Occupational Hygiene Monitoring – Gases & Vapours
Presenter(s): Peter Aspinall
In this AIOH training session, Peter Aspinall (MAIOH, COH) will be presenting practical guidance for monitoring workplace air from a personal safety and occupational hygiene perspective.
This presentation will assist new hygienists (and older ones who don’t get out much anymore) with some practical field use ideas, hints and tips when using a variety of instruments, interpreting data from real time gas instruments and highlighting limitations.
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