INTRODUCTION

This training course enables participants to recognize the risks connected to releases, teach them the fundamental methods for stopping releases, inform them of incident and emergency plans, and help them comprehend the appropriate responses to unintentional releases or spills of hazardous materials.

Chemicals are an essential and helpful element of contemporary life when utilized appropriately, but when operational issues or equipment breakdowns happen, we can be faced with a chemical spill. Many of the substances we come into contact with have the potential to hurt us severely and the environment. Exposure to them can sometimes be lethal. Chemical spill awareness is therefore crucial in the workplace, and this training program reinforces the idea that preventing spills is the best course of action. It also teaches you how to react in case containment is lost.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Define the terms "containment" and "confinement," which are basic terminology related to chemical discharges.
• Determine where spills are most likely to happen and create work procedures that can stop spills from happening.
• Describe the roles and duties of workers in incidents and emergency situations.
• Defining the objectives of spill control. Identifying the procedures and activities to take when discovering or responding to a spill of hazardous materials or waste

.DURATION

5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This training course is intended for management, supervisors, and employees who use, produce, come into contact with, or sell chemicals as part of their daily work activities. These individuals will all benefit from this training course because they will learn the proper safe procedure to respond to a chemical spill.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Plant/Operations Personnel & Managers, Shift Supervisors & Shift Team Leaders
• Laboratory Personnel
• Emergency Incident Wardens
• Those who may be required to respond to workplace incidents of a possible or actual release of a chemical

COURSE CONTENT

Day One: Hazardous Chemicals

• Introduction
• Hazardous materials
• Identification of hazards
• Examples of Different sorts of spills

 Day Two: Spill Prevention and Control

• Work practices that can prevent spills from occurring
• Incidents and types of emergency situations
• The goals of spill control
• Responder’s safety
• Spill Response and Clean-up Procedures
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

 Day Three: Developing a Spill Response Plan

• Material Safety Data Sheet
• Risk Assessment
• On-site Emergency Plans
• Training, Exercises & Drills
• Roles and responsibilities of personnel
• Off-site Emergency Plans

 Day Four: Evacuation, Spill Control Materials and Kit

• Identify additional resources for information on spill response procedures.
• Evacuation
• Missing Persons
• Environmental philosophy
• Incident reporting & Communication
• Recommended Spill Control Materials Inventory & Locations

 Day Five: Clean-up & First Aid

• Classic case studies
• Specific Procedures
• Doing it wrong/doing it right
• Bioremediation
• First Aid

Course Review

GENERAL NOTES

• Our seasoned instructors, who have years of experience as seasoned professionals in their respective fields of work, will be teaching this course. A combination of practical exercises, theory, group projects, and case studies are used to teach the course.
• The participants receive training manuals and supplementary reading materials.
• Participants who complete this course successfully will receive a certificate.
• We can also create a course specifically for your organization to match your needs. To learn more, get in touch with us at training@dealsontrainers.org.
• The training will take place at DEALSON TRAINERS IN NAIROBI, KENYA in Nairobi, Kenya.
• The training fee includes lunch, course materials, and lodging for the training session. Upon request, we may arrange for our participants' lodging and transportation to the airport.
• Payment must be made to our bank account before the training begins, and documentation of payment should be emailed to training@dealsontrainers.org