Occupational hygiene involves recognizing, evaluating, and controlling health hazards in the workplace to prevent ill health. It deals with chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards through risk assessment, exposure monitoring, and advising on control measures such as engineering solutions, work practices, personal protective equipment, supervision, maintenance, procedures, auditing, testing, health surveillance, information, training, and housekeeping. Common hazards addressed include mineral oils, VOCs, benzene, hydrogen sulfide, asbestos, noise, vibration, heat/cold stress, Legionella, zoonoses, anthrax, and ergonomic issues related to manual handling and repetitive work.

1. Occupational Hygiene An Introduction Mike Slater

3. Occupational Hygiene Prevention of ill health at work

4. Occupational Hygiene Recognition, evaluation and control of hazardous agents

5. Occupational Hygiene Risk assessment Exposure monitoring Advising on control measures

6. Occupational Hygiene Also known as Industrial Hygiene

7. Health Hazards Chemical hazards Physical agents Biological hazards Ergonomic hazards

8. Chemical hazards Dusts, fumes, gases, mists Skin contact with oils, paints etc.

9. Physical agents Noise, Vibration Heat UV

10. Biological hazards Legionella Zoonoses Anthrax

11. Ergonomic hazards Manual handling Repetitive work Display screen equipment

18. Recognising Health Hazards Mineral oils VOCs Benzene Hydrogen sulphide Asbestos Noise Vibration Heat / cold stress

19. Evaluating Risks Risk assessment

20. Evaluating Risks Risk assessment Air sampling

21. Evaluating Risks Risk assessment Air sampling Noise, vibration surveys

22. Evaluating Risks Risk assessment Air sampling Noise, vibration surveys Biological monitoring

23. Prevention Engineering Work Practices Personal protection

24. Supervision Maintenance Procedures Auditing Testing Health surveillance Monitoring Information Training Housekeeping Prevention Engineering Work Practices Personal protection