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Industrial hygieneIH
The science of anticipating, recognising, evaluating, and controlling workplace conditions that may cause injury or illness.
Industrial hygiene is the discipline of protecting worker health from chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards. Core activities include exposure monitoring (air sampling, noise dosimetry, heat stress monitoring), establishing exposure limits (TLV, PEL, REL), implementing controls (ventilation, substitution, administrative), and maintaining exposure records for the duration of employment plus 30 years (OSHA requirement). A strong industrial hygiene program integrates sampling schedules, lab results, and control recommendations into the broader QEHS platform.