M200 Courses
M200 - ONLINE
£895 ex VAT + BOHS Exam Fee
Upcoming Dates: 21st-23rd May 2025
Course Overview:
The M200 Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene training course (replaces W201 course).
The M200 Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene training course has been developed by BOHS to provide delegates with the basic principles of occupational hygiene and an introduction to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards in the workplace. The course is 3 days with an open-book multiple choice examination at the end.
Who is the course for?
- People working towards achieving their Certificate of Competence in Control of the Working Environment (CoC Control)
- Health and safety professionals
- Occupational health specialists (including physicians and nurses)
- People wanting to enter the field of occupational hygiene
- Specialists in subjects such as acoustics, ergonomics, human factors, occupational psychology, work organisation, biosafety, acoustics, engineering, or analytical chemistry who want a broader appreciation of how their role interfaces with other professions over health issues in the workplace.
Gain knowledge and understanding of:
On successful completion of M200 course module, delegates will have a basic understanding of the following:
The value of occupational hygiene and the role of the occupational hygienist
Range of hazards [physical and chemical] in the workplace
Hazard recognition techniques
Sources and potential routes of exposure
Hazard evaluation, exposure assessment and the measurement processes
Methods of controlling exposure
The management of occupational hygiene programmes.
What the course covers:
Introduction to occupational hygiene
Human physiology and industrial diseases
Fundamentals of toxicology
Examples of hazardous substances/processes
Assessment of health risks
Measurement of airborne contaminants
Hygiene standards and occupational exposure limits
Biological monitoring and health surveillance
General approached to the control of risks to health
Ventilation
Asbestos
Biological hazards
Noise in the Workplace
Vibration
Lighting, Non-Ionising & Ionising Radiations
Thermal Environment
Introduction to Ergonomics
Behaviour & Culture
Work-related Stress
Careers in Occupational Hygiene
Assessment:
This is an open-book multiple choice examination comprising of 40 questions (40 marks) to be answered in 1 hour. The examination is overseen by an invigilator.
M200 is recognised for the purpose of professional training and education by the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene, the Professional Standards Body for UK Occupational Hygiene, Chartered Professional Body and statutory body for the recognition in the UK of overseas professional qualifications in Industrial/Occupational Hygiene.
Booking must be made two weeks prior to the course date.
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