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Chemicals and fumes

Aviation Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Hangar chemicals (solvents, paints, hydraulic fluid, battery acid), how they enter the body, how to read an SDS, ventilation, PPE and spill response.

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  • 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
  • 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
  • A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Safety in the aviation workplace
  2. Why safety is the first priority
  3. General rules for personal safety
  4. Personal protective equipment
  5. Housekeeping and tool control
  6. FOD: foreign object debris
  7. Propellers, jet blast and intake
  8. Hangar and workshop safety
  9. Slips, trips, height and lifting
  10. Fuel, fire and electricity
  11. Chemicals and fumes
  12. Noise and hearing protection
  13. Classifying workplace injuries
  14. First aid for aviation injuries
  15. Reporting hazards, accidents and near-misses