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Need Laboratory Safety Training?
Our
1 day programme
provides
participants with an up to-date knowledge of health and safety legislation and
laboratory best practice, enabling them to work to high standards of safety,
with the confidence to influence their colleagues.
Course Content
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Introduction to Laboratory Safety
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Chemical
Hazards in the Laboratory
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Compressed Gas Safety
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Physical
Hazards in the Laboratory
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Electrical Safety
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Safe
Working with Fume Hoods & Bio-cabinets
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Biological Hazards in the Laboratory
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Emergency
Procedures
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Laboratory Waste Management
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Working
with VDUs
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Risk
Assessment
All participants complete an assessment; receive certificates of attendance and
a very comprehensive course manual; an invaluable post-course source of
reference.
Training Methods
Our Tutor is a
chartered chemist with some twenty years industrial
experience including a number of years in a contract analysis environment.
The course is classroom based and highly interactive using practical
exercises and simulated case studies to reinforce understanding and learning.In
addition; the Tutor will tailor the course to include specific chemicals types,
techniques and instruments common in the participant’s laboratories.
For further information e-mail
postmaster@consultnet.ie of call us at
061 338036.
Links to Information Sources on
Laboratory Safety:
Information on
Laboratory Waste at UCD
Irish
based University of Limerick
Code
of Practice for Laboratory Safety
University of Bristol School
of Chemistry Safety Manual
Safety information at the Cavendish
Laboratory
German Resource on
Guide to Laboratory Safety Resources
US based Chemical based SHE information resource for schools US Chem
Info Net including useful information on laboratory hazards with a
relevant slide show.
University of Virginia Office of Environmental Health & Safety
online Laboratory
Survival Manual.
US based Laboratory
Safety Institute
Laboratory
Chemical Safety Summaries provide concise critical discussions of the toxicity, flammability,
reactivity, and explosibility of 88 chemicals commonly used in scientific
research laboratories. Included directions for handling, storage, and disposal and
special instructions for first aid and emergency response 40 Steps to a Safer
Laboratory from the US based Laboratory Safety Institute
Fundamentals
in the Laboratory from Merck
US based OSHA
Safety and Health Topic: Laboratories
Laboratory
Ergonomics from UCLA
Laboratory
Safety Incidents
US based NIEHS
Health & Safety Guide to Laboratory Ergonomics
US based site on Biosafety
in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 4th Edition
US based Online
Biosafety Library
US based NIOSH
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Fire
Safety and Fire Extinguishers In a Chemistry Laboratory
US based links on
Lab Safety
Information from Oklahoma State University on Preventing
Laboratory Fires
US based Laboratory
Waste Disposal Guide (PDF)
US based information on A
Guide to Minimizing Waste in Laboratories
Lab safety information from Oklahoma
State University
Lab safety information from University
of Kentucky
Lab safety information from University
of Virginia
Southern Illinois University SHE
with useful related links
US based Lab
Safety information
US based information source on
Laboratory
Safety
OECD
Good Laboratory Practice
Australian
Laboratory
Health and Safety Management System Guide
AIHA Laboratory Safety Incidents
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Laboratory Safety