Hazardous Chemicals Training

Course description

*** Please note this is an online Canvas course - please ignore date and time.  Course is available all the time. ***

Please note: This is an online Canvas / FLO course.  Please click the enrol button on the right.  This will send an email with the course link to begin the training.

This training will cover the following topics for Hazardous Chemicals:

• Work Health and Safety Regulations and standards

• Identifying and assessing chemical hazards

• Managing the hazardous chemical risk

• Planning and preparing for chemical emergencies (including route of exposure)

• Using different measures and elements to track and control chemicals

• Chemical storage

• Health monitoring

• Hazardous chemical waste

• Chemical labelling

Although not a pre-requisite, it is recommended that the knowledge from the WHS Risk Management training is understood as the information in this course draws off of these principles as they apply to hazardous chemicals management (and is assumed knowledge).

Type of course

Online course

Who should attend

Staff, Higher Degree Research candidates, Honours or other students who work in laboratories with hazardous chemicals.

What you will learn

How to handle, use, store and dispose of hazardous chemicals safely and how to use Chemwatch.