Dealing with Hazardous Spills

Hazardous materials (HAZMATs) are all around us, and accidents can and do happen. Luckily, the worst-case scenarios can be prevented when employees understand how to respond correctly to a HAZMAT spill. This training covers how to identify hazardous spills, and gives those in a workplace surrounded by chemicals a basic understanding of the actions needed to take place in a HAZMAT situation.

This video training helps workers understand the different job roles in the Spill Response Team and how each person is involved to take care of these issues. The course demonstrates how to characterize a spill, clean up a spill, deal with special hazards, go through decontamination, and waste disposal.

It is important, regardless of the job a person may have, to know how to appropriately react during a hazardous chemical spill. Use this course to help all employees understand the process of spill response.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

People who work with or around hazardous materials

• Introduction
• HAZMAT Basics and The Emergency Action Plan
• The Spill Response Team
• Responding to a Spill: The First Steps
• Characterizing a Spill and Cleaning It Up
• Special Hazards, Decontamination and Waste Disposal
• Conclusion

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