Comprehensive Industrial
Hygiene
(CIH) Review Course
March
23-27, 2009
September
21-25,
2009
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This 4 1/2 day course is designed to provide a
comprehensive review of the field of industrial
hygiene through lectures by qualified faculty with
extensive experience in industrial hygiene and
related areas. This course is specifically designed
to assist industrial hygienists in preparing to
sit for the ABIH core/comprehensive practice examinations.
This course will provide you with an oversight
of the areas that will be the focus of your exam
preparation efforts and highlight any weak areas
you may have. Others needing a comprehensive
review of the field of industrial hygiene are also
encouraged to attend. This course is not intended
for entry level industrial hygienists. Attendees
must have a basic understanding of mathematics,
statistics and chemistry.
Course Director
Nelson C.
Couch, PhD, CIH, CSP, President, Triangle
Health and Safety, Inc., Research Triangle Park,
NC
Course Content
Topics including industrial hygiene engineering;
toxicology; industrial hygiene mathematics, calculations;
personal protective equipment; epidemiology; heat
stress, pressure, ergonomics, illumination; general
practices in industrial hygiene; regulations, standards,
guidelines; PELs, TLVs; sampling and instrumentation;
industrial hygiene management; noise and vibration;
ionizing and nonionizing radiation; biohazards;
analytical chemistry; air pollution; study techniques.
Agenda
Day 1
• Course Opening & Introduction
• Math Review and Statistics
• Air Pollution
• Indoor Air Quality
• Air Sampling and
Instrumentation
Day 2
• Toxicology/Physiology
• Thermal Stress
• PELs, OELs and
TLVs, Guidelines
and Standards
• Problem Solving
Day 3
• Ionizing Radiation
• Non-ionizing Radiation
• Ventilation
Day 4
• Industrial Hygiene
Management
and Ethics
•
Ergonomics & NIOSH
Lifting Formula
• Analytical Chemistry
•
Noise & Vibration
• Problem Solving
Session
Day 5
• Biohazards
• PPE
• Respiratory Protection
• Test Taking Strategies
CIH
Exam Information
For additional information
on the ABIH exams and eligibility, call the American
Board of Industrial Hygiene at (517)321-2638 or
visit their website at www.abih.org
Credit
4.5 ABIH Certification Maintenance
Points awarded one time within
6 year approval cycle. 2.9 BCSP Maintenance Points may be earned.
Tuition
and Registration
Please
review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition
for this course
is $1,100 and will include
course materials,
textbooks, calculator,
certificate of completion,
and refreshment breaks.
To
register online, go to the Course
Registration Form. You may also submit your registration
via email; please
be sure to include the course title and date.
For
further information on this course, contact the NC ERC
office at osherc@unc.edu,
or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.
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