Materials & Welding Challenges for Offshore Oil & Gas Industries

What are the Goals?

The objectives of this training course to ensure you gain the detailed information and competency when storing and handling toxic chemicals and hazardous materials.  This training course has five key objectives:

• Ensure good understanding of toxic and hazardous material risks
• Establishing safe procedures for storage and handling of toxic and hazardous materials
• Explanation of International chemical marking and labelling systems
• Selecting effective control measures four toxic and hazardous material risks
• Establishing effective emergency management plans and emergency response actions

Who is this Training Course for?

This Storage and Handling of Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Materials training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Technicians and managers who need knowledge of managing hazardous materials
• Personnel involved in hazardous substances management and programmes
• HSE personnel involved in safety management systems
• Engineers required having knowledge of process safety aspects of plant operation
• Other personnel interested the storage and handling of toxic and hazardous materials

Daily Agenda

Day One: Introduction to Toxic and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)

• What is a toxic or hazardous material
• Classification of toxic and hazardous substances
• Material safety data sheets
• Toxicity and health effects
• Control of sources of exposure
• Environmental effects on health

Day Two: Classification and Labelling

• International standard for classifying toxic and hazardous materials (HAZMAT)
• Chemical classification methods (Global Harmonised System-GHS & EU Risk and Safety Phrases)
• Nature and type of marking of storage and transfer containers
• Nature and type for labelling toxic and hazardous materials
• Communicating toxic and hazardous material marking and labelling system information
• General responsibilities of suppliers

Day Three: Operational Control Measures

• Risk assessment techniques for identifying chemical hazards
• Analysing risk assessment findings and evaluating risk levels
• Control measures for chemicals hazardous to health
• Control measures of flammable, dangerously reactive or explosive chemicals
• Control measures for the storage of hazardous chemicals
• Hazardous waste audit and disposal and treatment of waste chemicals

Day Four: Safe Handling of Toxic and Hazardous Materials

• Safe work systems and best practices
• Personal protection clothing and equipment (selection and use)
• Provision of training and information on chemical risks
• General and local exhaust ventilation methods
• Maintenance of engineering control measures
• Monitoring and measuring methods and record-keeping

Day Five: Emergency Management and Response Plans

• Identifying potential emergency incidents of toxic and hazardous materials
• Developing emergency response procedures
• Establishing on-site and off-site emergency plans
• Emergency training, exercises and drills
• Medical first aid, health surveillance and medical records
• Investigation of incidents and lessons learned