• To familiarize participants to the laboratory safety tools.
• To recognize and evaluate all potential hazards in a laboratory.
• To provide skills, knowledge and understanding of principles and practices of the application of safety methods in the laboratory.
• To prevent and control the chemical hazards in the laboratory.
• To know how to protect themselves and others.
• To know how to arrange safety hazardous waste disposal.
• To learn standard fire emergency procedures in the laboratory.

The course is planned for chemist, lab technicians, chemical engineers, instrument engineers, Safety engineers and lab supervisors/managers

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

• Laboratory Standard Safety Guideline
• Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Employers Responsibilities
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Identification of Hazardous Chemicals
• Manufacturer Label and Material Safety Data
• Chemical Safety Symbols
• Laboratory Ventilation and EXhaust control
• Ventilation and Hood System
• Evaluation and Maintenance Program
• Safe Work Practices and Procedures
• Chemical Handling Procedure
• Chemical Storage
• Management of Compressed Gases
• Transporting of Chemicals
• Working with Scaled-Up Reactions
• Electrical Safety
• Laboratory Equipment Hazards
• Particularly Hazardous Substances
• Biological Safety Containment
• Exposure Control and Laboratory Bio-safety Levels
• Guidelines for Good Laboratory Practices
• Laboratory fire protection
• Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• Fire Emergency Procedures
• Laboratory Waste Disposal
• Chemical Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Radioactive, Animal, Biological Hazards Wastes Disposal
• Spill and Hazard Waste Management
• Safety Procedures of Chemical Spill
• Effects of chemicals on human health
• Environmental Effect of the Chemical Waste
• Laboratory First Aid

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.