Health & Safety (HSE)Arsenic Awareness

Arsenic Awareness

SKU: RVCT-978

Duration: 0.32 Hrs

Arsenic is a metalloid that has many uses and is found in pesticides, wood preservatives, semiconductors, and alloying agents. However, arsenic is toxic to humans even at very low concentrations. This course discusses the physical properties of arsenic, the health hazards associated with arsenic, and exposure limits. It also covers engineering and administrative controls.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify some of the physical properties of arsenic
List some of the historical uses of arsenic
Identify the largest contemporary use of arsenic
List some of the health hazards associated with arsenic
Describe why arsenic is used as a poison
Differentiate between engineering controls and administrative controls
Discuss the types of arsenic exposure and define the exposure limits types laid out by OSHA

Specs

Course Level	Fundamental
Languages	English
Compatibility	Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive

Jay Scheldorf

Author

Jay Scheldorf is a Chemical Engineer with a PhD from the University of Idaho. After graduating he worked for UOP, commissioning and troubleshooting oil refinery processes around the world. He was a founding partner at Pacific Simulation, which provided simulation software, services, and simulation-based training to the pulp and paper industry. Jay also spent time as a control engineer at Ahlstrom, working primarily on Kamyr digesters. At Convergence Training he developed and supervised the production of hundreds of pulp and paper-related online training modules, as well as a variety of general technical and safety-related modules.

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