OSHA 7225: Transitioning to Safer Chemicals - OSHA Atlanta Region

Description

Transitioning to Safer Chemicals

Course Description

Assist your team in creating a safer workplace through our course, Transitioning to Safer Chemicals. You’ll learn OSHA’s seven-step substitution planning process so you can evaluate chemical use, study possible alternatives, and pursue safer alternatives. Plus you’ll gain knowledge about databases, as well as other tools and methods to help you make the transition so that your workers are protected from chemical hazards.

 

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for managers or supervisors who oversee facilities, safety, or operations, executive engineers, auditors for safety and mechanical compliance, environmental managers, and technicians, purchasing staff, and workers who use or manage hazardous chemicals.

 

What You Will Learn

• Why use inherently safer design
• Basic chemical hazards
• Evaluating current chemical use and management
• How to use inherently safe design

• How to compare, choose, and use chemical alternatives

   

How You Will Benefit

• Understand why inherently safer design is necessary.
• Create a chemical safety team.
• Evaluate chemical use, compare alternatives, and implement safer alternatives.

Prerequisites

Online Offerings Only: OSHA Atlanta Region

The only students allowed to enroll in online (Virtual Instructor Led Training) courses are either:

• those living or working in the OSHA Atlanta Region. This includes Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and a portion of Florida. Please refer to this map for more information on OSHA Regions. 
  – OR –
• those who are previous GA Tech OTIEC students.

Related Fields of Interest

Alternatives Assessment Occupational Health and Safety Safer Alternatives Toxicology

For Details Visit: https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/osha-7225-transitioning-safer-chemicals

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