Hazardous chemical spills can pose serious health risks, but workers with the proper training and protective equipment can safely respond to spills. This course will teach you about the dangers of hazardous material releases, how to clean up chemical spills and how to dispose of chemicals properly. You will also learn how to plan for spills in the workplace and prevent harmful contamination.
The Hazardous Spills course is also available in Spanish.
Complete the Hazardous Spills Course Online
Our online course on small chemical spills has numerous benefits, including:
- 24/7 course access
- Log on and off as needed
- Work on your course anywhere with internet access
- A variety of learning tools, including video, audio narration, text and graphics
- Allows up to 90 days to complete the course
Once you finish the course, you can instantly download your Certificate of Completion. The Hazardous Spills course takes less than an hour to complete.
Learning Objectives for Hazardous Spills
The primary goal of this course is to teach you how to identify hazardous chemical spills and safely manage them. Once you complete this course, you’ll be able to:
- Understand the hazards created by the accidental release of hazardous materials (HAZMATs)
- Avoid those hazards through coordinated spill response and cleanup
- Describe how to organize and train a spill response team
- Practice safety procedures and utilize safety equipment to handle HAZMAT spills
Key topics covered in the course include:
- HAZMAT basics and the Emergency Action Plan
- Spill response teams
- First response to chemical spills
- Characterizing a spill and cleaning it up
- Special hazards associated with HAZMAT spill cleanup
- Decontamination and waste disposal
- And more
The Hazardous Spills course is ideal for anyone who works with or around chemicals.