Course Objectives

After completion of this course personnel should be able to:

• Comprehend the context and importance of lab safety management principals
• Understand key legal duties
• Know what health issues are pertinent to lab workers and how to manage them
• Identify key components of a safety management system
• Implement a lab safety management system
• Recognise and manage physical, chemical and biological laboratory hazards
• Know what PPE and protective equipment to use and their limitations
• Undersdand the main requirements for a risk assessment
• Implement risk control measures
• Assess and deal with laboratory emergencies

Content

• Importance of managing lab safety
• Laboratory occupational health and health surveillance
• Health and safety duties
• Introduction to safety management systems
• Lab safety management system key components
• Lab audits and inspections
• Physical hazards in the laboratory
• Chemical hazards in the laboratory
• Biological hazards in the laboratory
• Personal protective equipment
• Protective devices and equipment
• Laboratory risk assessment for chemical, biological and physical hazards
• Laboratory waste management
• Laboratory emergencies

Applicability

This course is aimed at all supervisory personnel working in or responsible for laboratory safety.  Up to 20 delegates can attend

Documentation

Full course handouts will be provided to participants. A course evaluation report will be provided after the course with copies of evaluation forms and signed attendance sheets. Participants will receive course certificates on completion.

Duration

1 day.