HAZWOPER Refresher for Emergency Responders: Chemical Fundamentals Online Training Course

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to inform learners of how chemical-related terms are defined; the health and physical hazards, properties, stability, reactivity, and toxicity of chemicals; and the routes and types of chemical exposure.

• The eLearning course covers the following topics:
• Intro to Chemicals
• What is a Chemical?
• Understanding the Chemicals in Your Workplace
• Types of Chemical Hazards
• Health Hazards
• Physical Hazards
• Other Hazards
• Properties of a Chemical
• Definitions
• Properties
• Stability & Reactivity
• Chemical Stability
• Chemical Reactivity
• Toxicology
• Toxicity & Dosage
• Routes of Exposure
• Exposure Types
• After completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Describe the difference between a health hazard and a physical hazard
• Recognize different chemical properties
• Explain the difference between stability and reactivity as they pertain to chemicals
• Discuss toxicity, dose, exposure limits, routes of exposure, and acute and chronic exposure
• Intended Audience: Any employees who may be involved or expected to engage in a response to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance.
• Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910.120, 29 CFR 1910.1200, 29 CFR 1926.65, 40 CFR 311
• Length: 30 minutes
• Copyright Date: 2019

This online course is part of the HAZWOPER Emergency Response Refresher Training: Awareness-Level Responders Curriculum, as well as the HAZWOPER Emergency Response Refresher Training: Operations-Level & Hazmat Technician-Level Responders Curriculum. To view the other courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of training, visit the HAZWOPER Training Page.