Laboratory Equipment

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Electrical Safety in the Laboratory emphasizes the need for safety when using electricity, and discusses how to reduce the potential for accidents involving electrical shock, fire and explosions. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Flammables and Explosives in the Laboratory discusses the nature of flammable and explosive materials, as well as hazards associated with their use. It also reviews the proper handling procedures and personal protective equipment that should be used when working with these substances. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on GHS Safety Data Sheets in the Laboratory reviews the composition of GHS Safety Data Sheets, the information that’s contained in each section and how SDS’s are different from Material Safety Data Sheets. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Handling Compressed Gas Cylinders in the Laboratory examines how gas cylinders work, the hazards that are associated with them and the need for caution when using or storing a cylinder. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Laboratory Ergonomics discusses the need to set up work areas correctly, as well as how to minimize the strain of using laboratory equipment, tools and instruments. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

The Laboratory Hoods course emphasizes how to properly use laboratory hoods, how to test them to ensure correct functioning and how hoods can protect an experiment, the facility and the employee. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This Interactive course on Orientation to Laboratory Safety shows both new employees and seasoned veterans the importance of safety in the laboratory as well as reviews the OSHA regulations and good safety practices that apply to the laboratory environment. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on The OSHA Formaldehyde Standard provides training that is required by this standard, and focuses on the rules and procedures that the standard establishes for working with this potentially dangerous chemical. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Planning for Laboratory Emergencies discusses how to minimize damage and prevent injuries if an emergency should occur. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Preventing Contamination in the Laboratory emphasizes the need to recognize situations that could lead to contamination, and discusses what can be done to prevent contamination from occurring. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Safe Handling of Laboratory Glassware discusses the nature of various types of glassware, and the problems it can cause as well as the need for employees to use and maintain laboratory glassware safely. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video

This interactive course on Safety Showers and Eye Washes in the Laboratory reviews the correct ways to use this equipment, and emphasizes the need for quick action after a chemical splash or spill. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MobileReady

This course introduces participants to some of the basic methods of handling and using glassware in a laboratory environment. The course identifies and describes the functions of several commonly used types of laboratory glassware. Also covered are the basic procedures for using glassware such as pipettes and burettes. In addition, general safety procedures related to handling glassware are described, and efficient methods of cleaning and storing glassware are shown.

Learning Objectives

• State some advantages of using glassware in a lab.
• Describe some general uses of lab glassware.
• Identify and describe various types of lab glassware.
• Identify and describe fittings and accessories used with lab glassware.
• Describe or demonstrate a basic procedure for using a measuring pipette or a transfer pipette.
• Describe or demonstrate a basic procedure for using a burette.
• Describe safety precautions related to handling glassware in the lab.
• Describe or demonstrate how to clean lab glassware.
• Describe or demonstrate how store lab glassware.

Duration: 1.00 Hrs

Course Level: Intermediate
Languages: English
Capability: Audio, Video, MobileReady

This course describes some of the equipment typically used in the lab, with emphasis on the safe operation of the equipment. The course describes lab equipment used for mixing and for grinding. The setup and lighting of a typical gas burner and how to use the burner to heat glassware are covered. Heating equipment that does not require an open flame and safety practices associated with heating materials are discussed. Several types of pumps and their safe operation are described. The parts and operation of a gas cylinder are also covered.

Learning Objectives

• Describe lab equipment used for mixing.
• Describe lab equipment used for grinding. Heating
• Equipment, Part 1
• Explain how to set up and light a gas burner and how to adjust the burner flame.
• Explain how to heat glassware safely using a gas burner. Heating Equipment, Part 2
• Identify and describe the following types of heating equipment: test tube heaters, steam baths, electric mantles, hot plates, muffle furnaces, electric ovens, and constant-temperature baths.
• Describe some general safety practices associated with heating operations in the lab.
• Identify and describe a positive pressure pump, a tubing pump, vacuum pump, and a water aspirator.
• Describe checks that are commonly made on lab pumps before and during use.
• Identify some common pump problems and describe checks that can be made to find the cause of each.
• Identify the parts of a gas cylinder.
• Explain how to prepare a gas cylinder for use.
• Explain how to operate and shut down a gas cylinder.