1. BASIC PRINCIPLES IN OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE
Day 5

2. 22- CAREERS IN OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

3. Education and Training

4. Organisation of Occupational Hygiene Services
The size and resources of the employing organisation.
The need for specialist expertise.
The availability of outside help.

5. Role of Occupational Hygienist
Know the workplaces, plant, processes, materials, sources of exposure and people involved
Know the legal requirements
Be well versed in the recognition of potential health hazards and their association with disease or discomfort
Understand the derivation of the accepted hygiene standards
Design appropriate workplace or biological sampling programmes

6. Role of Occupational Hygienist
Select, purchase, calibrate and maintain appropriate field equipment
Carry out surveys of the workplace and be aware of the limitations of such surveys
Evaluate the risk to health by using his professional judgment and with reference to reliable hygiene standards
Apply statistical treatment to the data obtained
Store and retrieve data as necessary
Assess control methods by observation and measurement
Recommend new or improved control measures to management

7. Role of Senior Occupational Hygienist
Formulating occupational hygiene policies and standards
Auditing and monitoring the effectiveness of the policies
Risk assessment of new processes, by scrutinising materials, plant designs etc. and anticipating problems
Educating and training management and workforce in occupational hygiene
Supervision and professional development of hygiene staff
Management of an occupational hygiene laboratory
Quality assurance of hygiene measurements and programmes

8. Further Roles of Hygienists
Coordinating data for standard setting
Serving on national and international committees
Liaison with many national scientific, industrial and academic bodies
Commissioning or conducting research
Producing guidance on the whole spectrum of prevention and control issues
Drafting and reviewing legislation

9. Quality Assurance Quality systems may be formal or informal,
and will be influenced by:
the size and status of the organization
the management structure and culture
the calibre of staff employed
the services offered

10. Hygienists as a Manager
Managing occupational hygiene programmes - designing programmes, planning their implementation, conducting and monitoring them
Managing a hygiene service - either in-house or as a consultancy, with responsibility for staff, budgeting etc.
Being part of a company's management team, advising line managers on specialised hygiene matters to meet the needs of the business
Changing careers - moving into an area such as marketing or line management on the strength of the abilities acquired through practising as a hygienist

11. The Effectiveness of a Hygienist
It may involve:
influencing employees to use the control measures provided properly
supervising other hygiene staff to perform optimally
influencing managers to make or support decisions

12. Key Skills
Executive & administrative skills such as setting objectives, planning, supervision, problem solving, decision making, time management, delegation, budgeting and auditing
People management skills including recruitment interviewing, training and development of staff, counselling, disciplinary interviewing, team building, leadership and motivation
Communication skills like report writing, making presentations and public speaking, handling meetings, persuasion (or selling) and negotiation

13. Join a Society
Established occupational hygiene societies in nearly 30 countries
Conferences, newsletters, websites
Get involved
Arrange/attend local meetings
Join internet forum
Give presentations
Find a mentor

14. Ethics Safeguard health and well-being of the workforce
Responsibilities to employer, client, general public
Confidentiality of data
Conflicts of interest and loyalties
Junior staff when senior expected
Professional bodies have written Codes of Ethics