Skin Exposure Risk Management

Understand how chemicals can enter the body through skin exposure and learn practical ways to reduce and manage the risks.
About this Event

Course Overview

Employees in various workplaces may face the risk of having chemicals entering their bodies. While it is more common for employers to address such hazards, they have focused most on inhalation the chemicals instead of absorption through skin. Some chemicals can enter the body through the skin and cause mild to severe injuries to the workers. This course focuses on this specific area of skin exposure and how to mitigate its risk.

Course Outline

1. Protective roles of skin
2. Skin physiology
3. Function of skin
4. Ill-health effects due to skin exposure
5. Strategies for managing skin exposure risks
6. Control measures for managing skin exposure risks
7. Personal protective equipment programme
8. Skin management programme
9. Legal requirement applicable to protection of skin