Anja Franken

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Anja Franken BELINDA BANTHAM Thu, 11/22/2018 - 08:56

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Prof Anja Franken obtained her PhD in Occupational Hygiene degree from the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus in 2015. She is an Associate Professor at the School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus. In this position she lectures undergraduate Occupational Hygiene modules and also provides supervision to postgraduate students. She has more than 14 years of experience in lecturing and supervision at the North-West University.

She supervises MSc and PhD students in their respective research projects and has successfully delivered 17 MSc students and one PhD student since 2008. She is one of the lecturers for the unique BHSc degree in Occupational Hygiene which is the only undergraduate degree of its kind in South Africa. She is one of the presenters of a short learning programme (Legal knowledge in Occupational Hygiene) supported by the Department of Employment and Labour.

She has published several peer-reviewed papers in both national and international journals and has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences. She has obtained research funding from national and international funding organisations. Her research investigates the permeability of metals such as platinum and rhodium through human skin, as well as the retention of these metals inside the skin. The research includes the investigation of the influence of various factors on the permeability of the metal. She was awarded SAIOH’s occupational hygiene article of the year during 2014 and 2015. Her research also includes assessing the level of skin exposure to chemical stressors in the workplace and utilises skin bio-engineering methods where properties such as skin hydration and pH levels of the skin are measured.

She is a registered Occupational Hygiene Technologist (ROHT) with the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH).

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North-West University

Potchefstroom Campus

Hoffman Street

Building F10

Office G11

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+27 (0) 18 299 2437

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+27 (0) 18 299 1053

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anja.franken@nwu.ac.za

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Johan L du Plessis

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Johan L du Plessis BELINDA BANTHAM Tue, 10/23/2018 - 12:05

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du Plessis

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He holds BSc (Biological Sciences), BSc Hons (Physiology), MSc (Physiology) and PhD (Occupational Hygiene) degrees. He is currently appointed as Director of the Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI) at the NWU. His teaching and learning experience include 23 years of teaching Physiology/Occupational hygiene to undergraduate students, and 18 years to postgraduate students. He has supervised more than 40 post-graduate students (Hons, MSc/MHSc and PhD) who completed their studies in primarily Occupational hygiene. To date, he has authored/co-authored more than 60 articles published in South African and international journals and 4 chapters in books. He presented numerous oral presentations at national and international conferences. In total he gave 90 presentations (author and/or co-author) at international and national conferences. He presented four workshops and two seminars at conferences. He serves as reviewer for numerous international journals. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, Occupational Health Southern Africa.

His research focus and expertise is on exposure to chemical stressors in the workplace. This includes assessing the potential risk of exposure, assessing actual levels of skin and respiratory exposure and controlling the level of exposure. Another research interest is regulatory toxicology, in particular occupational exposure limits.

He holds a South African National Research Foundation’s C2 rating (2020-2025), recognizing him as an established researcher with some international recognition.

He is a registered Occupational Hygiene Technologist (ROHT) with the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) and a member of the American Conference for Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH, Scientific Committee on Radiation and Work and Scientific Committee on Occupational Dermatoses) and the Toxicology Society of South Africa (Toxsa). He served on the National Council of SAIOH (2010-2016), the professional body entrusted with registration of Occupational Hygiene professionals in South Africa. He served on a Technical Committee of the Department of Labour tasked with revision of the Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Substances and Lead Regulations (2013-2014)

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Potchefstroom Campus, Building F10, Room G08A

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018 299 2434

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johan.duplessis@nwu.ac.za

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