This free online health and safety course teaches you how to prevent chemical spills and respond to emergencies.

This health and safety course explores all aspects of chemical spills. We first define ‘hazardous chemicals’ and ‘pictograms’ and explain how to identify them. We then examine the causes of chemical reactions and the different routes chemicals use to enter the human body. The course compares the impacts of different categories of hazardous chemicals in detail.

Hazardous chemical exposure can affect the environment and human health. When chemicals are uncontrollably released, spills occur and our next section discusses every aspect of them. We explore the many impacts of chemical spills and demonstrate the need for robust chemical hazard control in organisations.

The course discusses the causes of chemical spills and the processes followed to handle dangerous material safely. We go over spill response and the procedures for cleaning up different forms of spill. We also outline hazardous waste treatment and disposal methods and discuss oil spills that occur in the marine environment. Our final section goes through legislation related to toxic chemicals in the UK. Sign up for this health and safety course to learn how to prevent and manage chemical spills to protect human health and the environment.