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Hazardous Chemical Substance Control

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(to appear on the verification certificate)		 Hazardous Chemical Substance Control
Modules /topics
(outline only)
  • Purpose
  • Introduction
  • Reason for inclusion
  • Legal rights and duties
  • Legal and Site specific
  • General duties of employees in terms of the OHS ACT
  • Hazardous chemical substances regulations
  • Employees must obey lawful instructions on:
  • What is a hazardous chemical substance
  • Examples of hazardous products and activities
  • Characteristics and dangers
  • Evaluation of risks associated with hazardous substances
  • Classification of hazardous substances accordance with sans code 10228
  • material safety data sheet 16 points facts
  • Route of entry into the body
  • Consequences to health, safety and environment
  • What parts of the body can be affected by hazardous substance
  • Acute and chronic effects
  • Health effects that one can experience when working with hazardous substances
  • Examples of reproductive effects
  • Information on possible health effects in the workplace
  • How does hazardous chemical substances affect the environment?
  • How can you be protected from harm
  • Examples of engineering controls
  • Examples of administrative controls
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Storage of hazardous chemical substances
  • Principles of safe storage
  • Risk assessments
  • Siting and planning of warehouses
  • Building location and spacing
  • Access control
  • Segregation according to groups of hazardous substances (sans 10228 groups)
  • Storage
  • Separation and segregation of product
  • Housekeeping
  • Compatibility chart
  • Examples of safe work procedures FOR HAZCHEM stores
  • Signage, labelling and hazardous materials register (manifest), material safety data sheets (MSDS) and disposal
  • Signage and Labelling
  • Hazardous materials register
  • Disposal of hazardous substances
  • Transportation of hazardous chemical substances
  • Transport laws, systems and codes
  • Checklist for safe transport
  • Emergency preparedness
  • What is considered to be a dangerous goods incident?
  • The majority of incidents are due to the following:
  • What to do in the event of a fire
  • What to do in the event of a spillage or leak
  • What to do in the event of an injury
  • What to do in the event of accidental contact with a hazardous chemical
  • Other control measures
  • Appendixes: MSDS copies
Price Call in for quotation
Duration 2 Days
NQF level 2
CDP Points 5
Professional Body Saiosh
Unit Standard (US) 264454

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