Duration
2 days
TRAINING METHODS
- Class Room
- Pre-Course Assessment
- Notes / Workshop
- Videos
- Post-Course Assessment
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- EHS Committee Members
- All Workers Handling Chemical in Laboratories & Industries
PURPOSE & OBJECTIVE
This Course provides the participants with information on the Regulations, ensuring the safe handling of Chemicals, their hazards at workplace and measures to be taken in order to work safely.
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Enhance the skills and knowledge of the participants and enable them to :-
- Identify types of chemical and methods of handling
- Identify the legislations governing the use of Chemicals.
- Understand the potential hazards of chemical and control methods
- Use proper labels for chemical used at site.
- Establish a chemical management program for spillage control and clean-up.
- Use the appropriate personal protective equipment for the job carried out.
- Implement a proper procedure in handling chemicals.
DAY 1
- Introduction to Occupational Safety & Health Act with regards to Chemical Handling.
- REGULATIONS
- Employer Responsibility
Part IV Section 15 of OSHA 514 1994
- Employee Responsibility
Part VI Section 24 of OSHA 514 1994
- CPL Regulation 1997
- Prohibition of Use of Substance (Order) 2000
- USECHH Regulation 2000 & Chemical Registration
- WHAT IS CHEMICAL?
- CHEMICALS IN PART A SCHEDULE 1
- Hazardous Level
- Explosive
- Oxidizing
- Extremely Flammable
- Highly Flammable
- Flammable
- CHEMICALS IN PART B SCHEDULE 1
- Hazardous Level
- Very Toxic
- Toxic
- Corrosive
- Harmful
- Irritant
- CHEMICAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT (CHRA)
- Objective of Assessment
- Assessment Concepts & Process
- TOXICOLOGY
- Dose and its relationship to effect
- Routes of Entry
- Types of Toxic effect
- WHAT IS PEL & TLV?
DAY 2
- CHEMICAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (CSDS)
- Objective of CSDS
- Legislative Requirement
- 6 mandatory Information.
- CHEMICAL MONITORING
- Types Of Monitoring
- CHEMICAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT
- Knowledge
- Cradle to the Grave Concept
- Receiving Chemicals.
- Storage
- WARNING SIGNS
- PPE
- CHEMICAL SPILLAGE CONTROL
- Emergency Response Plan
- Tools & PPE for Spillage Control
- Barricade, Evacuation & Containment
- Clean-Up Process
- CHEMICAL SAFETY AUDITS
- Chemical Safety Checklist
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.