SDS & Basic Spill Response
This interactive course assists participants to identify chemicals and follow correct procedures during chemical spills. Regular training in the correct use of spill response equipment will ensure personnel are able to employ safe methods to control spills effectively. Operational personnel or any staff required to identify and undertake a first response approach to controlling a chemical spill.
Course Details
Course Description:
This course is designed for individuals who are responsible for responding to spills of common industrial products within their facilities. Programs can be tailored to client specific hazards, including tanks, drums and totes of lube oil, hydraulic oil, paint, solvents etc. The course helps to understand the responsibility of site safety, spill control and environmental protection, provide familiarity with emergency planning, spill prevention, spill response and control, and clean up products and techniques; how to prevent harm from exposure when responding to the spills.
Course Content:
▪ Identification of products involved in an incident – information systems
▪ Risk assessment protocols for the products and processes in question
▪ Applicable legislation
▪ Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
▪ NFPA Diamond
▪ Spill prevention
▪ Deciding if a team should or can respond to a given incident.
▪ Spill response protocols, spill control procedures
▪ Spill response on land and water
▪ Spill response equipment.
▪ Spill kit uses and deployment.
▪ Containment, packaging, and disposal.
▪ Environmental consideration for disposal
▪ Practical incident scenarios.