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Topic: Occupational hygiene

	Occupational Hygiene
		The closest to an MSc in occupational hygiene is the MSc in Industrial Physiology at the University of Potchefstroom.
		Occupational hygiene is not mentioned in the various Regulations under the OHS Act although occupational hygiene principles are key elements of several of the Regulations.
		The manager of a mine where the total number of occupational exposed employees does not exceed 300, must in writing, appoint at least one part-time mine occupational hygiene practitioner, unless the results of the risk assessment are such that it warrants the appointment of a full time mine occupational hygiene practitioner.
	www.asosh.org /Careers/occupational_hygiene.htm (3880 words)

	Hygiene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hygiene ranges from personal hygiene, through domestic up to occupational hygiene and public health; and involves healthy diet, cleanliness, and mental health.
		The term hygiene originates as a reference to Hygieia, who was a daughter of Asclepius and the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation.
		Hygienic practices—such as frequent hand washing or the use of autoclaved (and thus sterilized) water in surgery/medical operations—have a profound impact on reducing the spread of disease.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hygiene (639 words)

	Occupational hygiene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Industrial Hygiene Association has described Industrial Hygiene as that science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace which may cause sickness, impaired health and well being, or significant discomfort among workers or among citizens of the community.
		The Occupational Hygienist may be involved with the assessment and control of chemical, physical or biological hazards in the workplace that could cause disease or discomfort.
		Occupational Hygienists are among the experts planning the controls to protect against exposure in the event of a flu pandemic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Occupational_hygiene (900 words)

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		"Occupational hygiene is the applied science which focusses on those factors at work which could contribute to ill-health of workers and their descendants.
		The NVvA is a member of the International Occupational Hygiene Assocation IOHA www.bohs.org/ioha/ which aims to promote and develop occupational hygiene throughout the world.
		A qualification process is a guarantee that Certified Occupational Hygienists (RAHs) have a well-known expertise and through a continuing education programme keep up with latest issues in the field of occupational hygiene.
	www.arbeidshygiene.nl /80_engels.html (306 words)

	Occupational Hazards - Tools for Envisioning the Future of Occupational Hygiene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the establishment of EPA as foundations, industrial hygienists have become recognized as champions for workplace health and safety and, increasingly, champions for environmental health.
		As occupational and environmental health professionals, we should be at the forefront of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling exposures.
		The occupational hygienists who will be in demand are those who can appreciate the interconnectedness and social discontinuities of world cultures and are able to leverage their knowledge and skills to benefit human, occupational and environmental health.
	www.occupationalhazards.com /articles/4200 (1543 words)

	Occupational Hygiene
		‘Occupational Hygiene is the discipline of anticipating, recognising, evaluating and controlling health hazards in the working environment with the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large’.
		The practice of occupational hygiene has contributed significantly to the promotion of health in the workplace in addressing concerns ranging from cancer to stress (Harrington 1994).
		Occupational hygiene involves a hierarchical sequence of several methods, starting by planning a systematic approach based on identified priorities and set objectives.
	www.agius.com /hew/resource/occhyg.htm (829 words)

	Occupation Hygiene Society of Ireland - Welcome
		The OHSI is a member of the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) whose function is to promote and develop occupational hygiene through out the world, to promote the exchange of occupational hygiene information, to encourage the development of occupational hygiene and to ensure a high ethical standard in occupational hygiene.
		Occupational Hygiene is a specialised discipline within the broad area of Occupational Safety and Health and is concerned with the prevention of ill health caused by exposures to poor work environments.
		Occupational hygienists usually operate as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes managers, safety practitioners, occupational physicians and employees.
	www.ohireland.org (386 words)

	Occupational Medicine
		Occupational Medicine is a medical discipline that deals clinically and administratively with the health needs of both individuals and groups with respect to their working environment and includes the recognition, evaluation, control, management and prevention of occupationally-related diseases and injuries.
		There must be a sufficient number of patients with the spectrum of occupational and environmental problems for the resident to achieve competence in clinical occupational medicine.
		Expertise in occupational hygiene and safety is essential in the practice of occupational medicine.
	www.oiucm.org /occupational_medicine.htm (1610 words)

	Occupational or Industrial Hygiene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Occupational Hygiene can be defined as the practice of identifying of hazardous agents; Chemical, Physical and Biological; in the workplace that could cause disease or discomfort, evaluating the extent of the risk due to exposure to these hazardous agents, and the control of those risks to prevent ill-health in the long or short term.
		Qualified Occupational Hygienists understand how chemical, physical and biological agents in the workplace may affect the health of those who work there and in turn the health of the business.
		The term Industrial Hygiene is used mainly in the USA while in other parts of the world the profession is known as Occupational Hygiene.
	www.dmboh.com /occhyg.htm (254 words)

