This online Formaldehyde Safety course will educate learners on hazards related to formaldehyde and how to identify and mitigate risks related to exposure.
FORMALDEHYDE SAFETY ONLINE COURSE OVERVIEW
Internationally, over 46 billion pounds of formaldehyde are produced each year. As a medical preservative and sterilizing agent, formaldehyde is recognized as one of the most common toxic elements found in industry. It has become a leading cause of workplace illness, and the risk of exposure is more prevalent than ever before.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Recognize the hazards of formaldehyde
- Identify how workers can be exposed
- Describe the health effects of formaldehyde
- Identify the exposure controls for protecting against formaldehyde hazards
- Identify how to respond to a formaldehyde spill or release
FORMALDEHYDE SAFETY ONLINE COURSE TOPICS
- Recognizing formaldehyde hazards
- Health effects of formaldehyde exposure
- Exposure controls
- Event response and first aid
