A seminar that will focus on the professional standards, research and preparation needed to undertake an occupational hygiene survey will take place on Friday 6 September at the head office of the Health & Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) in Belfast.

An occupational hygiene survey typically takes about eight hours to orientate to site, setting out sampling equipment, assessing exposures and adequacy of controls, finding out what goes on when you’re not there and deciding what, if anything, needs to be done. There may be serious consequences if the survey is not carried out properly and high professional standards are required, according to the HSENI.

In the context of a discussion of such standards required, the afternoon seminar aims to identify and improve skills required to assess workplace exposures and improve control of risk on the basis of a one-day site visit.

Kelvin Williams, President Elect of the British Occupational Hygience Society (BOHS), will discuss the professional standards, research and preparation needed for a survey, arrangements for a site visit, handling small data sets and report the preparation, in addition to preparing and presenting case studies.

Williams is an independent occupational hygiene consultant with over 30 years of experience in providing a wide range of occupational hygiene services to clients in the public and private sectors.

Places (limited to 35) will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Bookings can be made on the BOHS website or email conferences@bohs.org