COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

Hazardous materials and chemicals are ubiquitous as air, carbohydrates, enzymes, lipids, minerals, proteins, vitamins, water and wood. Naturally occurring hazardous materials and chemicals are supplemented by man-made substances. There are about 70,000 chemicals in use with another 500-1000 added each year. Their properties have been harnessed to enhance the quality of life, thus chemicals are found in virtually all workplaces. Besides the benefits, chemicals also pose dangers to man and the environment. 

 

Society must strike a balance between the benefits and risks of hazardous materials and chemicals. In the workplace it is a management responsibility to ensure practices control the dangers, and it is for employees to collaborate in implementing the agreed procedures. Management must also prevent uncontrolled environmental releases and ensure all wastes are disposed of safely and with proper regard for their environmental impact. The aims of this course are to raise awareness and to help participants identify, assess and control the hazards of chemicals and other hazardous materials to permit optimum exploitation whilst minimizing the dangers. 

 

In this course, you will learn the best practices to minimize personal injury, health impairment, property loss, fines, and liability in your laboratory. This course gives you an overview of the practical and latest regulatory measures for the prevention of accidents, incidents, or exposures that may cause health impairment, injury, fire, or interference with laboratory operations. 

 

In addition to the updated knowledge provided to course participants during the course period, each participant will go back to his/her laboratory equipped with an outstanding manual and 12 video tapes, compressed in one CD that can be used by the participant in training colleagues and subordinate on laboratory safety.