Course details
Laboratory Hoods
Course Overview
This online Laboratory Hoods course 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 working within a hood.
Topics Covered
- Why laboratory hoods are needed
- Protections afforded by hoods
- Various types of hoods found in laboratories
- How hoods function mechanically
- Proper use of laboratory hoods
- Testing and maintenance
- And more
This course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete
A passing grade of 80% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.
A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course
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