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.

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

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 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
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30