INTRODUCTION
Laboratories can be dangerous places, with a vast array of potential hazards available to cause harm. This course examines not only how harm can be caused, but also how people and
organisations can be protected from that harm by the appropriate use of Control Measures arrived at through the process of Risk Assessment. In this programme you will consider:
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The Principles of Health and Safety and the role of the Risk Assessment process
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Chemical and Biological Safety
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Fire and explosion safety in the laboratory environment
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Equipment and Process risks and control measures
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Laboratory Good Practice
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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Research and Development Professionals and Laboratory Personnel who desire to improve the management of health and safety in their laboratories
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Technical professionals moving into management positions that will involve responsibility for research environments and testing laboratories and facilities
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Health and Safety professionals who want to strengthen their understanding of the hazards and control measures in this challenging area
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Those seeking to advance their careers who desire to strengthen their professional abilities
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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Understand the hazards associated with laboratories
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Examine the Control Measures that be used to protect from these hazards
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Understand the Principles and the Practice of Risk Assessment
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Review the ethical considerations of management
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Manage the risks associated with Laboratories
TRAINING METHODOLOGY
Participants will learn by active participation throughout the programme through
the use of course materials, exercises, questionnaires, and discussion of worked scenarios and also of "real life” issues in
their organizations.
PROGRAMME SUMMARY
This programme covers the essential factors for understanding and managing health and safety in the laboratory setting. The programme begins
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consideration of the role of Health & Safety and the drivers that affect different
organisations and people. There is an examination of the Risk Assessment process and how this is used to predict and control laboratory hazards. There is a strong
focus of Chemical Safety as well as on other aspects of laboratory safety,
including: Biological Safety, and the Safety associated with Laboratory Equipment and Processes. The course ends
with
consideration of how to implement the learning in the workplace.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
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DAY 1 -
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
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Why Health & Safety is important and consideration of Health & Safety drivers
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Standards of Health and Safety we need to achieve
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The role of Policies and Procedures
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Causes of harm in the laboratory: general laboratory hazards
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The principles and practice of Risk Assessment
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DAY 2 -
CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND CONTROL MEASURES
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Substances hazardous to health
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Routes of entry into the body
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Knowing what we have and what the associated hazards are
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Effective Control Measures
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Examples of chemicals hazards and associated control measures
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DAY 3 -
CHEMICAL SAFETY (CONTINUED), BIOLOGICAL SAFETY AND FIRE SAFETY
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Storage of Chemicals
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Dealing with spillages
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Biological hazards and microbiology
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Control of biological hazards
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Fire and Explosion risks in the laboratory
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Storage of flammable materials (gases, liquids, powders)
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DAY 4 -
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES
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Compressed gases
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Cryogenic substances
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Sundry hazards, such as: Magnetic fields, Lasers, Noise, Hot surfaces, etc.
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Electrical hazards
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Glassware, sharps and similar hazards
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DAY 5 -
IMPLEMENTING HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT
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Laboratory Good Practice Guide
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First Aid considerations
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Consideration of general health and safety issues
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Management of Health & Safety
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Health & Safety Training
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Implementing Policies and Procedures
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