Global Safety Principles: Hazardous Substances in the Workplace 2.0


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

This course will acquaint you with the precautions that both you and your employer must take in order to safely use, handle, and store hazardous chemicals in the workplace. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.

The course was developed and reviewed with subject matter support provided by New Level Safety, a global professional health and safety services company. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.



Target Audience
Employees and employers who work with hazardous chemicals

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Global Safety Principles: Hazardous Substances in the Workplace 2.0

  • Global Safety Principles: Hazardous Substances in the Workplace 2.0
  • identify the routes of chemical entry into the body
  • Knowledge Check: Routes of Chemical Entry
  • define terms associated with the physical and health hazards of chemicals
  • Knowledge Check: Categories of Chemical Hazards
  • interpret information, including numeric codes, on chemical warning labels
  • Knowledge Check: Warning Labels
  • recognize key concepts about Safety Data Sheets
  • Knowledge Check: Safety Data Sheets
  • recognize the appropriate controls for reducing or eliminating contact with hazardous materials in the workplace
  • Knowledge Check: Control Methods
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_c40_sh_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone