Methanol Safety
Prerequisites: This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.
Course Length: 1 hour – Course length shall vary depending on the number of delegates. Total course time includes breaks.
Class Size: The maximum number of delegates that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be thirty–five (35) in the classroom session.
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Course Objective
- Provide delegates with the sources, hazards and effects of methanol.
- Provide delegates with the characteristics and properties of methanol.
- Provide delegates with warning, monitoring and detection systems for methanol.
- Provide delegates with the information needed to successfully select respirators.
Course Design
- Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
- Demonstrations
Successful Course Completion
- N/A
Course Content Summary
- Classroom
Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)
Lunch: 1 Hour (if applicable)
Course Outline
Methanol Safety
- What is Methanol
- Methanol toxicity
- Potential health effects
- Fire and Explosion
- Methanol Detection
- Methods
- Types of Detectors
- Respiratory Protection
- Asphyxiation
- Common Effects of Respirator Use
- Other hazards
- Medical Surveillance Program
- Employee Responsibilities
- Respirator Types
- SAR
- SCBA
- Methanol Protection
- SDS Review
Practical Session
- None
Training Center Provided Material
- Course Materials
Delegate Requirements
- None
- Course ID #: MA122