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Che221 - Industrial Safety (Hazardous Chemicals and Safety Precautions)

This document outlines a module on industrial safety and hazardous chemicals. It introduces important concepts around chemical safety, defines key terms, and discusses the hazards associated with different chemicals and safety precautions. The module objectives are to educate students on protecting themselves and others from chemical hazards, preventing chemically-induced illnesses and injuries, and sustainable chemical management. By the end, students should understand hazardous chemicals, safety terminology, employer and employee duties, and how to complete a risk assessment to control chemical exposure risks. Recommended reading materials are also provided.

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Che221 - Industrial Safety (Hazardous Chemicals and Safety Precautions)

This document outlines a module on industrial safety and hazardous chemicals. It introduces important concepts around chemical safety, defines key terms, and discusses the hazards associated with different chemicals and safety precautions. The module objectives are to educate students on protecting themselves and others from chemical hazards, preventing chemically-induced illnesses and injuries, and sustainable chemical management. By the end, students should understand hazardous chemicals, safety terminology, employer and employee duties, and how to complete a risk assessment to control chemical exposure risks. Recommended reading materials are also provided.

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Introduction to

Chemical Engineering II
(CHE221)
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MODULE 4

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
(HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL AND
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS)
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Module Contents
• Introduction to chemical safety
- Importance of chemical safety
- Definition of relevant terms
• Different types and forms of chemicals and the associated hazards
- Location
and forms of chemicals
- Hazards associated with chemicals
• Safe management of chemicals and safety precautions/practices
- Sources of information about chemical hazards (labels and Safety data
sheets)
- Hazard pictograms and their meanings
- Assessment of chemical risks
- Implementation of suitable control measures
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Module objectives
To equip students with the knowledge of:
• Protecting themselves (workers) from the hazards of chemicals

• Preventing or reducing the incidence of chemically induced


illnesses and injuries resulting from the use of chemicals at work,
and consequently

• enhancing the protection of the general public and the


environment.

• sustainable management of hazardous chemicals in the chemical


industry
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Module Outcomes
At the end of this module, students should be able to:

1. Define, in their own words, what an hazardous chemicals are.

2. Define other terminologies relating to industrial safety.

3. Know the key duties of both employers and employees in ensuring


prevention of accidents relating to chemical handling.

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4. Complete a risk assessment for the chemicals in the workplace via

- identifying the hazards posed by these chemicals

- assessing the risk from chemicals or processes in workplaces, and

- controlling the exposure to these risks

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Recommended Reading/Text
1. Carson, P. and Mumford, C. Hazard Chemicals Handbook (2002)
2nd edition Oxford Butterworth Heinemann

2. Safety in the use of chemicals at work (1993), An ILO contribution


to the International Programme on Chemical Safety of UNEP, the
ILO and the WHO (IPCS)

3. Your steps to chemical safety (A guide for small business). Health


and Safety Authority, A document of Health Safety Authority
HSA0365; ISBN No: 978-1-84496-147-4
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Introduction to chemical safety

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Why chemical safety is important

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Definition of terms

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CHEMICALS

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WAYS CHEMICALS CAN AFFECT THE BODY

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TERMS THAT EXPLAIN THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS

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References
• A document of Health Safety Authority HSA0365; ISBN No: 978-1-
84496-147-4; For further information or assistance visit the Health
and Safety Authority’s website at www.hsa.ie or contact us at
[email protected] or LoCall 1890 289 389.

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