Chemical Handling and Hazardous Materials

Introduction

This GLOMACS online training course facilitates, delegates recognizing the risks, necessary preventive procedures, emergency plans, and understanding the correct actions for responding to accidental releases or spills of hazardous materials. Many of the chemicals we encounter can cause serious harm and environmental damage. In some cases, exposure to them can be fatal.

Laboratory work requires knowledge, skill, and attention to detail. Laboratories have a variety of safety and health hazards. Employees need to understand each hazard and take proper precautions to protect themselves and co-workers at all times. The purpose of this online laboratory safety training course is to teach employees, lab safety requirements to ensure that they know how to prevent accidents, injuries, and illnesses on the job.

This online training course will feature:

• Understanding hazards of chemicals
• Basic information on acting safely when chemical releases and potential releases require appropriate action
• How to control a spill using a spill kit?
• Selecting personal protective clothing and other response equipment
• Incident Response Plans

Objectives

This GLOMACS online training course provides an in-depth look at the fundamentals of lab safety and effective lab safety programs. You will learn to identify and manage common laboratory hazards, many of which you may never have considered.

By the end of this online training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic terms associated with chemical releases and explain the terms “containment” and “confinement”
• Recognize where spills are likely to occur and develop work practices that can prevent spills from occurring
• Define the goals of spill control
• Identify procedures and actions to take when discovering or responding to a spill of hazardous materials or waste
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of personnel in incidents and emergency situations

Training Methodology

This online training course will utilize a variety of proven online learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, retention of the information presented. The training course is conducted Online via an Advanced Virtual Learning Platform in the comfort of any location of your choice.