	MSc. Occupational Hygiene
		The Post Graduate Diploma / MSc Occupational Hygiene pathway has been accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH - http://www.iosh.co.uk/) and graduates will be eligible for Graduate Member Status of the Institution.
		A student who is registered for the MSc may apply to IOSH once they have satisfactorily completed Part 1 of the programme with a supporting letter from the programme Director, and their registration with IOSH can commence from that date, prior to the completion and award of the MSc.
		Occupational Hygiene pathway has been accredited by the Faculty of the British Ocupational Hygiene Society (FBOHS) and graduates will be exempted from the Diploma Core Examination for Graduate Membership
	www.sbcstnt.com /postgrad/MScOccupationalHygiene.htm (346 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The IOHA provides an international voice of the occupational hygiene profession through its recognition as a non-governmental organization (NGO) by the ILO and WHO.
		To further the practice, professionalism and recognition of occupational hygiene in New Zealand.
		To aid the practice and understanding of occupational hygiene as a subject, through such avenues as workshops, conferences and the media.
	www.nzohs.org.nz (247 words)

	Occupational Hazards - VPP: Don't Overlook Industrial Hygiene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Nonfatal occupational illness cases in the United States that were reported to BLS totaled 439,002 annually vs. 862,200 annual incidents estimated by AIM.
		Industrial hygiene aspects should be integrated into the organization's safety and health policy statements, procedures and responsibilities.
		Care should be taken to consider both the safety and industrial hygiene aspects of all processes, jobs and tasks.
	www.occupationalhazards.com /articles/14096 (1908 words)

	i-une.com: Occupational Health and Safety > Occupational Hygiene
		The AIHA is "..dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community."
		It supports the industrial hygiene profession in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of job-site hazards that may result in injury, illness, to workers.
		Provides an international voice of the occupational hygiene profession through its recognition as a non-governmental organization (NGO) by the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization.
	directory.i-une.com /Health/Occupational_Health_and_Safety/Occupational_Hygiene (343 words)

	Occupational Health
		Occupational Health is a joint department with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
		The Department of Occupational Health of the Faculty of Medicine is a multidisciplinary centre for advanced learning and scientific research in occupational health sciences.
		To educate professionals in occupational health and safety, and in occupational hygiene who will be capable of evaluating the work environment and its hazards, and of proposing appropriate methods of prevention and control.
	www.mcgill.ca /occh (334 words)

	Osh.net - General IH Information
		Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), and Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction (STS).
		The world's largest organization of occupational and environmental physicians, ACOEM is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health of workers through preventive services, clinical care, research, and educational programs.
		The Society was established in 1989 to foster and advance the science of exposure analysis related to environmental contaminants, both for human populations and ecosystems.
	www.osh.net /directory/ind_hyg/hygiene_11.htm (325 words)

	Relevant Industrial Hygiene Web Links- Industrial Hygiene
		The aim of the Society is to promote the science of occupational hygiene by raising awareness of the value of the specialty through education, information exchange, research and professional networking.
		The vision of ASSE is to be the premier organization and resource for those engaged in the practice of protecting people, property and the environment, and to lead the profession globally.
		Its members are affiliated with the Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene programs within the Environmental Sciences Department of the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
	www.sph.umich.edu /ehs/ih/rel_ih_sites.html (580 words)

	Master of Philosophy in Health Sciences Programme - Occupational Hygiene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Occupational hygiene, the investigation of the workplace environment, emphasizes the evaluation and improvement of workplace health and safety.
		This programme is the only University-level programme in occupational hygiene in Norway, but the programme will address the growing demand for occupational professionals both in Norway and in other countries.
		The candidates to the Master of Science in Occupational Hygiene at the Faculty of Medicine must fulfil the basic requirements for admission to the University of Bergen.
	www.uib.no /isf/arbeid/master.htm (920 words)

	ERC Home Page
		The ERC is designed to serve as a regional resource in the area of occupational and environmental safety and health, and is located in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
		The Occupational and Environmental Hygiene program focuses on the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of factors in the workplace and community which may cause illness or injury.
		Among the skills mastered are occupational injury risk analysis, assessment, management, and reduction; critical evaluation of research data and recognition of deficiencies in the literature; ability to recognize, specify data and provide recommendations on actual or potential injury.
	www.jhsph.edu /erc (842 words)

