Fluid Injection Awareness

This e-learning awareness course provides an introduction to the hazards related to working with pressurized fluids, and provides the learner with knowledge on mitigating these hazard. This course also provides methods of first aid.

Course Overview

Pressurized fluids are common in all industry sectors including the home and must be considered extremely hazardous. This e-learning awareness course identifies these hazards and provides the learner with knowledge on mitigating this hazard. Injection injuries have led to loss of limbs and long term paralyses including death. The incident reports contained throughout this comprehensive course are graphic and depict how extreme injection injuries can be. This course also provides methods of first aid. Understanding and identifying where these hazards exist in the workplace will greatly reduce the learners' risk.

Course Topics

  • Describing Fluids
  • Commonly Injected Fluids
  • Fluid Pressure & Velocity
  • First Aid for Fluid Injection
  • Effects of Injected Fluid
  • PPE Personal Protective Equipment
  • Guarding
  • Avoidance
  • Pressure from Thermal Expansion
  • Energy Hazards Identify and Control
  • Pressurized Vessels