By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Be able to identify potential sources of pollution in and around your plant
• Be familiar with the latest technologies and techniques for preventing contamination/pollution
• Be acquainted with the latest technologies and techniques for handling hazardous waste materials
• Have an understanding of detection and measurement of contamination
• Have the skills for managing hazardous waste materials
• Know how to plan for and deal with emergencies

Introduction

• Course objectives & definitions, Basic concepts
• Identification of potential pollution sources
• Pollution monitoring technologies
• Environmental effects of pollution/hazardous waste
• Job Safety and Environment Analysis (JSEA)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
• Toxicology
• Radioactivity

Regulatory Constraints

• Environmental laws
• Regulations governing storage and transportation of hazardous materials (national, provincial, regional, municipal)
• Brief comparison with regulatory requirements in other countries

Water Supplies

• Importance of protecting water supplies
• Water treatment process
• Ground water management
• Drinking water management

Air

• Importance of protecting air quality
• Pollution prevention
• Pollution monitoring
• Air cleaning

Personal Safety

• Personal Protection Equipment
• Handling flammable materials
• Handling corrosive materials
• Handling poisonous substances
• Handling radioactive materials

Pollution/Contamination Prevention Procedures

• Material balance systems including statistical inventory reconciliation analysis
• Building/plant design/layout
• Safety codes
• Management systems – induction, training, standard operating procedures

Contingency Planning

• Planning for emergencies
• Training of response teams
• Protective equipment and clothing & Dealing with spillage
• Dealing with release of hazardous substances into the atmosphere

Measuring Techniques

• Measurement techniques – sampling and testing
• Statistical sampling theory

Costs and Benefits

• Cost-benefit trade-offs, Opportunity costs
• Costs of implementing (or not implementing safety measures)
• Ethical issues

Other Important Issues

• Hazardous data sheets, information required to complete or interpret hazard data sheets
• Packaging hazardous substances for carriage
• Transportation of hazardous substances, key international regulations
• The role of the purchasing department in ensuring safe handling
• Transport of hazardous substances
• Documentation needs
• Safety equipment
• Operational controls/limits
• Storage of hazardous substances
• Bulk storage
• Packaged goods storage
• Chemical warehouses, design and operational features
• PPE assessments selection and use
• Risk assessment as applied to transport and storage of hazardous substances
• Safe handling, control and measurement of exposure to hazardous substances
• Spillage containment, emergency response and decontamination/remediation
• The problems associated with the disposal of chemical waste
• Special requirements relating to hazardous work
• Hazardous work documentation
• Key procedures, a suggested approved to the development of procedures
• Training needs assessment for the distribution and storage process

EH&S Personnel, anyone involved in the handling of hazardous materials: Project Leaders, Production Managers, Supervisors, Engineers and Technicians, Maintenance Managers, Supervisors, Engineers and Technicians, Consulting Engineers, Operation, Inspection and Repair Managers, Supervisors, Engineers