This HAZWOPER training course is designed to inform learners of how chemical-related terms are defined; the health and physical hazards, properties, stability, reactivity, and toxicity of chemicals; and the routes and types of chemical exposure.
- The eLearning course covers the following topics:
- Intro to Chemicals
- What is a Chemical?
- Understanding the Chemicals in Your Workplace
- Types of Chemical Hazards
- Health Hazards
- Physical Hazards
- Other Hazards
- Stability & Reactivity
- Chemical Stability
- Chemical Reactivity
- Toxicology
- Toxicity & Dosage
- Routes of Exposure
- Exposure Types
- After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the difference between a health hazard and a physical hazard
- Recognize different chemical properties
- Explain the difference between stability and reactivity as they pertain to chemicals
- Discuss toxicity, dose, exposure limits, routes of exposure, and acute and chronic exposure
- Intended Audience: Any employees who may be involved or expected to engage in a response to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance.
- Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910.120, 29 CFR 1910.1200, 29 CFR 1926.65, 40 CFR 311
- Length: 30 minutes
- Copyright Date: 2019
This online course is part of the HAZWOPER Emergency Response Refresher Training: Awareness-Level Responders Curriculum, as well as the HAZWOPER Emergency Response Refresher Training: Operations-Level & Hazmat Technician-Level Responders Curriculum. To view the other courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of training, visit the HAZWOPER Training Page.
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