Cadmium Awareness

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Cadmium is a metallic element that has many uses including pigments, nickel-cadmium batteries, and corrosion prevention plating on steel surfaces. Although very useful, cadmium is toxic to humans, even at very low concentrations. This course discusses the physical properties of cadmium, the health hazards associated with cadmium exposure, exposure limits, and how and where exposure can occur. It also covers engineering controls, administrative controls, and medical monitoring.

Objectives SME

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify some of the physical properties of cadmium
List some of the uses of cadmium
List some of the health hazards associated with cadmium
Identify different routes of exposure to cadmium
Differentiate between engineering controls and administrative controls
Define the exposure limit types laid out by OSHA for cadmium

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