Carcinogen Safety (Update Available)


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
This one-hour course provides instruction on the recognition of hazard, management, usage, and control of cancer-causing agents, called carcinogens. Learner objectives for this course are to: define the terms associated with carcinogen safety, recognize the routes of entry of carcinogens into the body, identify the methods of hazard control in relation to carcinogens, and describe the basic safety rules for carcinogen use.

Target Audience
Health and Safety Professionals

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Carcinogen Safety

  • define terms associated with carcinogen safety.
  • identify terms for substances that can cause medical problems after repeated exposure.
  • identify the routes of entry associated with carcinogen safety.
  • identify engineering methods of hazard control specific to carcinogens.
  • identify the type of carcinogen hazard control being utilized.
  • cite basic safety rules for carcinogen use.
  • identify characteristics of Standard Practice Instructions for handling carcinogens.

    • Course Number:
    SAH0407