Industrial hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards at workthat may result in injury/illness or affect the wellbeing of workers. Industrial hygienists usestrict scientific methodology and professional judgment when determining the potential forhazardous exposure risks in the workplace. Their goal is to prevent industrial disease, usingthe science of risk management, exposure assessment, and industrial safety. In this course,we'll talk about what a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is, and the categories of hazardsthey face. We'll list the people a CIH works with to make their determinations, as well asdiscuss their process for handling hazards.