Description: Focused on workplace safety regarding chemicals, this course imparts knowledge on identifying hazardous substances, understanding their effects, and implementing safe handling and storage procedures.
Course Outline:
- Classification of Hazardous Chemicals
- Understanding Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Globally Harmonized System (GHS) labeling
- Health Risks and Exposure
- Routes of entry
- Short-term and long-term effects
- Legal Requirements
- Relevant regulations and standards
- Employer obligations
- Safe Handling Procedures
- Storage and segregation
- Use of PPE
- Emergency Response
- Spill containment
- First aid measures
- Monitoring and Surveillance
- Environmental monitoring
- Health surveillance programs
NQF Level: Level 3