Preventing Contamination in the Laboratory

This Interactive course on Preventing Contamination in the Laboratory emphasizes the need to recognize situations that could lead to contamination, and discusses what can be done to prevent contamination from occurring. Handling hazardous chemicals and specimens requires a great deal of caution. If substances are not properly controlled, hazards can spread and contaminate other materials, work areas… even employees. With many laboratories using toxic, corrosive and carcinogenic chemicals, employees need to do all that they can to prevent contamination. Areas covered in the course include how contamination occurs, general preventative measures, engineering controls, safe work practices, personal protective equipment, and more.

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Topics covered in these products include:

  • Recognize how contamination can be spread in a laboratory.
  • Explain what personal protective equipment and engineering controls can be used to help reduce the risk of contamination.
  • Know ways to protect people, experiments and equipment from being contaminated.
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Associated Industries: Laboratory Environments.
Associated Topic Titles: Laboratory Safety.


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