The Chemical Environment

The course aims to:

• Explore, evaluate and build on the existing theory and practice associated with chemical hazards found in the workplace;
• Introduce and develop an appreciation and understanding of risk that the different types of chemical hazards can present to workers and other people affected by them;
• Develop a framework for rational decision making in managing chemical hazards in the workplace;
• Develop skills and decision-making when presented with chemical hazards in the workplace.