Training to manage hazardous substances risk in your workplace.
Does your workforce know how to work safely with hazardous substances?
People working with chemicals and hazardous substances in the workplace present a real risk to themselves and those they work with. Not understanding the proper handling, storage and safe use processes, or not following the set guidelines, means your workplace is at higher risk of incident and accident. Compliance with workplace safety laws can be jeopardised and important workplace contracts can be put at risk. and through people not following your correct hazardous substance procedures.
Ensuring all people are competent and responsible in handling hazardous substances is essential.
The message needs to be clear and relevant.
The processes of understanding the risk management of hazardous substances can be detailed. Getting committment to your implemented processes can be improved with well designed and delivered training that imparts the right information in the right way for your learners. The message can be difficult to get across.
Programs contextualised to your workplace, designed and delivered by safety and hygiene specialists with educational background will mean relevance and better learning outcomes.
Know how to recognise the risk, handle and store substances correctly and maintain records.
Manage the risk of hazardous chemicals in your workplace with training that is practical, relevant with demonstrated outcomes on completion.
- Understand the nature of a hazardous chemical in the workplace and understanding the potential risk to workers;
- Understand control measures
- Understand the labelling of containers
- Understand Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) and how to access them
- Understand hazardous chemical registers
- Understanding emergency management such as cleaning spills, first aid and evacuation procedures
- Understand the selection use and maintenance of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
How to get started
Contact us now on 1300 591 548, email training@kinnecttraining.com.au or complete the enquiry form below to understand more about the course and how we can deliver a relevant educational program for your business.
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Course Overview
Hazardous Substance Awareness Training
The KINNECT Training Hazardous Chemical Awareness Training provides information, training and instruction to assist workers to understand the risks associated with the chemicals used in their workplace and the measures that can be implemented to control those risks.
This program is designed to assist businesses to meet the Guidance Note ‘Managing the risk of hazardous chemicals in the workplace’, and includes;
- Information on understanding the nature of a hazardous chemical in the workplace and understanding the potential risk to workers,
- Understanding control measures and adhering and maintaining them;Understanding the labelling of containers,
- Understanding Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) and knowing how to access them,
- Understanding hazardous chemical registers,
- An understanding of emergency management such as cleaning spills, first aid and evacuation procedures,
- The selection use and maintenance of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Designed to be relevant to your workplace
KINNECT Training will work with your organisation to ensure the training has been tailored to suit your organsiation. This includes reference to relevant legislation and codes, reference to commonly seen hazardous chemicals in your organisation and use of your organisations operating procedures and forms, where relevant.
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Duration
Delivery
• Face to Face – 2 and 4 hour courses;
• Delivered on-site.KINNECT Training offers a number of options for the delivery of this program. The standard delivery includes a 2 hour lite program and the 4 hours comprehensive program delivered at your location or our by request.
Need something specifically for you? Contact us to understand how we can design a program tailored for you in terms of content and delivery time and style.
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Award / Qualification
Award / Qualification
There are no pre-requisites for participation in this program. On completion a Statement of Attendance will be issued by KINNECT Training for successful participation in and completion of the program.
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Target Audience
Target Audience
The program is designed for all workers that handle, use or store hazardous chemicals in the workplace, or are involved in the management of hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
It is also suitable for anyone that is likely to be exposed to chemicals in the workplace.
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Pricing
On-Site2 Hour Lite Program from$35 ppPractical interactive program delivered at your site.Minimum class numbers apply.
Development and travel costs may apply.
Call 1300 591 548On-Site4 Hour Program from$60 ppPractical interactive program delivered at your site. Demonstrated outcomes.Minimum class numbers apply.
Development and travel costs may apply.
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