Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings

10 - Health and related fields

51. - Health professions and related programs

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.

51.22 - Public health

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.2201 to 51.2299.

51.2206 - Occupational health and industrial hygiene

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares public health specialists to monitor and evaluate health and related safety standards in industrial, commercial, and government workplaces and facilities. These programs include courses in occupational health and safety standards and regulations; health-related aspects of various occupations and work environments; health hazard testing and evaluation; test equipment operation and maintenance; industrial toxicology; worker health and safety education; and the analysis and testing of job-related equipment, behaviour practices, and protective devices and procedures.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • industrial hygiene
  • occupational health and industrial hygiene

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • environmental health(51.2202)
  • occupational health and safety technology(15.0701)
  • public health (MPH, DPH)(51.2201)