Laboratory Hoods
"Laboratory Hoods" Training Program emphasizes how to properly use laboratory hoods and how to test them to ensure correct functioning... as well as discusses how hoods can protect an experiment, the facility, and most importantly, the employee. Many of the materials used in laboratories give off fumes, mists, vapors, particulates or aerosols which are hazardous. To minimize exposure to these materials, special precautions need to be taken. This often means within a "hood". Areas covered in the program include why laboratory hoods are needed, protections afforded by hoods, how hoods function mechanically, proper use of laboratory hoods, testing and maintenance, and more. The Program includes Lecture, Video, Employee Handouts, Employee Quiz, and Employee Training Certificates. This Training Program is one of 12 in the "Elements of Safety" Laboratory Safety Training Series.
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