| Trainer | Nexam Pty Ltd | Start Date | 07 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Live Online Online |
Language | English |
| Contact | naadiya@nexam.co.za | Places | 3 |
7 April – 16 April 2025
Course overview
Aims
- Describe how exposure to hazardous substances arises in the workplace.
- Build on knowledge of the methodologies and technologies available to control exposures and reduce risks to health.
You will learn to
- Select control strategies and optimize control solutions for airborne contaminants.
- Recognise the range of approaches to risk reduction embodied in the hierarchy of control and select appropriate strategies for implementation.
- Describe the meaning of “adequate control” particularly for personal exposures; weigh design considerations in the workplace, process, and plant, as a means of reducing occupational exposures.
- Describe the elements of a local exhaust ventilation system, recognize typical installations, know how to carry out the measurements to assess effectiveness and whether operating to the design specification.
- Recognise the limitations of local exhaust hoods and enclosures and the means to optimize their effectiveness.
- Further develop your knowledge of how personal protective equipment programmes may be used effectively.
- Recognise the impact that control measures may have on other workplace hazards and understand how to take a holistic approach to the design of control solutions.
