Chemical Safety Training
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  Safety and Health Administration (SH-31179-SH7), U.S. 
  Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or 
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                            Course Objectives
      ▶Provide participants with training to
         ▶ Identify hazards that exist in their workplaces
         ▶ Identify potential health effects of workplace hazards
         ▶ Understand ways that chemicals can enter the body
         ▶ Understand principles of hazard prevention and control
         ▶ Apply principles of hazard control in the work place
         ▶ Understand employer responsibilities regarding exposure to 
            hazardous chemicals
         ▶ Discuss and analyze strategies to create safer workplaces
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                               Introduction
     ▶About 32 million workers are potentially exposed to one or 
        more chemical hazards1
     ▶There are approximately 650,000 existing chemical products, 
        and hundreds of new ones being introduced annually1
     ▶Chemical exposure may cause or contribute to many serious 
        health effects such as heart ailments, central nervous system 
        damage, kidney and lung damage, sterility, cancer, burns, and 
        rashes
     ▶Some chemicals may also be safety hazards and have the 
        potential  to  cause  fires  and  explosions  and  other  serious 
        accidents
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        Hazard Identification
     ▶What are some hazards that can be 
      found in your workplace?
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        Hazard Identification (cont.)
   ▶Routes of exposure
    ▶Inhalation
    ▶Absorption
    ▶Ingestion 
    ▶Injection