Laboratory Safety - Physical Hazards
Learning objectives
- Outline your responsibilities, and those of your employer, for laboratory safety and identify the types of physical hazards you may encounter while working in a lab
- Identify and provide examples of physical hazard controls and safe work practices you may apply to protect yourself from hazardous incidents
- List your emergency preparedness responsibilities and outline the steps you should take to respond to hazardous spills, exposures, and other emergencies
Course overview
In this lesson, you will learn about the risks of working with physical hazards and the controls and safe practices that will help protect you from hazardous exposures.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 30 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- Tier: 2
- Course ID: 3584
English, Spanish, French Canadian, Korean, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified), German, Hindi, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese
Course Outline
- Identifying Physical Hazards
- Working Safely
- Emergency Response
Regulations
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I & Personal Protective Equipment & 1910.134 Respiratory Protection
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z & Toxic and Hazardous Substances & 1910.1200 Hazard Communication
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z & Toxic and Hazardous Substances & 1910.1450 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories