Formaldehyde Safety

Description

This course teaches about formaldehyde health hazards, regulated exposure limits, monitoring requirements, engineering controls to prevent exposures, safe use practices, personal protective equipment, waste disposal, formaldehyde spill and emergency response.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this course, you will learn

• The OSHA Formaldehyde Standard,

• Potential Health Effects of working with formaldehyde,

• Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) set by OSHA,

• Recommended Exposure Limits (REL) set by NIOSH,

• Signs and symptoms of exposure,

• Exposure control methods,

• Emergencies and spill procedures,

• Medical Surveillance,

• Record keeping

• and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

• Hand and Power Tool Safety Online

Intended audience

This course is required for personnel who work with or may be exposed to formaldehyde or formaldehyde-containing products. The OSHA Formaldehyde Standard covers those who will—or may—come in contact with formaldehyde gas or vapor at or above 0.1ppm and those who work with liquids containing more than 0.1% formaldehyde.