This Emergency Response - Incidental Chemical Releases online safety training course is convenient and easy to use. Individual employees can train at a time that is convenient for them, at their own pace. The system automatically tracks their progress in the course along with any completed quiz scores and bookmarks the learner’s place to make it easy to resume training if training is interrupted. Upon completion of the course, and a 100% score, the employee will then be able to print a certificate of completion.
Employers no longer need to pull large groups of employees off the job to complete their safety training.
- Meet compliance-based safety requirements
- Reduce risks of accidents and injury on and off the job
- Lower insurance premiums, workers compensation claims and lost work hours
- Improve employee morale and retention
This course prepares learners for chemical releases and threats of releases that are not specifically covered by the HAZWOPER standard. The intent is to provide the learner with basic information on acting safely when chemical releases and threatened releases require appropriate action, but are limited in quantity, exposure potential, or toxicity, and present minor safety or health hazards if handled properly. The course covers recognition of a release, risks associated with a release, and responsibilities in the event of a release.
- Define the basic terms associated with chemical releases.
- Describe the ways in which chemicals can be hazardous to workers.
- Distinguish between incidents and emergency situations.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of personnel in incidents and emergency situations.
- Recognize that some industries have additional requirements on incidental releases.
- Select proper personal protective equipment (PPE) based on the chemical released.
- Describe the basic principles of toxicology.
- Identify additional resources for information on spill response procedures.
Employees who in the normal course of their duties may experience incidental releases of chemicals; general industry employees working with hazardous substances but not specifically covered by HAZWOPER.
- OSHA 29CFR1910.1200, Hazard Communication Standard