	Occupational Hygiene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		American Industrial Hygiene Association - The AIHA is "..dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community."
		British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) - "The aim of the Society is to promote the science of occupational hygiene by raising awareness of the value of the speciality through education, information exchange, research and professional networking."
		International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) - Provides an international voice of the occupational hygiene profession through its recognition as a non-governmental organization (NGO) by the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization.
	www.supercrawler.com /Health/Occupational_Health_and_Safety/Occupational_Hygiene (538 words)

	IOHA
		On March 27, 1995, IOHA hosted an international workshop on certification in Blackpool, U.K. The goals of the workshop were to further the development and application of occupational hygiene and to enhance movement of occupational hygiene professionals across national borders.
		It was anticipated that other certification organizations, as well as national occupational hygiene associations, would share an interest in such a workshop and would participate in the undertaking.
		This 2nd Edition of the IOHA report "Certification of Occupational Hygienists", provides an update to the original Chapter 3 "National certification schemes", as well as a new Chapter 9 "1999 Workshop and recommendations".
	www.ioha.net /content/view/13/39 (788 words)

	Occupational Health, Hygiene & Safety
		The Occupational Health programme is designed for the postgraduate practitioner in contemporary occupational health and safety, occupational health, safety and hygiene practice who wishes to explore the interaction between theory and practice in relation to the principles of occupational health and safety.
		To fully equip the professional in the related fields of occupational health practice to understand and solve a wide range of occupational health problems/issues and critically evaluate and initiate relevant research.
		The British Institute of Occupational Hygiene (BIOH), the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) have validated professional pathways.
	www.surrey.ac.uk /postgraduate/eihms/taught/occupational.htm (410 words)

	Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The thematic pages on occupational hygiene describe the Institute’s occupational hygienic services and expertise.
		About 5,000 cases of occupational diseases caused by working conditions are diagnosed per year.
		According to estimates made by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, one case of occupational disease means a loss of EUR 0.3–0.6 million to the enterprise.
	www.ttl.fi /Internet/English/Thematic+pages/Occupational+hygiene (166 words)

	Useful Occupational Hygiene Links
		The CRBOH is a national organization which sets standards of professional competence for occupational hygienists and occupational hygiene technologists in Canada.
		The AIHA is the largest international association of occupational and environmental scientists and engineers practicing industrial hygiene.
		Occupational health risks associated with manufacturing and using nanomaterials are not yet clearly understood.
	www.alara.ca /links.html (847 words)

	The British Occupational Hygiene Society Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Occupational hygiene is about recognising, evaluating and controlling health hazards arising from work.
		Asbestos is one of the hazards that continues to require careful assessment and control for workers who are exposed.
		The current issue of BOHS's journal, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, includes two papers on the exposure of plumbers, a group which shows increased mortality from asbestos-related disease.
	www.bohs.org (97 words)

	The British Occupational Hygiene Society Faculty of Occupational Hygiene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Faculty of Occupational Hygiene is the professional arm of BOHS, formed as a result of the 2003 merger between BOHS and BIOH.
		Membership is restricted to BOHS members with specific qualifications in occupational hygiene and related subjects.
		It maintains a Directory of Occupational Hygiene Consultants, which is available online or in hard copy, and is free of charge.
	www.bohs.org /standardTemplate.aspx/Home/AboutUs/StructureofBOHS/Faculty (292 words)

	Diploma in Occupational Hygiene
		A Diploma of Occupational Hygiene programme was started in 1985 by the Department of Community and Family Medicine.
		Each student is required to complete a number of practical and project assignments related to the practice of occupational hygiene.
		C.C. Lee, Course Secretary, Postgraduate Diploma of Occupational Hygiene, Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F., School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. Enquiries should be addressed to Mr.
	www.cuhk.edu.hk /med/cmd/dip_occ_hygiene.html (781 words)

	Open Directory - Health: Occupational Health and Safety: Occupational Hygiene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It supports the industrial hygiene profession in the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of job-site hazards that may result in injury, illness, to workers.
		American Industrial Hygiene Association - The AIHA is "..dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors arising in or from the workplace that may result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of workers and members of the community."
		British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) - "The aim of the Society is to promote the science of occupational hygiene by raising awareness of the value of the speciality through education, information exchange, research and professional networking."
	www.dmoz.org /Health/Occupational_Health_and_Safety/Occupational_Hygiene (337 words)

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