Gully Howard Technical Limited runs a wide range of occupational hygiene courses delivered both in the UK and internationally. Courses are run to the syllabi of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) which has members in over 30 countries. For many years in collaboration with BP International we have run a number of Occupational Hygiene courses overseas including Azerbaijan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Spain.
Phil Johns, the author of two of the new international modules, Asbestos and Other Fibres (W504) and Health Effects of Hazardous Substances (W507) has successfully delivered the pilot courses for these modules in Indonesia and South Africa. He has also been extensively involved as part of the peer review on a number of other modules and co-presented the pilot course for Thermal Environment (W502) in Azerbaijan.
The International scheme provides a means of growing occupational hygiene skills using a modular system of training and qualifications and has been developed through extensive consultation over the last four years. The basis is a system of standard training packages with student assessment. All materials have been peer reviewed and trialed before release. The concept is based on standardized, modular training and student assessment to a consistent format. It focuses initially on the development of basic and practical occupational hygiene skills at the technical level to identify, assess and control risks to health in the working environment.
Training materials have been developed through a rigorous process of authoring, peer review and testing. This quality approach and standardisation provides assurance on the content of training wherever it is delivered. Standardised packages mean that materials can be translated into languages other than English. This will enable use anywhere in the world while retaining the same core technical standards of teaching materials and student assessment processes.
The outcome is a scheme that reduces costs, increases potential for local development, and provides a means to train large numbers of individuals in a cost effective way. The result is a standardised system of intermediate level qualifications that can be supplemented with higher level modules or other training to the standard required for professional qualification under the IOHA National Accreditation Recognition Scheme.
In addition to these intermediate level courses there is also a foundation level 'Principles' module. This provides a general introduction to occupational hygiene and is suitable as a starter course for those preparing to study the modules or for other individuals with an interest in occupational hygiene. Additional study at postgraduate level can be used to build the knowledge and skills required for professional accreditation under one of the IOHA National Accreditation Recognition (NAR) schemes.
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