Gain a basic understanding of chemistry for your role
A basic knowledge of chemistry can help us understand the ways in which chemicals may cause harm, both to humans as well as to the environment.
Our popular webinar, Chemistry for the Non-Chemist, is an introductory webinar and will provide you with a basic understanding of some of the most common physicochemical terms used in the prediction of likely exposure routes and hazardous effects.
Expanding your knowledge of chemistry will help you with the identification of structural alerts, the use of appropriate read across and mechanisms of action.
Over two hours, expert chemist and toxicologist Laura Robinson will teach you how to identify some important hazard properties, such as pH and its link with corrosivity, and important exposure routes, including the use of water solubility and Log Kow for predicting absorption, as well as environmental transport and fate.
A unique feature of this training webinar is that, due to a strict limit of thirty delegates, you are encouraged to 'raise your hand' and put questions forward throughout the training – just as you would in a classroom environment.
After this webinar, you will be able to:
- Explain the difference between categories of chemicals (organic substances, inorganic substances, metals, polymers and UVCB).
- Describe the specific ways in which chemicals are named (chemical IUPAC nomenclature) and the use of substance identifiers.
- Outline the way in which chemical properties, such as functional groups (alcohols, amines, halogenated hydrocarbons) influence the toxicity.
- Explain what is meant by a chemical structural alert and their use in predicting potential effects.
- Use commonly available physicochemical properties (water solubility, vapour pressure, surface tension, and Log Kow) to help predict important exposure routes for human health as well as the implications for environmental fate.
- Outline commonly encountered chemical reactions (oxidation and reduction, hydrolysis, electrophilic reactions) in chemistry and their relevance to both human health and environmental related effects.
- Describe the types of chemical bonding (ionic, covalent, metallic)
- Explain what is meant by the term 'intermolecular forces' and its significance.
Who should attend?
- Technical/scientific staff who work in a regulatory department
- Authors of safety data sheets (SDS) and/or extended safety data sheets (eSDS)
- Occupational hygienists
- HSE staff
- Dangerous Goods safety advisors
- Sales/Marketing teams looking to develop their knowledge of chemistry
- Occupational health advisors
- Anyone involved in the chemical industry or other allied professionals
- To develop your understanding of chemistry
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