Industrial Hygiene Program

As an industrial hygiene major, you are given a broad background to evaluate environmental and workplace hazards. You will learn to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control workplace environmental factors that may affect the health, comfort, and productivity of the worker. You will learn the tools to evaluate and control air and water emissions that may effect the health and well being of the surrounding community and region. The program also introduces you to policy issues critical to worker health and safety. With new technologies emerging every day, the industrial hygienist's job function grows increasingly valuable to the health and well being of workers, the community, and the environment. In this program, you'll learn about the following topics:

• evaluation of chemical, biological, and physical hazards
• ergonomics-the science of adapting working conditions to suit the worker
• air quality-the evaluation and control of air pollutants
• water quality-the evaluation and control of hazardous pollutants
• indoor environmental air quality
• OSHA rules and regulations
• EPA rules and regulations
• Nuclear and electromagnetic radiation
• Safe hazardous materials use and disposal
• Workplace environmental exposure levels

Upon completion of the industrial hygiene program, you will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Hygiene (B.S.I.H.), the only four-year program of its kind approved by the Ohio Board of Regents. The Ohio BSIH is one of very few American Board of Engineering and Technology accredited undergraduate IH programs in the world. Utilizing strong links to Ohio's manufacturing and industrial base, the OU program is often fortunate to have an excess of paid internship opportunities for its students. While strongly recommended, IH internships are not presently a program requirement. However, OU graduates with internship experience typically do exceedingly well in the job market. The BSIH also prepares you for graduate study in industrial hygiene, public health, or other environmental science related disciplines.

Contact the Program
Dr. Timothy Ryan
Ohio University
Grover Center E344
Athens, OH 45701-2979
740.593.2134
ryant@ohio.edu

CURRICULUM
You can view the curriculum requirements for the Industrial Hygiene Program along with information about the profession, at the IH Web site:

www.ohiou.edu/healthsciences /iheh/