Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene | Juta

Build a clearer understanding of workplace health hazards and the steps involved in managing them. Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene is an introductory resource for safety professionals, connecting occupational hygiene principles with legislative requirements, risk assessment and the development of a hygiene programme.

From identifying a hazard to planning exposure controls, this book helps readers understand the foundations needed to address safety gaps within an organisation. It explores occupational hygiene, human physiology and industrial diseases associated with hygiene stressors.

What This Book Covers

• Occupational hygiene foundations: A historical overview and an introduction to the legal framework of occupational hygiene.
• Human physiology and toxicology: Understand how toxins interact with the human body and how hygiene stressors relate to industrial diseases.
• Hazard identification and risk assessment: Explore the process of recognising hazards and assessing risks to inform a hygiene programme.
• Exposure control and sampling strategy: An introduction to the principles underpinning occupational hygiene and hygiene management.
• Hygiene programme development: Consider how to address organisational safety gaps and establish an occupational hygiene programme.

Supporting Better Safety Management

The book highlights the role of effective safety leadership and cooperative cross-functional teams in developing a hygiene programme. It connects effective risk assessment with continual improvement of an organisation's safety management system.

Who This Book Is For

Suitable for safety professionals and practitioners, safety management students, educators and people entering the health and safety field. It also offers an introduction for chief executive officers and employers involved in establishing occupational hygiene programme.

Book Details

Publisher: Juta
Subject: Industrial and occupational hygiene
ISBN: 9781485130390