Hazardous Material Awareness For Manufacturing

The Hazardous Material Awareness course from OSHA Education School is designed specifically for employees in the Manufacturing Industry. Participants of this course can expect to learn how to recognize the different types of hazardous materials, as well as risks of working with them. The National Safety Council (NSC) reported more than 4,000 workplace related deaths in 2018 alone. The 60-minute Hazardous Material Awareness Training teaches participants methods to control potential physical and health hazards associated with working with hazardous materials, as well as individual responsibility for anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling such materials in the workplace. OSHA Education School’s Hazardous Materials Awareness course is a 60-minute introductory-level training designed to help Manufacturing employees identify, evaluate, and control workplace dangers associated with hazardous materials. Specific course topics include the following: Definitions of hazardous materials, hazardous locations, and confined spaces  Four routes of entry/exposure   Types of physical and health hazards associated with hazardous materials  Storage, handling, and use of 13 hazardous materials  Examples of worksite exposure to hazardous materials  The Hierarchy of Controls for hazardous materials  How to control physical and health hazards  Hazardous waste operations and emergency response  Examples of hazardous material worksheets  Who should be involved in the process of identifying and controlling hazards  Links to additional sources of information and assistance   Knowledge checks to evaluate your understanding