Occupational Hygiene Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the fundamental principles of occupational hygiene to identify and anticipate workplace hazards.
• Evaluate exposure risks by selecting and using appropriate monitoring equipment for chemical, physical, and biological agents.
• Analyze exposure data and compare results with occupational exposure limits (OELs) to determine compliance.
• Design and implement control strategies, including hierarchy of controls, to mitigate identified risks.
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct workplace assessments and produce comprehensive hygiene reports.
• Implement legal and ethical requirements related to occupational hygiene in the South African context.

Target Audience

This course is designed for health and safety practitioners, occupational hygienists, environmental health officers, and any professionals responsible for managing workplace health risks.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions reinforce theoretical concepts through hands-on use of monitoring equipment, sampling techniques, and risk assessment exercises. Learners will gain confidence in applying occupational hygiene principles to real-world scenarios.

Practical Activities

• Air Sampling and Monitoring — Learners use personal and area sampling pumps, calibrate them, and collect samples for airborne contaminants (e.g., dust, vapours). (4h)
• Noise and Vibration Measurement — Learners measure noise levels using sound level meters and dosimeters, and assess hand-arm vibration using a vibration meter. (4h)
• Ergonomic Risk Assessment — Learners perform a basic ergonomic assessment using tools like RULA, REBA, or NIOSH lifting equation on simulated workstations. (4h)
• Integrated Workplace Risk Assessment — In groups, learners conduct a walk-through survey of a simulated workplace, identify hazards, measure exposures, and present a risk assessment report. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.