INTRODUCTION FOR UNDERSTANDING CHRA IMPLEMENTATION AT WORKPLACE

Understand on the requirement of how to manage chemical safely. Industrial Hygiene compliance with legal requirement posed by CHRA requirement is the most important strategy for a company to use and handle chemicals safely and without risks at workplace. The training approach would be on interpretation and understanding the CHRA and CEM report content, until the stage of implementation of action plans. It is also important that the participants learn regarding the report keeping

COURSE OBJECTIVE

• To provide understanding on CHRA
• To elaborate on how CHRA can be use as a tool to mitigate the chemical exposure
• To provide an overview on how to control the chemical exposure.
• To provide understanding on practical aspects of establishing and maintaining an effective CHRA implementation
• To ensure participant understand on the requirement of how to manage chemical safely. Compliance with legal requirement posed by Occupational Safety & Health Act and Environment Quality Act, is the most important strategy for a company to use and handle chemicals safely and without risks at workplace. The participants will be explained on how to manage chemicals from the purchasing stage until disposal of chemicals. The training approach would be from the aspect of chemical documentation and chemical handling, until the stage of chemical emergency response. It is also important that the participants learn regarding the compliance strategy.

METHODOLOGY

All the training sessions will be conducted through Tutorials, Discussion, Lecture

TARGET GROUP/AUDIENCE/PARTICIPANTS

Managers, executives, supervisors, line leaders, and workers, who manage chemicals and work with chemicals. Safety Committee members and ISO team committee

COURSE CONTENT

The course content will cover:

Day 1

• What is CHRA and its use in workplace
• OSHA requirement : CHRA compliance
• Competent person related to CHRA: Assessor, Hygiene Technician I and II, OHD.
• Identification of chemical hazard at workplace
• Chemical labelling
• Safety Data Sheet
• – Getting information from SDS
• The purpose and objective of CHRA
• Methodology of CHRA
• Understanding terms in CHRA reports
• DOSH CHRA Manual : Edition 2 vs Edition 3 (latest)
• Company preparation for CHRA
• Document compilation for CHRA

Day 2

• Reviewing topics and discussion
• Understanding forms used in CHRA reports
• Case study sample on CHRA report
• CHRA report interpretation
• PPE and ventilation requirement
• Training and Safe procedures
• Chemical emergency preparedness
• Determination of CHRA action plan and examples
• Assessment method : CHRA vs CEM
• Chemical Exposure Monitoring : area and personal
• Biological Exposure Monitoring
• Interpretation of results and status of exposure
• Report and record keeping
• Renewal and review for CHRA and CEM
• Q & A and Program Evaluation