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Benzene Awareness for the Maritime Industry

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Material Code: 41594





Benzene Awareness for the Maritime Industry

Course Length: 11 minutes

This interactive training provides workers with an awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the hazards and preventive measures needed when transferring, transporting, or storing cargo containing Benzene. Content fulfills the requirements of the American Waterways Responsible Carrier Program (RCP) (RCP V-C- 1f-2) and the USCG 46 CFR 197.565 (b) Required Training.

Video within this program presents actual footage on board barges and vessels. To emphasize safety procedures when working with Benzene, topics include a base knowledge of health and physical characteristics, hazardous cargo, exposure levels, personal protection, and medical response.

This course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Health and Physical Characteristics

  • Entering your body
  • Acute or short-term symptoms
  • Chronic symptoms
  • Flammability

Hazardous Cargo

  • 46 CFR 151 Subchapter O
  • Minimize exposure to Benzene

Exposure Levels

  • PEL
  • STEL
  • Regulated Area

Personal Protective Measures

  • Authorization to work in a Regulated Area
  • Action level
  • Respiratory protection

Medical Response

  • Medical examination


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