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College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MTEC 220 - Hazardous Materials

1 Credits
Students learn safety and environmental issues, including how the EPA, OSHA, and WISHA impact manufacturing; and the liabilities of waste generation. They are also introduced to Material Safety Data Sheets (SDS/MSDS) and the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).

Course Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate the safe handling and storage of hazardous materials and chemicals per EPA, OSHA, and WISHA guidelines.
  2. Identify safety hazards in the workplace per EPA, OSHA and WISHA guidelines.
  3. Prevent safety hazards per industry standards and instructor specifications.
  4. Properly use protective equipment in the shop and workplace per EPA, OSHA and WISHA standards and current industry practice.
  5. Use Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to EPA standards in a variety of machining applications.