Practical General Safety Skills in the Laboratory

Practical  General SafetySkills in the Laboratory

Introduction:

This course is introduced to you by the International Academy of Human Resource Development (IAHRD). We are glad to tell you that our courses are especially designed for you by professionals and experts who have a long experience in the field.

Work in a laboratory exposes a person to risk of injury and illness from hazardous materials and equipment. Regulations and guidelines, however well-conceived, are not sufficient to achieve safe laboratory practice. It is the skill, knowledge and basic common sense of the individual laboratory worker that is crucial to a safety program.

Laboratory Safety course designed to review the fundamentals of lab safety and assist scientists, chemists and other personnel working in the laboratory in the development or improvement of their lab safety program. Participants discuss important laboratory safety problems and find solutions for many of them. The course emphasizes the need to make health, safety, and the environment an integral and important part of science education, work, and life.

Objectives:

After finishing this course, participants will:

1. Gain safety skills while working in the laboratory.
2. Be able to prevent accidents from occurring.
3. Deal with unpredictable accidents in the lab.
4. Promote the skills learnt to others.
5. Understand different laboratory-related concepts.
6. Commit to the laboratory safety policy.
7. Plan for laboratory emergencies.

Contents:

Module 1:

1. Safety guidelines  for laboratory staff.

1. Chemical storage instructions.

1. .Hazards characteristics.
2. Explosion potentials and safeguards.
3. Chemical storage requirements.
4. Inorganic vs. Organic.
5. Toxic chemicals preservation.
6. Ventilation requirements.
7. Dealing with compressed gases.
8. Oxygen and other oxidizing gases.
9. Inspection  checklist and record keeping.
10. Chemical inventory.

Module 2 :

1. Hazardous waste management.
2. Multi –hazardous drain disposal.
3. Satellite accumulation satellite.
4. Maximum allowed accumulation amount.
5. Maximum allowed accumulation time.
6. Inspection of satellite accumulation.
7. Chemical pick-up request.
8. Hazardous chemical spills procedures.

Module 3 :

1. Principles of electrical energy.
2. Working at a bench or hood.
3. Positioning compressed gas cylinders.
4. Safe lifting techniques.

Module 4 :

1. Clothing, glassware, and other protective equipment.
2. Lifting and handling.
3. Clearing/decontamination.
4. Awareness training.

1. Work regulations according to health and safety.

1. Health management and safety.
2. COSHH regulations compliance

Module 5 :

1. The various sections of the MSDS.
2. What information can be found in each section?
3. Information that can help employees as they go about their work .

Module 5 :

1. Emergency procedures to prevent injury, property damage or loss of lives.
2. Fire and fire control.

1. Incident/accident reporting system.
2. Quality assurance.

1. The benefits of an effective QA process.
2. OSHA laboratory standards.

Who should attend?

1. Laboratory managers.
2. Analytical chemists.
3. Medical scientists.
4. Laboratory supervisors.
5. Researchers and development scientists.
6.  
7. Food technologists.
8. Qualityassurance/control managers.