Course Description

This practical and highly-interactive course includes practical sessions and exercises where participants will visit the laboratory and they will be introduced to various lab instruments and their calibration process. Practical sessions will be performed using one of the lab equipment in order to apply the theory learnt in the class. This course is designed to provide delegates with detailed and up-to-date overview of modern laboratory safety and health. It covers systematic safety and health techniques for laboratory, the recent OSHA regulations applying to the laboratory environment and OSHA formaldehyde standards applicable to analytical laboratories. Participants will be able to learn how to work safely with formaldehyde as well as to identify the requirements, guidelines and procedures in planning for laboratory emergencies and acquire knowledge on the various types of emergencies, alarms and warning systems, fires, explosions and chemical spills. The course will discuss how contamination occurs and how it can be prevented and carryout safe work practices including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), laboratory ergonomics and safe handling of laboratory glassware. Function, proper use and importance of laboratory hoods, operations of safety showers and eye washes and electrical safety in the laboratory will also be discussed during the course.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours

30 % Lectures
20 % Workshops & Work Presentations
20 % Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30 % Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued to participants through Haward’s Portal. This includes Wallet Card Certificates if applicable
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy Training Materials (PDF format) will be issued to participant through the Virtual Training Platform
Training Methodology	:	80% of the program will be theory and 20% will be practical sessions, exercises, case studies, simulators or videos
Training Program	:	The training will be for 4 hours per day starting at 09:30 and ending at 13:30
H-STK Smart Training Kit	:	Not Applicable
Hands-on Practical Workshops	:	Not Applicable
Site Visit	:	Not Applicable
Simulators	:	Only software simulators will be used in the virtual courses. Hardware simulators are not applicable and will not be used in Virtual Training