Description
The healthcare industry is a high-risk industry to the workers it employs, particularly when it comes to chemical use. The use of chemicals is widespread in healthcare and includes: cleaning agents, disinfecting and sterilizing agents, laboratory chemicals, medical gases, anesthetic agents, and cytotoxic drugs and pharmaceutical substances. If improperly used, handled, or stored, chemicals can cause serious harm to healthcare workers and patients. This course informs healthcare workers on chemical hazards and how to safely use, store and handle chemicals.
