Industrial Hygiene Basics (Federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course gives awareness training on industrial hygiene: how exposure limits work, how to read the federal and California limit tables, and how controls are ranked. It follows the OSHA rules (29 CFR 1910.1000, 1926.55, 1910.1020 and 1910.1200(h)) and the Cal/OSHA rules (8 CCR 5141, 5155, 3204 and 5194(h)), and is written for workers and supervisors in every industry.

What you learn

• What industrial hygiene is
• Exposure limits: who sets them and which one is the law
• The words on a limit table
• Reading the federal and California tables
• Controlling exposure
• How air is measured and when
• Lead, silica, benzene and asbestos
• Exposure records and your right to them
• California only (Cal/OSHA)
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Conceptos básicos de higiene industrial (OSHA federal y Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

This course is awareness only. It does not qualify anyone to do air sampling or exposure assessment, and it does not teach sampling methods, calibration, calculations from lab reports, or respirator program elements. Your employer gives you site hazard information and monitoring results. If you work in another state with its own OSHA-approved plan, that state may have different or more stringent rules. The course is online only.