Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA 521 - OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene
FPM-40296
This 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.
Recommended prerequisite course: OSHA 510, OSHA 511, OSHA 5109 or OSHA 5119. It is also highly recommended to have a calculator for the class.
Course Information
Course sessions
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 10/21/2024
Note:
Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4/2024 | Mon | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 11/5/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 11/6/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 11/7/2024 | Thu | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
Instructor:
Brian Heramb, CIH
Certified Industrial Hygienist and Advisor for Safety and Emergency Services at Sempra Energy Utilities
Brian Heramb is a Certified Industrial Hygienist in Comprehensive Practice who has been dedicated to protecting human health and the environment for over 45 years. He has extensive experience assessing health and safety hazards and establishing engineering/administrative/PPE solutions and communicating on hazards in gas and electric utilities, construction, aerospace and military facilities.
He has served as the program manager for comprehensive control of a wide range of hazards including asbestos, lead, pesticides, confined spaces, ergonomics, hearing conservation, electric arc flash, and respiratory protection. He has had principal responsibility for writing corporate health/safety policies and procedures, testified at Cal/OSHA standards hearings, and participated in advisory committees. Brian has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), serves as a member of the AIHA Confined Spaces Committee, and is a Registered Specialist - Exposure Decision Analysis. His chapter “Health & Safety Issues of New Energy Technologies” was published in Patty’s Industrial Hygiene, 7th Edition, 2021 (Barbara Cohrssen, Editor).
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 1/27/2025
Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/10/2025 | Mon | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 2/11/2025 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 2/12/2025 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 2/13/2025 | Thu | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 313, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
Instructor:
Brian Heramb, CIH
Certified Industrial Hygienist and Advisor for Safety and Emergency Services at Sempra Energy Utilities
Brian Heramb is a Certified Industrial Hygienist in Comprehensive Practice who has been dedicated to protecting human health and the environment for over 45 years. He has extensive experience assessing health and safety hazards and establishing engineering/administrative/PPE solutions and communicating on hazards in gas and electric utilities, construction, aerospace and military facilities.
He has served as the program manager for comprehensive control of a wide range of hazards including asbestos, lead, pesticides, confined spaces, ergonomics, hearing conservation, electric arc flash, and respiratory protection. He has had principal responsibility for writing corporate health/safety policies and procedures, testified at Cal/OSHA standards hearings, and participated in advisory committees. Brian has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), serves as a member of the AIHA Confined Spaces Committee, and is a Registered Specialist - Exposure Decision Analysis. His chapter “Health & Safety Issues of New Energy Technologies” was published in Patty’s Industrial Hygiene, 7th Edition, 2021 (Barbara Cohrssen, Editor).
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 4/14/2025
Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/28/2025 | Mon | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 4/29/2025 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 4/30/2025 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
| 5/1/2025 | Thu | 8:00 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Drive, San Diego |
Instructor:
Brian Heramb, CIH
Certified Industrial Hygienist and Advisor for Safety and Emergency Services at Sempra Energy Utilities
Brian Heramb is a Certified Industrial Hygienist in Comprehensive Practice who has been dedicated to protecting human health and the environment for over 45 years. He has extensive experience assessing health and safety hazards and establishing engineering/administrative/PPE solutions and communicating on hazards in gas and electric utilities, construction, aerospace and military facilities.
He has served as the program manager for comprehensive control of a wide range of hazards including asbestos, lead, pesticides, confined spaces, ergonomics, hearing conservation, electric arc flash, and respiratory protection. He has had principal responsibility for writing corporate health/safety policies and procedures, testified at Cal/OSHA standards hearings, and participated in advisory committees. Brian has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), serves as a member of the AIHA Confined Spaces Committee, and is a Registered Specialist - Exposure Decision Analysis. His chapter “Health & Safety Issues of New Energy Technologies” was published in Patty’s Industrial Hygiene, 7th Edition, 2021 (Barbara Cohrssen, Editor).
