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Chemical Risk Prevention
Working with chemicals requires clear information and appropriate practices. Identify hazards, use safety information and relate it to actual working conditions. Strengthen your ability to prevent exposure and support protective measures.
- Duration
- 2 days 14 hours
- Code
- IND012FR Code
Presentation
Chemicals present a range of risks to those who handle them, making workplace prevention essential. This course teaches you to recognise and manage chemical risks at work.
Objectives
- Acquire the knowledge to understand and analyse risks associated with handling chemicals.
- Integrate chemical risk prevention into daily work and contribute to improvements.
- Prevent accidents.
- Know how to respond to an incident or accident.
Program
Introduction to risk prevention
- Risk and hazard concepts.
The regulatory context
- REACH, CLP and the French Labour Code.
Understanding chemical hazards
- Hazard classes and pictograms: corrosive, flammable, oxidising, health hazards and others.
- Hazards: fire, explosion, poisoning and others.
- Product reactivity.
- How and where to find risk information: labels, safety data sheets and toxicological data sheets.
- Product compatibility.
Implementing prevention
- Chemical risk assessment.
- Staff training and information.
- Medical surveillance.
- Workstation safety instructions.
- Personal and collective protective equipment.
- Information sources for each product's risks: labels, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), transport labels and workstation instructions.
- Storage: general rules and incompatibilities.
- Transferring dangerous substances.
- Managing emergencies, incidents and accidents.
- Waste management.
Practical exercises
Each participant receives a summary reference sheet.
Audience
Anyone responsible for establishing chemical management arrangements, including use, handling and storage.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
Dates and sessions
Choose the date and delivery format that suit you.
No upcoming sessions are currently available.
Last update: 23/09/2026