Managing & Handling Toxic & Hazardous Chemicals

The practices of occupational safety and health (OSH) have become more rampant in today's business environment. A concern management will always emphasize on OSH at relevant workplace especially in handling or managing toxic as well as hazardous chemical. Since workplace is full of all types of chemicals, the proper handling of chemical will ensure effective use of such material and compliance to legal requirements.

Understanding proper management and handling of toxic as well as hazardous chemical will enable company to eliminate chemical hazard at workplace, including eliminating occupational disease that associated to chemical exposure. Thus this program will ensure all participants will acquire the targeted knowledge and become knowledgeable and competent in handling chemical and spillage at workplace.

• To learnt and understand 3 methods (root of entry) of a chemical can enter into human body.
• To learn diseases associated to exposure to toxic and hazardous chemical at workplace and implementing the hierarchy of control.
• To assist all participant in understanding the use of Safety Data Sheet and chemical register.
• To learn the legal requirements under USECHH Regulation 200 and CLASS Regulation 2013 in order to ensure total compliance to toxic and hazardous chemical safety requirements.
• To learn method in handling, storage and disposal of toxic and hazardous chemical at workplace and to develop as well as maintain chemical register at workplace.

Module 1

• Introduction
• Employer's Duties and Responsibilities
• Employee's Duties and Responsibilities
• Common Duties and Responsibilities
• Factory & Machinery Act 1967 and its Regulations
• CLASS Regulation 2013
• USECHH 2000 Regulations
• Activity 1 - Video

Module 2

• Chemical Hazard at workplace
• Route of entry
• Effect of chemical hazards
• Occupational diseases related to chemicals

Module 3

• Managing Toxic - legal perspective Purchasing,
• Requirements under CLASS Regulations
• Signage
• Labels
• Storage Are
• Records Control
• Requirements under USECHH Regulations
• Requirement for CHRA
• Chemical Monitoring
• Chemical Register
• Activity 4 - Developing Chemical Register

Module 4

• Understanding SDS
• Hazards of chemical
• Route of entry
• Emergency Response
• Special Requirements
• Disposal of waste
• Activity 5 - Need to wear PPE?

Module 5

• Developing HIRADC for Chemical
• Hazards
• Impact
• Probability
• Risk Value
• Control Element
• Activity 5 - Developing HIRADC

• Handling Chemicals & Hazardous Materials
• USECHH 2000 Chemical Safety Handling
• Chemical Safety & Spillage Response Procedures
• Hazardous Chemical Management
• Emergency Response Planning Program in the Workplace
• More other Health & Safety training courses