Online Lab Safety Training

This lab safety training course teaches workers how to protect themselves while working in the lab. It uses full-motion video to teach the importance of using personal protective equipment and safe work practices while working in a lab environment. This lab safety training also teaches workers how to read an MSDS, store chemicals properly, use engineering controls, and how to respond during an emergency situation. This course is designed to address the OSHA lab standard regulation.

Lab safety training is required for anyone working in a laboratory environment.

• Planning
  • Required PPE
  • Eyewear
  • Lab coats
  • Gloves
  • Respirators
  • Safety shoes
  • Inspection
  • Specialized equipment
• Controls
  • Housekeeping
  • Lab hoods
  • Biological safety cabinets
• Handling and Storage
  • Unsafe storage areas
  • Safe storage areas
  • Labeling
  • Compressed gas cylinders
  • Experiments
  • Waste disposal
• Emergency Procedures
  • Emergencies
  • Evacuation routes
  • Spill procedures
  • Chemical contact emergencies

• Use the proper PPE in the lab.
  • List the types of PPE frequently used in a laboratory environment.
  • Recognize the unsafe condition of using eyeglasses instead of safety glasses.
  • Agree that Material Safety Data Sheets must always be available.
  • Select items to check when setting up the lab.
  • Agree to never use substitute equipment when procedures require specialized equipment.
• Maintain good housekeeping in the lab.
  • Describe the hazard of misplaced equipment or furniture.
• Use proper safety controls in the lab.
  • Explain how lab hoods work.
  • Differentiate the use of biological safety cabinets for aerosols but not all chemicals.
  • Describe the danger of interfering with airflow.
• Store chemicals safely.
  • Explain why hoods and workbenches should not be used as storage areas.
  • Analyze the storage of flammable materials based on quantity.
  • Explain the purpose of strapping cylinders.
• Handle chemicals safely.
  • Recognize the need to label all containers with proper chemical name.
  • Agree to never conduct unauthorized experiments.
  • Identify the dangers of infectious waste disposal.
• Take appropriate action in emergency situations.
  • Name the company documentation used to find procedures to follow in case of an emergency.
  • Agree to learn evacuation routes prior to an emergency.
  • Choose the proper steps to take in case of a chemical spill around flammable substances.
  • Select the proper steps to follow in case of chemical contact with a part of the body.

Mastery awards 0.100 CEUs to participants who successfully complete this program.

Mastery Technologies, Inc. has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by: The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)

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