Course Objectives

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe methods for detecting unsafe storage conditions for hazardous materials
• Explain electrical factors that may contribute to the creation or abatement of hazardous conditions
• Relate hazardous conditions and unsafe procedures to the appropriate standards for abatement action
• Specify the necessary precautions for hazardous operations, such as the dispensing of flammable and combustible liquids
• Describe proper abatement techniques for selected industrial hazards

Course Topics

• Pre-test and OSHA review
• Introduction to hazardous materials
• Hazardous locations
• Introduction to hazardous waste and hazardous response
• Hazardous waste site operations
• Emergency response and emergency action plans
• Compressed gases and acetylene
• Welding, cutting and brazing
• Liquefied petroleum gases
• Flammable liquids
• Spray finishing using flammable and combustible materials
• Dip tanks
• Permit-required confined space
• Cryogenic liquids, hydrogen and oxygen
• Anhydrous ammonia
• Process-safety management