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, symptoms, types, and effects 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 Symptoms & Effects
- Intro to Chemicals
- After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Discuss the importance of knowing what chemicals are in the workplace
- 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:
- Hazardous waste cleanup operations where the employee may be exposed to hazardous substances; or
- 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 and 40 CFR 311
- Length: 50 minutes
- Language:Â Available in English and Spanish
- Copyright Date: 2017
This online course is part of the HAZWOPER: Emergency Response Initial Training: Awareness-Level Responders Curriculum.
To view the other 2 courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of emergency responders training, visit the Hazwoper Training Page.
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Compliance Topic: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Emergency Response, Hazard Communication (HazCom) & GHS
Industry: Workplace Safety / EH&S
Language: English