirements

Program Duration

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