W507 Health Effects of Hazardous Substances
Description
Aims
Provide an
introduction to the principles of toxicology, physiology and epidemiology. The
course will cover the main types of harmful effects to target organs from
exposure to chemical hazards at work, and the hazards associated with common
hazardous substances.
Learning
Outcomes
On
completing this course successfully the student will be able to:
• Provide
definitions of commonly used toxicological terms;
• Describe
the main routes by which hazardous substances can enter the body, and the
factors which influence their absorption, distribution, storage and
elimination;
• Describe
the main sources of information on hazardous substances and processes;
• Describe
the main features of the principal target organs affected by hazardous
substances at work, and the factors which influence the degree of harm;
• Describe
the main routes of exposure and toxic and health effects for hazardous
substances commonly encountered in the workplace;
• Carry out
basic interpretation of the results from epidemiological studies. Course Format
Course
Format
Run
as a 5 day taught on-line course including lectures, tutorials,
practical/demonstration sessions, guided reading, overnight questions and
on-line examination on the final day.
The
written examination will be a 40 short answer question “open book” examination
with an allowed time of 120 minutes.
Topics
The W507 Module topics include:-
Basic Principles of Toxicology
Physiology and Target Organs
Epidemiology
Health Effects and Industrial Processes
Biological Agents (outlined as annex*)
For
the full course specification please refer to the W507 syllabus which can be
found in the approved course materials section of the OH Learning website as
a download.
Training info
Status: | This event is approved by OHTA for the international qualifications scheme
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Category: | Hazardous Substances |
Level: | Intermediate |
Training provider: | Diamond Environmental Ltd |
Info
Location | On-line , Real time ( GMT ) delivery and attendance |
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Starts | 25 Jan 2021 09:00 |
Ends | 29 Jan 2021 14:00 |
Course leader | Mike Slater, DipOH, CFFOH. |
Places | 8 |
Website | visit site |
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