2.0 IH CM Points, 1.2 CEUs and 1.2 COCs, 12 contact hours
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Course Level
Introductory
Prerequisites
None
Who Will Benefit
This self-study course will benefit practicing industrial hygienists and/or other OEHS professionals employed by industry, government and academia, as well as those who serve as consultants.
Course Specifics
This course is based on the Biological Monitoring Guide, A Practical Field Manual.
Air monitoring only assesses exposure to chemicals absorbed via inhalation. Biological monitoring is an additional tool used by industrial hygienists to aid in the assessment of worker exposures, allowing an assessment of the amount of a chemical absorbed into the worker from all routes, including dermal, inhalation and ingestion.
There are learning modules for each chapter of the guide. Students are expected to complete each module and submit it to AIHA. At the end of the course, a final exam and evaluation must be completed. Upon successful conclusion of the course, AIHA will issue continuing education credits for the course.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be provided with tools to enable them to:
- Understand the benefits and pitfalls of the use of biological monitoring to assess exposure, particularly through the skin.
- Understand the issues of sample collection, the time of sample collection, specimen stability, laboratory methods, quality assurance and data interpretation.
- Apply biological monitoring to their workplace and be able to design a cost-effective biological monitoring program for their company or organization.
- Locate resources on biological monitoring, including laboratory methods and guidelines for interpretation.
Time to Complete
Students will have 6 months to complete this 12 hour course.
Course Outline
Module 1— Introductory Material: Chapters 1–5
Module 2— Sampling and Analysis: Chapter 6
Module 3— Using Results: Chapter 7
Module 4— Appendix I (Frequently Asked Questions) and Appendix V (Consent Forms)
Module 5— Appendix II (Case Studies)
Module 6— Appendix VII, Slide Show
Course Components
CD-ROM containing PDFs of student lessons, final exam, evaluation and the student workbook Biological Monitoring Guide, A Practical Field Manual on CD.
Course Authors
- Larry K. Lowry, PhD, DABCC
Director, Graduate Environmental Health Programs and Professor, Occupational Health Sciences
- Gary J. Spies, CIH
Director, EHS, Pfizer
- Lee Blum, PhD
Assistant Laboratory Director, National Medical Services
- Cherie F. Estill, PE
Industrial Hygiene Supervisor, NIOSH
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