Chemical Risk Assessment هذه الدورة تدرس باللغة الإنجليزية

تفاصيل الدورة

Regulation 4 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations, 2001, S.I. No.619 of 2001 requires the determination and assessment of the risk of hazardous chemical agents.

This one-day course will be of interest to personnel who are responsible for carrying out risk assessments on chemicals.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this training course, delegates should be able to:

• Gather and evaluate critical information about chemicals and their properties
• Identify hazards associated with the use of chemicals
• Identify and analyse the risks associated with the use of chemicals
• Have a basic understanding of health and safety legislation relating to the use of chemicals
• Identify appropriate controls to progressively reduce risk to an acceptable level

Course Programme

• The key role of risk assessment in a health and safety management programme
• The risk assessment process
• Information on hazardous materials for risk assessments e.g.:
• Hazardous properties
• Supplier information
• Duration of exposure
• Circumstances of work
• Occupational exposure
• Preventive measures
• Maintenance and Accidental Release
• Finding information in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and other documentation for completing risk assessments
• Impact of chemicals on health
• Health and Safety legislation
• Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act, 2005
• General Application Regulations, 2007
• Chemical Agents Regulations, 2001
• Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Carcinogens) Regulations 2001
• REACH Regulation 1907/2006/EC

An integral part of the course will be a practical risk assessment of hazardous materials, which will be carried out by participants and assessed by the tutor.