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Course Objectives. The aim of the course is to provide employees with the knowledge and information required to prevent harm from exposure to hazardous substances. Course Prerequisite. Capable of reading and understanding the English language. Course Outline. Definitions of Occupational Health; Key duties of employers and employees

Exposure to substances with known biological exposure indices (Table 3 of HCS Regulations. - open "Book" Regulations, "Book" Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, then "Book" Annexure 1 and see "Biological Exposure Indices" page); Substance not listed but known to be a health hazard .

Update: Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations (85/1993) Draft regulations for hazardous chemical agents Dear reader The Minister of Labour has given notice of her intention, in terms of section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993 (Act No .

Chemical hazard communication comprehensibility in South Africa: Safety implications for the adoption of the globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals Communicating pesticide neurotoxicity research findings and risks to decision-makers and the public

Education and training in the realm of effective and efficient waste management is also a key focus for us. When the IWMSA was established over 40 years ago, it was the vision of the founders to provide South Africa with a clean and healthy environment. Today this is still the very core of the organisation.

- Hazardous Chemical Substances Regs. - Regs. Hazardous Biological Agents 2. MHSA Preventive - Upper airways disorders, byssinosis, occupational asthma, extrinsic allergic alveolitis (organic dust, moulds, proteins/enzymes, animals/insects) - Allergic/irritant contact dermatitis COIDA - Infectious/parasitic disease - high risk work

The Hazardous Chemical Substance Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act require that manufacturers, importers and suppliers of hazardous chemical substances for use at workplace provide free safety data sheets that are compliant with ISO 11014 or national standards. GHS Standards in South Africa

The Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations of the OSHA requires employers to comply with occupational exposure limits and communicate chemical hazard info to workers through free safety data sheets that are compliant with ISO 11014 or relevant national standards. Read more: GHS Implementation in South Africa. Reference and Resource

Table 10: Classification of hazardous substances based on physic-chemical Properties Symbol Hazard Description of hazard E Explosive Chemicals that explode O Oxidising Chemicals that react exothermically with other chemicals F+ Highly flammable Chemicals that .

HAZCHEM - HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE AWARENESS TRAINING . An intermediate course designed to make learners aware on hazardous chemical substances and the application of material safety data sheets. Understand the human anatomy and the effects chemicals have on the human body. ... South Africa; All Our Courses.

Hazardous Chemical Substances: A Practical Approach. This course is aimed at employees dealing with Hazardous Chemical Substances (HCS) in the work place and will equip the candidate with knowledge and skills to understand the legal and practical context of the legislation regulating HCS, as well as safe operational procedures for their working environment.

Man-made chemicals are, for instance, medicenes, cleaning agents and cosmetics while natural chemicals can be found in our food, the air and water. Both groups harbour some chemicals that can potentially be poisonous. This dangerous goods training course will hone in on how to safely navigate our way around hazardous chemicals.

Health safety training courses offered in South Africa which cover a number of areas of expertise under health and safety training. ... Course Contents. Explain hazard identification and the associated risk through the base-line risk assessment process according to specified requirements ... Hazardous Chemical Substances. Personal Protective ...

WELCOME TO DGR COMPLIANCE . The handling and transportation of dangerous goods, toxic substances and hazardous materials is serious business – not complying with regulatory requirements could cost your company in money and its reputation.. For end-to-end dangerous goods compliance, turn to the experts.DGR Compliance offers turnkey services for all your legal, safety and training ...

2004 – Registered with the National Plant protection organization of South Africa Supply and manufacture heat treated pallets and wooden cases for the protective packaging Industry. 2006 Partnered with Flight Safety Training to provide SACAA IATA DGR training for the KZN Market in all 12 categories of Dangerous Goods

The course presenter will share experiences and provide practical examples on how to establish quality assurance / control procedures and how to validate methods in preparation for SANAS (South African National Accreditation Service) accreditation to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard.

With tons of dangerous goods being transported throughout South Africa and across the African continent every year, it is important to ensure the safety of this travel. Dangerous Goods can include everything from explosives, flammables, and corrosive or toxic chemicals to spent reactor fuel, low-level radioactive wastes, and disease-causing ...

3. Information and training 4. Duties of persons who may be exposed to hazardous chemical substances 5. Assessment of potential exposure 6. Air monitoring 7. Medical surveillance 8. Respirator zone 9. Records 9A. Handling of hazardous chemical substances 10. Control of exposure to HCS 11. Personal protective equipment and facilities 12 ...

"hazard statement" means a statement assigned in the GHS to a hazard class or hazard category describing the nature of the hazards of a hazardous chemical including, if appropriate, the degree of hazard; "HCA" or "hazardous chemical agent" means a GHS aligned chemical agent as provided in Annexure 1;

Approved Dangerous Goods Training Bodies Drivers of dangerous goods vehicles above 3 500 kg GVM are required to undergo training by a training body approved by the National Department of Transport in order to obtain the certificate needed to qualify for a "D" category Professional Driving Permit (PrDP).The full list of "approved" training bodies appears below, by the provinces of Eastern Cape ...

Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, 1995 2. Scope of Application 2. Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2), these regulations shall apply to an employer or a self employed person who carries out work at a workplace which may expose any person to the intake of an HCS at the workplace. 3.

It covers all individual chemical substances on their own, in preparations and in articles. REACH places the burden of proof onto companies, who must identify and manage substance risk. Chemical substances (1 metric tonne or more) manufactured or imported to the EU, must be registered with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

hazardous chemical substance associated with any hazard thereof at the ... and Rail Transportation in South Africa, SABS 0229, published by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS); Scope of application 2. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2), these regulations shall ... Information and training 3. (1) An employer shall ...

This basic hazmat awareness course is a short, introductory training course which will enable an employee to recognize a hazardous materials incident and to take first responder actions at a hazardous materials incident according to his level of training.
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