- Introduction
- Sources of hazardous non-hazardous chemicals
- Chemicals characteristics: physical, chemical and biological.
- Identification, classification and properties of hazardous chemicals
- Hazardous chemicals definitions
- Health Hazard
- Physical Hazard
- Chemical Hazard
- Classification of chemicals
- Solids, liquids, gases
- Flammable & explosive chemicals
- Inorganic and organic materials
- Oxidants and reducing agents.
- Physical properties of chemicals
- Hazard classification systems
- Fire hazards
- Toxicity hazard
- Corrosive hazard
- Chemical reactivity hazard
- Chemical & hazard labeling
- Overview
- Chemical labeling
- Hazard identification system
- Warning systems
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
- Overview & Content SDS
- How to read SDS and understand them.
Exercise 1: A group discussion of some SDSs of Typical Chemicals used
Exercise 2: Selected participants will be required to read and explain for the others some SDSs
- Storage Of Chemicals
- Chemicals compatibility
- Bulk chemical storage facilities
- Storage of flammable & explosive chemicals
- Storage of compressed Gas & Cryogenics
- Specialized storage requirements
- Common mistakes in chemical storage
- General rules & precautions of chemical handling
- Work practice Controls
- Basic chemical handling
- Handling of compressed gas
- Working alone
- Standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Fire precautions
- Warning notices & security
- Good housekeeping
Case Study: to show some common wrong actions & ask participants to propose the correct safe procedures.
- Personal protection and clothing for chemical handling
- Transportation of Chemicals
- Labels, marking and placards for packages, trucks and large containers
- Collection different type of chemical waste
- Chemical waste disposal
- Hazardous chemical waste disposal policy
- Chemical safety
- Basic procedures
- Containers (condition, volumes & sizes, Labeling
- Disposal of empty containers
- Storage of waste chemicals
- Bulking or mixing of waste chemicals
- Over packing or boxing up of multiple chemical containers
- Chemical removal request form
- Hazard identification
- Hazardous materials program
- Identification and dealing with unknown chemicals
- Unknown chemical identification techniques
- Basic precautions and methods of dealing with unknown chemicals
- Chemicals Spill Response
- Chemical Spills
- Emergency chemical spills
- Spill of solid, liquid and volatile chemicals and cleanup procedures
- Leaking compressed gas cylinders & vessels
- Spill response equipment (contents, materials, compatibility, size, capacity)
- Spill contingency Plan
- Fires & Fire Plan (requirements, reactions, explosions, firefighting methods)
- Loss prevention procedures
- Release of toxic gases
- Levels of protection (Level A, B, C, D)
- Medical emergencies
- General first aid and personal protection during 1st aid
- Site emergencies/contingency plan
- Field actions, Site and work preparation
- Emergency response procedures
- Evacuation
- Wastes requiring special processing
- Compressed gas containers
- Water-reactive chemicals
- Shock-sensitive compounds
- Peroxide-forming chemicals
- Unknowns
- Explosive chemicals handling
- Recycling of chemical waste materials
Case Studies: about used and handling of chemicals will be available during the course