OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521)

OSH521 – 31.00 Hours

Schedule

Details Buttons Dates Location Class Price Register Buttons
01/21/25 – 01/24/25 San Antonio, TX OS OSH521 348 $700.00 Register
01/28/25 – 01/31/25 Hobbs, NM OS OSH521 333 $700.00 Register
02/18/25 – 02/21/25 Live Online Instructor-Led Training OS OSH521 349 $700.00 Register
03/04/25 – 03/07/25 San Antonio, TX OS OSH521 350 $700.00 Register
04/01/25 – 04/04/25 Live Online Instructor-Led Training OS OSH521 352 $700.00 Register
04/22/25 – 04/25/25 San Antonio, TX OS OSH521 351 $700.00 Register
04/28/25 – 05/01/25 Odessa, TX OS OSH521 338 $700.00 Register
05/13/25 – 05/16/25 Live Online Instructor-Led Training OS OSH521 336 $700.00 Register
06/03/25 – 06/06/25 Mesquite, TX OS OSH521 337 $700.00 Register
06/30/25 – 07/03/25 Live Online Instructor-Led Training OS OSH521 339 $700.00 Register
07/15/25 – 07/18/25 Oklahoma City, OK OS OSH521 340 $700.00 Register
07/22/25 – 07/25/25 San Antonio, TX OS OSH521 341 $700.00 Register
08/05/25 – 08/08/25 Live Online Instructor-Led Training OS OSH521 343 $700.00 Register
08/19/25 – 08/22/25 Hobbs, NM OS OSH521 334 $700.00 Register
08/26/25 – 08/29/25 San Antonio, TX OS OSH521 342 $700.00 Register

This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at (800) 723-3811 or (800) SAFE-811 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.

Course Description

TEEX OSHA Training Institute Education Center LogoThe OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene (OSHA #521) course covers industrial hygiene practices and related OSHA regulations and procedures. Course topics include recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic hazards, Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL), OSHA health standards, respiratory protection, engineering controls, OSHA sampling protocols and strategies, and workplace health program elements. The course features workshops in health hazard recognition, OSHA health standards and use of sampling equipment. Upon course completion, students will have the ability to recognize basic industrial hygiene principles and practices, identify characteristics of common air contaminants, locate PELs, perform basic industrial hygiene calculations, and determine methods for hazard control and abatement.

NOTE: This course is taught in English.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

Participant Must Provide

  • a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

TEEX and the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) have an attendance policy that requires participants to fully attend an enrolled class in its entirety (100% of the course). We realize that extenuating circumstances may arise that would take a participant out of class and have a policy to handle those situations. If a participant misses less than 20% of the class, he/she may be able to perform makeup work equivalent to the class time missed. If 20% or more of the class is missed, the participant may attend a makeup course upon approval by TEEX’s OTI Education Center Director.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • Recognize basic industrial hygiene principles.
  • Recognize characteristics of common types of air contaminants.
  • Recognize requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1000.
  • Recognize potential substance-specific hazardous exposures, including silica.
  • Recognize air sampling methods.
  • Screen for gases and vapors using a detector tube and detector tube pump.
  • Recognize types of controls for health hazards.
  • Determine industrial ventilation principles when evaluating compliance with ventilation standards.
  • Recognize respiratory protection requirements.
  • Screen for potential noise exposure.
  • Recognize possible exposures to common biological agents.
  • Recognize exposures to Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD).
  • Classify permit-required confined spaces per 29 CFR 1910.146.
  • Recognize selected HAZWOPER standard requirements.
  • Recognize possible violations related to proper recordkeeping practices.
  • Apply industrial hygiene principles while evaluating potential hazards within a workplace.

Suggested Audience

This course is designed for industrial hygienists, safety professionals, environmental professionals, occupational health professionals, building inspectors, and hazardous waste managers.

Government Programs

  • GSA contract number: GS-02F-0003P. GSA customers, to register please contact [email protected] or call (800) 723-3811 GSA Schedule logo

Contact Information

Infrastructure Training & Safety Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Phone: | Toll-Free: (800) 723-3811 or (800) SAFE-811
Email: [email protected]