Chemical laboratory instrumentation: Operation, Quality and Safety of equipment

This seminar is addressed to both new and experienced users of chemical laboratories. It includes an overview of most important chemical and physical processes employed in a chemical laboratory to achieve recognition, measurement, transfer, purification, storage and reaction of chemicals.

 

 

It also includes Health and Safety as well as Quality and Environmental Management procedures to design and maintain a QHSE Management environment. Related topics such as SDS and GHS systems are also presented.

Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants should have:

ü  Clear understanding of the various physical and chemical processes in a laboratory environment

ü  Knowledge of the various scientific principles involved

ü  Knowledge on of the sampling, identification, storing, transferring and reaction methods

ü  Knowledge of required modern instrumentation

ü  Knowledge of QHSE procedures required 

ü  Knowledge of SDS and GHS classification systems

Contents:

ü  SDS and GHS

ü  Extraction and distillation

ü  Purification

ü  Transfer methods

ü  Reaction methodologies

ü  Chromatography

ü  Spectroscopy

ü  Computational Chemistry tools

ü  Sensors and detectors

ü  Measurements and calibration

ü  Types of glassware

ü  Traditional and modern digital equipment

ü  Scientific background

ü  Organization

ü  HS Management

ü  QHSE Management

Who should attend?

ü  Chemists, Chemical Engineers

ü  Laboratory personnel/ researchers

ü  Scientists from other fields that require a detailed overview/ introduction to the topic

ü  QHSE experts