Course Description
What You'll Learn
- Locate safety showers and eye washes in a laboratory and understand why knowing their location matters
- Describe the uses and characteristics of safety showers and eye washes
- Access and maintain safety showers and eye washes
- Use a safety shower correctly after a chemical splash or spill
- Use an eye wash station correctly following a chemical exposure
- Take quick action after a chemical splash or spill to prevent serious injury
Key Takeaways
- Employees may rarely need a safety shower or eye wash, but knowing their location and proper use can prevent serious injury or save a life.
- The course reviews the correct ways to use safety showers and eye washes.
- Quick action is needed after a chemical splash or spill in a laboratory.
- The course covers locating, accessing, and maintaining showers and eye washes in addition to using them.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
It reviews the correct ways to use safety showers and eye washes, including their uses and characteristics, how to access and maintain them, and how to use safety showers and eye washes, while emphasizing the need for quick action after a chemical splash or spill in a laboratory.
Who is this course for?
It is for employees who may need to use a safety shower or eye wash, since knowing where they are located and the proper procedures for using them can prevent serious injury or possibly save a life.
Why is quick action important after a chemical splash or spill?
The course emphasizes the need for quick action after a chemical splash or spill in a laboratory, because knowing the location and proper procedures for safety showers and eye washes can prevent serious injury or possibly even save a life.
What lessons are included?
The lessons are Introduction; Uses and Characteristics of Showers and Eye Washes; Accessing and Maintaining Showers and Eye Washes; Using Safety Showers; Using Eye Washes; and Review.
What skills does this course relate to?
It relates to Laboratory Cleaning, Laboratory Safety, Safety Science, Safety Training, Workplace Safety, and Laboratory Safety Certification.
