General Chemical Hygiene & Safety Training: This training is designed to ensure laboratory personnel understand their responsibilities to conduct safe work practices in compliance with OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard 29 CFR 1910.1450*. Participants are trained on general laboratory safety rules and regulations, proper handling of chemicals and chemical waste, how to maintain health and safety in the workplace, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements pertaining to chemical hygiene and safety, and the requirements of a Chemical Hygiene Plan. *Excludes provisions of Appendices A and B to 29 CFR 1910.1450, and the Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200.

Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Requirements of OSHA’s Laboratory Standard 29 CFR 1910.1450*
• Mitigating potential health and safety measures
• Laboratory safety guidelines (health and safety hazards in the laboratory; safety equipment and personal protective equipment; engineering controls and work practices; emergency procedures)
• General chemical identification, storage, and handling (Globally Harmonized System; safety data sheets; compressed gas cylinder safety; handling and disposal of chemical waste; chemical spill response)
• Review and discussion
• Employee assessment and feedback

Contact Tiara King for details regarding group discounts or to schedule on-site training, E-mail: tiaraking@cerhb.ufl.edu, Office phone: 386.518.2114

Site-Specific Chemical Hygiene & Safety Training is also available:  This training incorporates customized curricula designed to ensure laboratory personnel understand their responsibilities to conduct safe work practices in compliance with your site-specific Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP), laboratory-specific SOPs, and OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard 29 CFR 1910.1450*. Participants are trained on general laboratory safety rules and regulations, proper handling of chemicals and chemical waste, how to maintain health and safety in the workplace, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements pertaining to chemical hygiene and safety; and the requirements of your company’s Chemical Hygiene Plan and laboratory-specific SOPs. This training can be tailored to your company’s specific needs and conducted on-site or at the Biotility Education Center. Training time varies from five to six hours, depending upon the level of detail and hands-on activities requested. *Training on provisions of Appendices A and B to 29 CFR 1910.1450, and the Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 are included upon request only.