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.