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HAZWOPER: Exposure Monitoring and Medical Surveillance
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Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 8 Lessons · 18m in English
Course Description
Working with hazardous materials can be a dangerous job for many reasons. You might face working around health hazards that can severely injure you. But even in situations that aren’t immediately dangerous, long-term exposure to certain chemicals comes with its own health risks. Monitoring your exposure through medical surveillance is extremely important.
In this course, we’ll go over the basics of exposure monitoring, and the types of tools you will likely encounter in the monitoring process. We will walk you through the process of when and how to use these tools, and you’ll understand the various types of monitoring you may perform, such as on-site, perimeter, and personal monitoring. Finally, we’ll discuss the role of medical surveillance in exposure monitoring. By the end of this course, you will be able to conduct monitoring procedures both for yourself and your work site.
What You'll Learn
- Use exposure monitoring tools to assess hazards on yourself and your work site
- Distinguish between direct-reading instruments and sampling collection devices
- Apply personal monitoring devices, knowing when and how to use them
- Perform on-site, perimeter, and periodic monitoring
- Conduct medical surveillance and examination as part of exposure monitoring
Key Takeaways
- Working with hazardous materials carries both immediate health hazards and long-term risks from chemical exposure.
- Monitoring exposure through medical surveillance is important for protecting worker health.
- The course covers monitoring tools and how to use them across on-site, perimeter, and personal monitoring.
- Direct-reading instruments and sampling collection devices serve different roles in the monitoring process.
- By the end of the course, learners can conduct monitoring procedures for themselves and their work site.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I be able to do after completing this course?
You will be able to conduct monitoring procedures both for yourself and your work site, including using monitoring tools and personal monitoring devices.
What types of monitoring does this course cover?
It covers on-site, perimeter, periodic, and personal monitoring, as well as the role of medical surveillance in exposure monitoring.
What is the difference between the monitoring tools covered?
The course explains the difference between direct-reading instruments and sampling collection devices, and walks through when and how to use measuring and monitoring equipment.
Why is exposure monitoring and medical surveillance important?
Hazardous materials work can expose you to health hazards that cause severe injury, and long-term exposure to certain chemicals carries its own health risks, so monitoring exposure through medical surveillance is extremely important.
