Day

Date

Time

Topic

Format

1

Sept, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

Regulatory requirements in occupational hygiene

-          HK legislations on occupational hygiene

-          CoP on occupational hygiene

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Methods in Chemical Risk Assessments

-          Integrated Chemical Safety Assessment Tool

-          International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS)

-          REACH Chemical Safety Assessments

Lecture

2

Sept, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

Chemical environment evaluation

-          Rate of vaporization

-          Room air change and vapour control

Toxicity & Dust level calculation

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Noise evaluation and control

-          Calculations in noise evaluation

-          Effectiveness of noise control measures

-          Case studies

–         Hearing conservation

Lecture

3

Sept, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

Advanced air monitoring I

–         Equipment

–         Standard procedures in dust and chemical gas/vapour monitoring

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Advanced air monitoring II

–         Sampling strategies

–         Calculations in air monitoring

-          Case studies

Lecture

4

Sept, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Visit to occupational hygiene laboratory

Advanced air monitoring III

-          Laboratory analytical methods

-          Quality assurance

-          Calibrations and standards

Lecture

5

Sept, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

Tutorial session on chemical assessments

Tutorial

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Assessment of hazards in confined space

-          Types of hazard in confined space

-          Equipment and monitoring strategies

-          Other factors

Lecture

6

Sept, 2010

9:30am – 5:00pm

Practical session / visit on chemical assessments

Tutorial

7

Sept, 2010

9:30am –

12:30pm

2:00pm-5:00pm

Physiology of thermal stress

Thermal environment assessments

- HSI, P4SR, WBGT, etc.

Lecture

8

Oct, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

Non-ionizing radiation evaluation

-          Calculations in microwave, RF, EMF etc. assessments

-          Monitoring equipment and strategies

-          Case studies

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Ionizing radiation evaluation

-          Calculations in IR

-          Monitoring equipment, standards and strategies

-          Radon monitoring

-          Case studies

Lecture

9

Oct, 2010

9:30am -12:30pm

Practical session / visits on assessment of physical hazards

Lecture

2:00pm -5:00pm

Tutorial session on physical hazards

Tutorial

10

Oct, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

Environment, Health and Safety Concerns of Nanomaterials

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Toxicology & Bio-monitoring

-          Bio-monitoring methods

Toxicological implications

Lecture

11

Oct, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

Ergonomics assessment and manual handling

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Health risk assessment and management

-          Approaches in risk assessments

-          Tools in risk assessments

-          Information on risk assessment

Health risks management program 

Lecture

12

Oct, 2010

9:30am -12:30pm

Sampling and evaluation of bioaerosols

-          Methods of biological monitoring

-          Sample analytical methods

-          Result interpretations

Tutorial session on biological

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Ergonomic hazards

Lecture

13

Oct, 2010

9:30am -12:30pm

Ventilation Design I

-          5 components of ventilation systems

-          Design criteria

-          Calculations in ventilation system

Lecture

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Ventilation Design II

-          Criteria of chemical fume hood

-          Examples in exhaust hoods for different operations

-          Case studies

Lecture

14

Oct, 2010

9:30am – 12:30pm

General principles in hazard control engineering

Lecture

15

Oct, 2010

9:30am -12:30pm

2:00pm-3:00pm

International development & Professional Qualifications in Occupational Hygiene

-          CIH

-          COH

-          BREBOH

-          RPH

Occupational Health in mainland China

Lecture

16

Oct, 2010

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Written Examination

Exam