A Training Curriculum is a knowledge development path recommended by the Industrial HSE in order to ensure the homogeneity of in-house competencies in Health, Safety & Environment throughout the Solvay Group.
A list of the available Training Curricula in other HSE domains, as well as HSE transversal knowledge is available HERE.

  Who should follow this training curriculum?

  • Industrial Hygiene knowledge - experience - expertise - competencies may be owned or distributed within several persons ON SITE, depending on the organization and roles.
    The following roles can contribute to IH on site: IH specialist/expert, HSE Manager, Production Manager, Site Manager.

  • This can be complemented by consultants or by support from the Zone IH Manager.

 RECOMMENDED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE:

Obtain certificate according to local regulations

      With national certifying bodies providing Occupational Hygiene Certification Programs which are recognized through the IOHA NAR process (National Accreditation Recognition by the International Occupational Hygiene Assoc.)
      For N.A. Zone: CIH = Certified Industrial Hygienist (professional board certification and in compliance with requirements of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH))

  Key / Essential knowledge (mandatory)    


  IH GROUP REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTOnboarding to procedure IND-HSE-IH-05-PRO + Self-assessment tool


 CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND RELATED GUIDELINES:

        Critical Task Exposure Screening-chemicals (CTES): IND-HSE-IH-10.01-GUI (Tool + Documentation + User guide)

        Acceptability of potential exposures to airborne chemicals at the workplace (IND-HSE-IH-05.02-GUI)

        AIR MONITORING:
                 Air sampling (IND-HSE-IH-05.05a-GUI)
                 Analytical determinations (IND-HSE-IH-05.05b-GUI)
                 Keiron: Modelling of occupational exposure to airborne chemicals: IND-HSE-IH-05.04-GUI (+Documentation)


  OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS (OELs) & OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE BANDS (OEB), including Solvay hierarchy "rules" for selecting the relevant OEL:

         Solvay Acceptable Exposure Limits (SAELs), SAEL procedure, SAEL list

         ACGIH-TLVs + OSHA PELs (1910.1000 – Air Contaminants, PELs are listed in tables Z-1, Z-2 and Z-3)) and OSHA Substance Specific Standards

         Solvay OEBs for chemicals (IND-HSE-IH-05.01-GUI)


  CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS:

          Local Exhaust ventilation (LEV): Procedure IND-HSE-IH-03-PRO + Guideline IND-HSE-IH-03-GUI + Self-assessment tool

          Minimum requirements for respiratory protection: procedure IND-HSE-IH-20-PRO (Onboarding EMEA zone) + Guideline IND-HSE-IH-20-GUI + Self-assessment tool


  NOISE EXPOSURE MANAGEMENTOnboarding to procedure IND-HSE-IH-07-PRO + Guideline IND-HSE-IH-07-GUI + Self-assessment tool


  DATABASES AND TOOLS:

          SOCRATES (Solvay OCcupational Risk Assessment Tool to EmployeeS)

          IH Substances Database

          CTES (see above)

          Keiron (see above, access to the tool on request to the IH Zone)

          Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Chemical inventory (SDS Sinequa database)


  HSE TRANSVERSAL TOPICS: Key/Essential knowledge (mandatory) (K/E; lower half of the table; columns related to Site Competencies)
 

  Other useful Information    


  Managing skin exposure (IND-HSE-IH-05.06-GUI)

  Legionellosis prevention: Procedure IND-HSE-IH-08-PRO + Guideline IND-HSE-IH-08.01-GUI

  Asbestos management in building and facilities: minimal requirements (IND-HSE-IH-14-PRO) + IH good practices for risk control (IND-HSE-IH-14.01-GUI) + Self-assessment tool

  Controlling IH hazards during welding activities (IND-HSE-IH-13-GUI)

  Controlling exposures to diesel engine exhaust emission (IND-HSE-IH-18-GUI)

  Group requirements in Occupational Health: Onboarding to IND-HSE-OH-08-PRO (req. 3.2.1 & 3.2.2)

  HSE transversal procedures & guidelines

           Personal Protective Equipments (Solvay Life Saving Rule #A): Onboarding to Procedure on Minimum requirements + Guideline + Self-assessment tool
           Human BioMonitoring of exposure
           Maternity protection
           Medical surveillance: Risk-based medical surveillance process
                                                                     Content of medical surveillance

 HSE TRANSVERSAL TOPICSUseful Information (suggested) (UI; lower half of the table; columns related to Site Competencies)



Questions or comments: please contact Susan Eastridge