This course introduces participants to the core components of the industrial health approach to minimizing exposure to harmful hazards upon chemical handling. This course will provide an introduction to the potential hazards when dealing with chemicals. After outlining chemical properties details are given of potential health risks, storage facilities, handling, protective equipment and methods for dealing with chemical releases. Trainer advice will be given aimed at:
- Reducing potential hazards
- Removing risks and in the event of an incident
- Minimizing the consequences
- Information is provided covering planning and dealing with an emergency should a major incident occur.
Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:
- The characteristics of chemical hazards
- How to minimize the risk of their hazardous potential being released.
- Basic design and layout for good storage and handling procedures.
- Safe operations involving bulk storage, transfer and handling.
- How to deal with incidents involving the release of chemical.
- Procedures for dealing with spillages.
- Reporting requirements to relevant authorities.
- Safe disposal procedures for unwanted substances.
- Introduction
- Safety and Safety Management
- Industrial Hazardous
Chemical hazardous materials
- Chemical Toxicity
- Carcinogens
- Highly toxic
- other toxic materials
- Sensitizer, Corrosive Chemicals
- Irritants, Protection from corrosives
- Physical hazards
- Properties of flammable liquids
- Hazards of metals
- OSHA regulations
- Chemical material hazards
- Hazards Communications
- HAZCOM
Hazardous materials communications
- Labels
- Placards
- Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Hazardous materials work practices
- Transportation
- Packaging
- Handling
- Storage
- Emergency Response plans and procedures
- Confined space entry
- Personal protective equipment
This course is intended for all chemists, laboratory technicians, chemical engineers, scientists, laboratory managers, R&D, instrument engineers, and all laboratory professionals.