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Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene

Course Overview

Introduction to Industrial Hygiene gives employees a clear look at how workplace health hazards are found and controlled. The 45 to 60 minute course covers hazard recognition, worksite analysis, exposure evaluation, controls, PPE and participation.

  • Covers what industrial hygiene is and why it matters for worker health and workplace safety each day now.
  • Reviews how health hazards are anticipated, recognized, evaluated and controlled in workplaces safely today.
  • Explains worksite analysis, exposure evaluation, controls, PPE and employee hazard reporting daily today.
  • 45-60 minutes, self-paced
  • Instant certificate
  • Mobile friendly
$19.95

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Everything You Need to Know
About This Course

  • Worksite analysis
  • Air contaminants
  • Chemical and biological hazards
  • Physical hazards like noise, vibrations, light, temperature, heat, and radiation
  • Ergonomic hazards

OSHA StandardOSHA HAZWOPER (1910.120) + Air Contaminants (1910.1000) & NIOSH/ACGIH Industrial Hygiene Guidelines
Course Duration45-60 minutes
Format100% online, narrated with photos, video, and interactivity
Passing Score70% on final exam
CertificatePersonalized certificate, printable immediately upon passing
LanguagesEnglish
Device CompatibilityDesktop, tablet, and smartphone
AcceptedOur courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.
ProviderMARCOM (in partnership with eTraining)

Find out if this training applies to your role, your job site, or your employer's compliance requirements, and whether it matches the certification you need.

  • Safety managers and health and safety officers
  • Employees working in industrial or manufacturing environments
  • Supervisors and team leaders responsible for workplace safety
  • Human resources professionals involved in workplace health programs
  • Facility managers overseeing industrial operations
  • Workers exposed to chemical, biological, physical, or ergonomic hazards
  • Any employee seeking a foundational understanding of industrial hygiene principles

Employers across a wide range of industries use this course to meet federal, state, and site-specific safety training requirements for their workforce.

  • Manufacturing and industrial production
  • Chemical processing and petrochemical facilities
  • Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
  • Construction and building trades
  • Mining and natural resource extraction
  • Healthcare and laboratory environments
  • Oil and gas production and refining
  • Government and regulatory agencies

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Introduction to Industrial Hygiene.

Yes. Upon passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you can immediately print a certificate of completion. This certificate serves as proof of training for your employer.

Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can stop and resume where you left off.

 This course is an interactive online training program that discusses how Industrial Hygienists look at the work environment, identify problems that could affect workers' safety and health, and find ways to eliminate or alleviate those problems.

 This course is designed for safety managers, industrial workers, supervisors, facility managers, and any employee seeking a foundational understanding of industrial hygiene principles.

Industrial hygiene is defined as the science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers or the citizens of the community.

The course covers worksite analysis, air contaminants, chemical and biological hazards, physical hazards like noise, vibrations, light, temperature, heat and radiation, ergonomic hazards, and more.

 An Industrial Hygienist examines the work environment, identifies problems that could affect workers' safety and health, and finds ways to eliminate or alleviate those problems. This course explains their role and how industrial hygiene principles can make workplaces safer.

Upon completing the course, employees should understand what industrial hygiene is, know what an Industrial Hygienist does, and understand how following industrial hygiene principles can help make their workplace safer for them and their coworkers.

Yes. The course includes coverage of ergonomic hazards as one of the categories of workplace stressors that industrial hygienists evaluate and address.

Better Training. Better Outcomes.

Fifteen years, 200,000+ professionals certified, and a completion rate roughly double the industry average.

OSHA citation printed on every certificate

Your employer and site safety officer can verify compliance at a glance, with no phone calls and no lookups.

No setup. No LMS. Training in minutes.

Pay once, get instant access. No account setup, no downloads, no IT involvement. Works in any browser.

Built for field workers, not classrooms

Grounded in real jobsite operations. Scenarios reflect the work your crew actually does.

Trusted by safety managers & contractors

Used by EHS managers, general contractors and federal site supervisors to keep crews certified on time.

200,000+
Professionals certified
87%
Completion rate (industry avg <45%)
10M+
Hours of training delivered
15
Years in business

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