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Laboratory Safety
Training Provided by Summit Training Source.
Course Length: 35 minutes
Intended Audience: Employees working in non-production laboratories using small quantities of numerous kinds of hazardous materials.
Note: This course has a built-in minimum passing score of 80%.
Overview: According to the Occupational Health & Safety Administration, "More than 500,000 workers are employed in laboratories in the U.S. The laboratory environment can be a hazardous place to work. Laboratory workers are exposed to numerous potential hazards including chemical, biological, physical and radioactive hazards, as well as musculoskeletal stresses."
Chemicals in non-production laboratories present distinct, physical health hazards to workers, which is why chemicals are the number one concern for laboratory personnel. In labs, personnel are likely to be exposed to mixtures of certain volatile chemicals. Individually, chemicals may prove quite dangerous or unstable, and when stored beside other unpredictable chemicals or thrown together with dangerous compounds, the potential for risk increases greatly.
Objectives:
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify hazardous substances in your laboratory and the need to minimize exposure.
- Explain the purpose of the Laboratory and Hazard Communication standards and their primary directives.
- Recognize your employer's responsibility to provide you with information and training at the time of your initial assignment to a work area or a new exposure situation.
- Identify the information that must be included in a Chemical Hygiene Plan and your employer's responsibility to communicate the location and availability of the plan.
- State the various controls that protect laboratory personnel, including engineering, administrative, work practices, and personal protective equipment.
- Recognize your employer's responsibilities and your rights relative to exposure monitoring, medical consultation and examinations, and records.
Outline:
The eLearning course covers the following topics:
- Introduction
- Hazards that Confront You
- Standards that Protect You
- Controls that Protect You
- Exposure Monitoring and You
Regulations Covered: CFR 1910.1450 and CFR 1910.1200
Copyright: © 2001-2022
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