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eLearning Online Course -- Green Chemistry and Chemical Stewardship Online Certificate Program
Explore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.
You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.
Explore the principles of green chemistry, an innovative approach for designing safer and more sustainable commercial products and industrial processes. Businesses are facing increasing market and regulatory pressures to use less toxic chemicals in their manufacturing processes and products, and there is a need to develop new solutions and more sustainable substitutes. Learn how to incorporate the principles of green chemistry into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making. Examine the connection between chemical toxicity and human health, and assess how these factors influence material and product decision making. Develop a new framework for reducing chemical risks and unintended adverse consequences. Incorporate best practices into your business model that leads to a safer and sustainable approach for the design, use and selection of chemicals.
You will learn the fundamental principles of green chemistry and evaluate frameworks for incorporating chemical toxicity and human health considerations into product design, material selections, and supply chain decision-making.
Industrial Hygiene Principles & Practice: Prevention of Heat-Related Illness
This is the third course in the Industrial Hygiene Series, which is designed to provide fundamentals of traditional IH topics to practicing industrial hygienists who need a refresher or who are studying for the CIH exam.
This one-day course will cover the health effects of extreme heat and the variety of workplaces in which the hazard is present. Applicable standards and guidelines and the measurements and calculations used in determining exposure and compliance will be described and practiced. Case studies and best practices for workplace prevention programs will be discussed and emerging issues will be presented.
This is the third course in the Industrial Hygiene Series, which is designed to provide fundamentals of traditional IH topics to practicing industrial hygienists who need a refresher or who are studying for the CIH exam.
This one-day course will cover the health effects of extreme heat and the variety of workplaces in which the hazard is present. Applicable standards and guidelines and the measurements and calculations used in determining exposure and compliance will be described and practiced. Case studies and best practices for workplace prevention programs will be discussed and emerging issues will be presented.
Occupational Diseases Online Course (ODOC) Series
This mixed-media online series serves as an introduction to a variety of important occupational diseases. The individual 80-100 min units will be rolled out over the next year, and are organized around work-related diseases using public health scenarios and clinical cases.
To promote integration of concepts, video and other interactive multimedia content are offered, along with periodic knowledge checks, to self-assess your learning. This series is designed to ensure that, upon completion of the individual units, students can effectively apply evidence-based principles to their practice.
Additionally, each unit will offer a UW certificate of completion and the ability to qualify for accredited Continuing Education hours from our joint providership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This mixed-media online series serves as an introduction to a variety of important occupational diseases. The individual 80-100 min units will be rolled out over the next year, and are organized around work-related diseases using public health scenarios and clinical cases.
To promote integration of concepts, video and other interactive multimedia content are offered, along with periodic knowledge checks, to self-assess your learning. This series is designed to ensure that, upon completion of the individual units, students can effectively apply evidence-based principles to their practice.
Additionally, each unit will offer a UW certificate of completion and the ability to qualify for accredited Continuing Education hours from our joint providership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.