It is critical for every individual involved with waste & environment management, whether with its handling, disposal or more commonly with its transportation, to acquire the relevant safe handling knowledge and skills.

This course provides methodology for identifying hazards and implementing controls and ensures every professional involved has the knowledge and skills to ensure the safe handling of general/hazardous waste as well as drafts of contingency & emergency plans.

· How employers and employees can keep people healthy and safe

· Understanding common legislations on waste handling and transportation

· Understanding classification of Hazards Materials and its risk

· Understanding hazard labelling and standards

· Understanding and interpretation of Safety Data Sheet

· Basic waste handling, the “Do’s and Don’ts”

· Identification of Safe and Unsafe practices – common mistakes

· Mitigation and control equipment.

· Response during Hazmat incident

· Containment, decontamination, and mitigation procedures using chemical spill kit

· Personal protective equipment and its use

· The benefits of good health and safety at work

· The consequences of poor health and safety at work.