OSH 626, INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SAMPLING STRATEGIES
Course Number: OSH 626, Credit Hours: 3
Bassam H. Atieh, Sc.D.
Tel. 809-6652
I. Title
Industrial Hygiene Sampling Strategies
II. Catalog Description
Advanced in-depth study of the approaches to workplace
sampling. Emphasis is on sampling methods, passive sampling,
sampling devices, breathing zone, and area sampling strategy.
Course work will include lab. sessions and field experience.
This course is designed for graduate students only.
III. Purpose
To prepare students to conduct in-depth and comprehensive
air sampling and analysis.
IV. Course Objectives (a,b,c,d,h,k)
By the end of this course:
- Students will become familiar with different types and
methods of sampling.
- Students will be able to analyze results and statistically
accept or reject them.
- Students will be able to choose the proper method and
equipment to sample different types of airborne agents.
- Students will be able to use analytical microscopes.
- Students will be able to calibrate & use sampling equipment
ranging from the very simple to the very complicated.
V. Content Outline
- Introduction to Air Sampling
- Math. Review and Statistics
- Air Flow Measurement, (Includes Lab. I)
- Particulate Sampling, (Includes Lab. II)
MIDTERM EXAM
- General Gas Properties
- Microscopy, (Includes Lab. III)
- Particulate Sampling II and Particle Sizing
- Stack Sampling
- Sampling Strategies
FINAL EXAM (COMPREHENSIVE)
VI. Instructional Activities
- Lectures
- Labs
- Homework
VII. Field & Laboratory Experiences
Field work and laboratory sessions requires in-depth written
reports as directed by instructor. Lab reports must be
typed and presented on time. Reasonably late reports will be
accepted but will lose one letter grade. Unreasonably late
reports will not be accepted.
VIII. Resources
- Text
- Handouts
- Instructor's reference library
IX. Grading
- Homework 10%
- Lab. I 20%
- Lab. II 10%
- Midterm Exam 30%
- Final Exam 30%
X. Attendance Policy
- Attendance is required.
- Unexcused absences may affect your final grade for the course.
XI. Academic Honesty Policy
Refer to your undergraduate/graduate bulletin.
Cheating, plagiarism (submitting another person's material as
one's own, or doing work for another person which will
receive academic credit) are all impermissible. This
includes the use of unauthorized, books, notebooks, or other
sources in order to secure or give help during an
examination, the unauthorized copying of examinations,
assignments, reports and term papers, or the presentation of
unacknowledged material as if it were the student's own work.
Disciplinary action may be taken beyond the academic
discipline administered by the faculty member who teaches the
course in which the cheating took place.
XII. Recommended Texts & References
- Air Sampling Instruments, ACGIH, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Latest Edition.
- The Occupational Environment-Its Evaluation and Control,
AIHA Press, Latest Edition.
XIII. Prerequisites
-
Graduate status
- PHY 125 or equivalent
- Instructor's approval
XIV. Statement of
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