20410598 - Safety in the laboratory

The aim of the course is to transmit and acquire knowledge and skills on the current legislation on the prevention of risks deriving from the use of chemical substances, physical agents and biological agents in the laboratory field, on the risks to safety and health, on risk assessment methodologies, on the correct use of personal protective equipment, on the management of emergencies.
At the end of the course the learners must be able to:
• know the legislation regarding safety and prevention of health risks;
• identify the risks of a chemical, physical and biological nature;
• identify the behaviors that can determine the exposure of the individual to chemical, physical and biological agents:
• plan procedures to limit the risk of exposure to the agent identified as a possible risk;
• apply and modulate the procedures according to the structural and organizational characteristics of the specific working situations in which they will operate.
Both traditional methods for the transmission of contents, information and operational schemes, and moments and methodologies for the active involvement of the participants will be used, through group exercises, analysis and case discussion, alternating plenary moments with moments of restricted activity in multi- session in which to do more design and / or reflection work.
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Programme

Concepts of risk, harm, prevention, protection.
Organization of corporate prevention, rights, duties and sanctions for various corporate actors. Supervisory, control and assistance bodies.
Biohazard and MOGM/OGM. Relevant regulations, classification of biological agents, classification of MOGM/OGM, risk assessment, biosafety, management measures for protection and prevention.
Chemical risk. Reference legislation, classification and labeling of hazardous substances (chemical agents, carcinogens and mutagens), risk assessment, protection and prevention management measures.
Waste management and personal protective equipment (PPE).
First aid and emergency measures.
Load handling and biomechanical risk.
Physical risk. Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, risk aspects, regulations, worker protection.
Risks related to the use of electricity, fire and explosion risk. Safety signs, protective systems, electrical equipment. Emergency management.
Stabulars and risk from allergy agents.
Video terminals and psychosocial risks.

Core Documentation

Lesson slides will be uploaded to e-learning

Attendance

Mandatory

Type of evaluation

40-question test