Handling Chemicals

One of our main goals for this course is to teach you how to respond to an emergency situation involving a hazardous material. 

Before we look at how you should respond to an emergency situation it's important to understand how you can prevent one from happening. There is a tool known as the "Hierarchy of Controls" that teaches us the best way to prevent an accident from happening. 

The best way to respond to an emergency is to prevent it from happening in the first place! Have a look at the below steps that can be taken to prevent an emergency situation when dealing with hazardous materials.