Course Information

[2 days Course] Code: MCCW

Workshop / Course Contents

1. Introduction 
   
2. Safe Handling and Use of chemical substances 
   
3. Local laws and regulations on chemical substances 
   
4. Source Reduction
   a. Minimize chemical purchases 
   
5. Acquisition of chemicals
   a. ordering chemicals
   b. Receiving chemicals
   
6. Inventory and Tracking of chemicals
   
7. Safe storage of chemicals
   
8. Recycling

Chemical Wastes / Laboratory Wastes

1. Introduction 
   
2. Cases of illegal hazardous waste disposals 
   
3. Definition of hazardous waste 
   a. Working definition 
   b. Legal definition 
   
4. Environment & Health effects of hazardous wastes 
   
5. Types of laboratory wastes 
   
6. Types of industrial wastes 
   
7. Hazardous wastes characteristics wastes
   
8. Local laws & regulations on hazardous wastes 
   
9. Schedules wastes classification
   
10. Kualiti Alam classification group
    
11. Procedures to follow when sending hazardous wastes to Kualiti Alam
    
12. Labeling and storage requirements of Hazardous wastes
    
13. Hierarchy of waste management
    
14. Minimization of hazardous wastes
    
15. Safe procedures for handling hazardous
    
16. Emergency plans

Trainer's Biodata

MR. LIM AH SEE
Mr. Lim was a team leader in the implementation of OHSAS 18001 in the laboratories of the Department of Chemistry Malaysia, and was responsible for the preparation of its System Manual and Standard Operating Procedure Manual for OHSAS 18001. Until he retired in year 2000, Mr. Lim was responsible for the implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety Master Plan and programmes of the Department of Chemistry Malaysia.
Mr Lim has conducted lectures and talks on chemical and laboratory safety at various seminars and workshops organized by IKM.

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