Lab Safety Series: Flammables and Explosives

0.70 Hrs
SKU: JCOM-40278

This course teaches laboratory personnel how to recognize, store, handle, and respond to flammable, combustible, explosive, and reactive hazards in laboratory environments. Participants will learn that fire and explosion hazards often begin with ordinary conditions: open solvent bottles, vapor accumulation, poor storage decisions, incompatible chemicals, static discharge, aging peroxide-forming solvents, or unrecognized ignition sources. The course connects OSHA regulatory requirements with practical laboratory safety decisions.

Lab Safety Series: Flammables and Explosives

Course Details

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, learners should be able to:

  • Define flammable, combustible, explosive, and reactive hazards in a laboratory context.
  • Explain flash point and vapor density basics and why they matter during storage and handling.
  • Identify common laboratory flammable chemicals and peroxide-forming chemicals and describe their major risks.
  • Recognize ignition sources, static-electricity hazards, and the purpose of bonding and grounding during certain transfers.
  • Apply cabinet storage, quantity-limit, segregation, labeling, secondary-containment, and ventilation principles for laboratory flammables.
  • Explain basic emergency response expectations for fires, explosions, peroxide hazards, and unsafe storage conditions.

Specs

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

Author | Julio Rodriguez

A resourceful professional fully bilingual with extensive years of manufacturing experience with strong emphasis and solid foundations in Quality Management Systems, Wet and Dry Sanitation Programs, Safety and Environmental, Productivity, Quality Auditing, Food Microbiology, Six Sigma Projects, Continuous/Process Improvement, TQM, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, SPC, Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis, Corrective and Preventive Actions, GMPs, Food Safety, Risk Assessment, Supplier Quality, Food Security/Defense, GFSI standards design and implementation (BRC, SQF and FSSC-22000), USDA and FDA regulatory requirements, Laboratory Management Regulatory and EHS Programs Management.

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