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Hazard Communication (HazCom, GHS) Online Training
Online Training Certificate Course
29 CFR 1910.1200
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This global harmonized system training course covers the requirements of OSHA's GHS Hazard Communication Standard (also known as Workers Right To Know) specifically targeted to healthcare workers, which requires the development and dissemination of information about the identities and hazards of chemicals used in the workplace, specifically within the healthcare industry.
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Every person at a healthcare facility has a responsibility to ensure that health and safety standards are being observed at all times. Compliance with the Standard should be an ongoing effort at hospitals and other healthcare facilities, and both employers and employees must actively participate to ensure the success of any hazard communication program in place.
Case Study: A patient care assistant working on an oncology floor developed an itchy rash approximately 30 minutes after emptying a commode of urine into a toilet. She denied any direct contact with the urine, wore a protective gown and nitrile gloves, and following hospital policy for the disposal of materials contaminated with antineoplastic drugs. The rash subsided after one to two days, only to reappear three weeks later after the patient care assistant performed the same procedure for another patient.
Key Takeaways: Even though the patient care assistant observed the proper procedures for waste disposal, she still suffered side effects from exposure. Investigators believe that the rash was likely caused by the cancer drugs in the urine becoming aerosolized and entering the body of the patient care assistant.
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Governing Regulations
OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard provides a framework to ensure that information about the protective measures is disseminated to employers and employees. Healthcare employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplace are required to have a hazard communication program that includes SDS, employee training, and the labeling of containers of hazardous substances. The requirements of the Standard can be found in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1910.1200.
What You'll Learn
Introduction to Hazard Communication for Healthcare Workers
- Background Information about the Standard
- Major Changes to the Standard
- Importance of the Standard
- Key Terms
- Employer and Employee Responsibilities
- Employee Training
Chemical Hazards
- Routes of Entry
- Recognition of Health Hazards
- Health Effects of Chemical Hazards
- Chemical Agents and Their Health Effects
Written Hazard Communication Program
- Additional Requirements of the Written Hazard Communication Program
- Hazard Inventory
- Hazard Classification
- Health Hazard Classes
- Labels
- HMIS and NFPA Labeling Systems
- HMIS Labeling System
- NFPA Labeling System
- Safety Data Sheets
- Exposure Controls: Elimination and Substitution
- Exposure Controls: Engineering and Work Practice Controls
- Exposure Controls: Personal Protective Equipment
Blood-borne Pathogens
- Hepatitis Viruses
- Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
- HIV and AIDS
- OSHA's Blood-borne Pathogens Standard
- Requirements of the Blood-borne Pathogens Standard
- Exposure Control Plan
- Sharps Injury Log
- Engineering and Work Practice Controls
- Needleless Systems and Engineered Sharp Protection
- General Safety Practices
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Emergency Planning and Emergency Release Notification
- Annual Inventory
- Toxics Release Inventory
- EPCRA Inspections
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Exam
Our online courses will take at least 2 hours to complete, including the final exam, unless a different timeframe is specified in the course details. The learner may log on and off as needed. When they log back in, the course will return to where they left off.
Unless otherwise indicated in the course details, learners have 60 days from the date of enrollment to complete the course. During this time, participants can log out and back in to return to where they left off in the course. The only exception is the final exam, which must be completed in a single sitting.
Learners who do not complete the course within 60 days will have their enrollment disabled and not be eligible for a refund. Please review our Terms & Conditions (link to T&C for the site) for details.
Employers are responsible for establishing a training and information program for new employees, for employees who have been assigned new tasks that put them at risk of exposure to hazardous chemicals, and whenever a new hazard is introduced into employees' work areas. Employees are responsible for observing the provisions of the Standard and their site-specific hazard communication program, and they are responsible for practicing work habits that encourage responsibility and accountability.
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