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
      - OSH 420
      - PHY 125 or equivalent
      - Instructor's approval
 
 XIV. Statement of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity
      Non-Discrimination Policy Statement
  
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