Industrial Hygiene

  1. Fundamental Principles of Industrial Hygiene
    1. The AREC Paradigm
      1. Anticipation
        1. Identifying Potential Hazards
          1. Predictive Risk Assessment
            1. Hazard Forecasting Methods
            2. Recognition
              1. Workplace Inspections
                1. Hazard Identification Tools
                  1. Observation Techniques
                  2. Evaluation
                    1. Exposure Assessment Methods
                      1. Risk Characterization
                        1. Data Collection and Analysis
                        2. Control
                          1. Control Strategies
                            1. Implementation Methods
                              1. Effectiveness Evaluation
                            2. Basic Sciences for Industrial Hygiene
                              1. Toxicology
                                1. Fundamental Concepts
                                  1. Dose-Response Relationships
                                    1. Threshold and Non-Threshold Effects
                                      1. LD50 and LC50 Concepts
                                      2. Routes of Exposure
                                        1. Inhalation
                                          1. Dermal Absorption
                                            1. Ingestion
                                              1. Injection
                                              2. Types of Toxicity
                                                1. Acute vs. Chronic Toxicity
                                                  1. Local vs. Systemic Effects
                                                  2. Target Organ Effects
                                                    1. Hepatotoxicity
                                                      1. Nephrotoxicity
                                                        1. Neurotoxicity
                                                          1. Pulmonary Toxicity
                                                            1. Reproductive Toxicity
                                                          2. Epidemiology
                                                            1. Study Designs in Occupational Health
                                                              1. Cohort Studies
                                                                1. Case-Control Studies
                                                                  1. Cross-Sectional Studies
                                                                    1. Ecological Studies
                                                                    2. Measures of Association
                                                                      1. Relative Risk
                                                                        1. Odds Ratio
                                                                          1. Attributable Risk
                                                                            1. Standardized Mortality Ratio
                                                                            2. Causation and Association
                                                                              1. Criteria for Causality
                                                                                1. Confounding Factors
                                                                                  1. Bias in Epidemiological Studies
                                                                                2. Anatomy and Physiology
                                                                                  1. Respiratory System
                                                                                    1. Structure and Function
                                                                                      1. Mechanisms of Inhalation Exposure
                                                                                        1. Respiratory Defense Mechanisms
                                                                                        2. Dermal System
                                                                                          1. Skin Structure and Function
                                                                                            1. Dermal Absorption Pathways
                                                                                              1. Factors Affecting Absorption
                                                                                              2. Auditory System
                                                                                                1. Anatomy of the Ear
                                                                                                  1. Mechanisms of Hearing
                                                                                                    1. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
                                                                                                    2. Musculoskeletal System
                                                                                                      1. Structure and Function
                                                                                                        1. Biomechanics

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                                                                                                  3. Hazard Recognition and Classification