BOHS M200 – Basic Principles in Occupational Hygiene

Syllabus/Course Structure and Assessment

This examination aims to test the broad principles of occupational hygiene as the basis for anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards that can be encountered in the workplace.

Learning objectives

On completing this examination successfully, students will have a basic understanding of:

How is the course assessed?

This is an open-book multiple choice examination comprising of 40 questions (40 marks) to be answered in 1 hour. The examination covers all sections of the syllabus and is overseen by an invigilator. The pass mark for this examination is 60%.

Who is this course suitable for?

This examination is for the following:

  • Health and safety professionals
  • Occupational health specialists including physicians and nurses
  • People wanting to enter the field of occupational hygiene
  • Specialists in subjects such as acoustics, ergonomics, human factors, occupational psychology, work organisation, biosafety, acoustics, engineering, or analytical chemistry who want a broader appreciation of how their role interfaces with other professions over health issues in the workplace

Course Timing

Duration: 3 days

Start time: 9am on course day

Finish time: Approximately 4pm







Thank you for your course/exam booking with AEC. Please see the below update from BOHS.

Please note, we have been informed by BOHS that from 1st November 2025 all AEC BOHS classroom courses will be electronic exams only. BOHS will no longer be sending paper exams. Therefore, we will now require BOHS Candidate Information Forms to be sent to us to process your exam booking . BOHS will not issue paper exams. This form must be completed and returned to training@aec.uk within 48 hours of making the booking, without this form, we cannot order an exam for you.

All classroom courses will now have a remote exam set up by BOHS. You will need to bring a laptop with you to complete the exam. Please bring this with you on the first day of the course.

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The reason for the above is because BOHS will now be using an online exam software provider, Eva, to provide the function to generate online exams.

This should help speed up the turnaround time for the marking process.

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