Objectives:
- Describe the different types of Chemicals and their uses
- List the routes of entry of chemicals into the body
- Identify health effects of chemicals
- Identify warning symbols
- Read relevant product warning labels
- Legislative requirements related to safe chemical handling to prevent workplace accidents
- Chemical hazards and their associated risks
- Safe work practices and emergency procedures when handling chemicals
Aims of this Course:
- Create a complete list of chemicals in your workplace
- Know where the chemicals in your workplace are stored, the quantity, how you are using them, who is potentially exposed to them
- Know the risks they pose
- Ensure necessary controls are in place
- Identify corrective actions to be taken where controls are lacking
- How to use a knapsack sprayer
- How to maintain a knapsack sprayer
- How to check for damage to a knapsack sprayer
- How to calculate dilutions
- What is PPE and how to use it
- All about Safety Data Sheets
- Recognising a good spray day
Who should take this course?
People who work in:
- Outdoor Maintenance
- Indoor Maintenance
- Cleaners
- Farmers
- Any person you is using chemicals in the workplace
