Hazardous Materials Handling Skills Course

Hazardous Materials Handling Skills Course

A specialized online training course designed to develop essential skills for recognizing, assessing, and safely handling hazardous materials in the workplace, with content aligned with NFPA 400 concepts.

Course Overview

The Hazardous Materials Handling Skills Course provides participants with essential knowledge and practical awareness for identifying and safely dealing with hazardous materials in different workplace environments.

The program covers hazardous material classifications, warning labels, workplace hazards, risk assessment, preventive measures, and occupational safety practices, with reference to concepts related to NFPA 400.

Course Objectives

• Increase awareness of hazardous materials and help reduce workplace incidents and injuries.
• Understand the basic classifications of hazardous materials.
• Recognize and understand hazardous material labels, symbols, and warnings.
• Identify potential hazards associated with hazardous materials in the workplace.
• Develop basic risk assessment and preventive action skills.
• Promote occupational safety and health practices within organizations.
• Support a strong workplace culture of safe and responsible hazardous material handling.

Course Topics

• Introduction to hazardous materials and fundamental safety concepts.
• Types and classifications of hazardous materials.
• Health and physical hazards associated with hazardous substances.
• Hazard symbols, labels, and warning information.
• Fundamentals of hazardous material risk assessment.
• Risk prevention and control measures in the workplace.
• Basic principles of safe storage and handling.
• Personal protective equipment for hazardous material environments.
• Appropriate response to spills, leaks, and hazardous material incidents.
• Occupational safety and health principles related to hazardous materials.
• Introduction to relevant NFPA 400 concepts and requirements.

Skills You Will Gain

• Identify hazardous materials and their basic classifications.
• Interpret essential hazard symbols and warning labels.
• Recognize potential hazardous material risks in the workplace.
• Support risk assessment and preventive safety procedures.
• Apply safer handling and storage practices.
• Promote occupational health and safety awareness within the organization.

Target Audience

• Occupational health and safety professionals.
• Safety supervisors and safety officers.
• Warehouse, manufacturing, and industrial facility employees.
• Employees whose duties involve hazardous materials.
• Operations, maintenance, and risk management personnel.
• Anyone seeking foundational knowledge of safe hazardous material handling.

Accreditation

The course is accredited by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation under accreditation number 101558.

Course Fee and Payment Options

The course fee is SAR 299.

Installment payment options are available through Tamara and Emkan, subject to each provider's terms and eligibility requirements.