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Silica Hazards

This educational module aims to enhance the safety precautions of workers in environments with potential silica exposure risks. It does this by promoting awareness and providing knowledge on how to identify and address such hazards at work.

Silica Hazards

COURSE OVERVIEW

The “Silica Hazards” course aids in enhancing workers’ safety in silica hazard-prone environments. It does this by boosting employee awareness about silica hazards and equipping them with tactics to recognize and tackle these hazards at work.

After successfully finishing the “Silica Hazards” course, your comprehension should be improved in terms of:

  • Understanding what silica is and identifying its common sources.
  • Discussing the potential long-term health impacts of chronic silica exposure.
  • Identifying workplace tasks that may produce respirable silica in the air.
  • Understanding basic strategies for reducing airborne silica dust.
  • Recognizing actions that can limit the risk of exposure to crystalline silica.
  • Grasping the fundamental concept of combined protective measures to prevent exposure to silica compounds.

COURSE TOPICS

  • Silica and Its Health Effects
  • Workplace Exposures
  • Minimizing Your Risk

ONLINE COURSE DURATION


Estimated 20 minutes

PASS MARK

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A score of 80% must be achieved to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are allowed to retake the course twice if they do not reach the pass mark.


CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.

COURSE PREVIEW

Course Details

Course Length

This course will take roughly 20 minutes

Passing Mark

To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz

Certificate

Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print

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