Irbid Chamber of Industry and Civil Defense organize a training course on safety in handling chemicals
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The Irbid Chamber of Industry, in cooperation with the German Handwerk Chamber (HWK) and the Civil Defense Directorate, organized a specialized training course entitled "Safety in Handling Chemicals and Industrial Risk Management", with the participation of a number of workers in industrial establishments in Irbid city.
The course was supervised by Lieutenant Yazan Al-Shiab from the Civil Defense Directorate, aiming to enhance workers' awareness of the risks associated with handling chemicals, and to raise the level of compliance with occupational safety and health procedures, thereby contributing to reducing accidents and risks within the work environment.
The first session covered a number of topics related to occupational safety and safe handling of chemicals, including the identification of types of chemicals and their risks, types of chemical burns and their causes and methods of prevention, as well as the identification of warning symbols and labels and chemical safety data sheets (MSDS/SDS), and methods of reading and understanding the information contained therein.
The course also addressed the importance of using personal protective equipment correctly, and its role in reducing the risks of exposure to chemicals and related accidents, thereby enhancing preventive measures within industrial establishments.
For his part, the Director General of the Irbid Chamber of Industry, Mr. Nidal Al-Sadr, confirmed that this course comes within a series of specialized training programs and courses implemented by the Chamber in cooperation with relevant authorities, with the aim of enhancing occupational safety and health procedures in industrial establishments, and raising the readiness of workers to deal with various risks. He pointed out that continuous training and raising the level of awareness of safe practices directly contribute to preventing accidents and reducing risks within the work environment, affirming the Chamber's keenness to continue organizing such programs that meet the needs of the industrial sector and support establishments in providing a safe work environment.
