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STORAGE, HANDLING & SAFE USE OF CHEMICALS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Location
Dubai, UAE
Date
From Date: 30-Jun-2025   
To Date: 04-Jul-2025
Duration
5 days
Language
ENGLISH
Discipline
Health, Safety & Environment Management
Introduction

Rapid industrialization in the 20th century has seen tremendous growth in the movement of  Petroleum products and other flammable and toxic Chemicals throughout the  Globe. Besides, Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization have wreaked havoc in the form of environmental pollution, and safety & health hazards.

TRAINING DESCRIPTION

The storage and safe handling of chemicals and hazardous materials require compliance with a complex array of regulations and the use of specialized technical facilities, operations, and equipment to ensure safe and proper management. This course provides a practical method of assessing the properties of chemicals and tracks the legislative framework that surrounds the safe management of these materials.

This course also provides practical guidelines for the identification, segregation, and movement of chemicals, as well as methods for the evaluation of facilities and specialized equipment necessary for the safe and effective storage and transfer of hazardous chemicals.

Objective

The course will provide expert advice aimed at reducing potential hazards and either removing risks or minimizing the potential consequences in the event of an incident.

It will develop and provide a practical guideline for the evaluation and general design of operations used for the safe and effective storage and handling of chemicals.

It will cover a range of industrial scenarios.  These practical case studies and exercises will provide the participants with the necessary knowledge and guides for the right and safe handling of chemicals in petroleum sites

Audience

All site staff handling chemicals.

Material managers and facility operators who store or handle chemicals, Engineers with limited knowledge of chemicals and their properties, construction site managers, engineers, and architects responsible for the design of facilities for hazardous materials management, personnel responsible for implementing training programs and methods for hazardous chemicals, managers wishing to ensure compliance with applicable legislation and a reduction of risk for hazardous chemicals management, and safety personnel plus other people whose position in the company requires them to acquire this knowledge.

Content

DAY 1:

      • INTRODUCTION

                                        Relevance of   ISO 14001 EMS, and OHSAS  18001 

      • IDENTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
  • Hazardous Chemicals Definitions
    • Health Hazard
    • Physical Hazard
  • Hazard Rating
  • Hazard Classes
  • Classification of Chemicals:
    • Methods of Classification
    • Solids, liquids, gases
    • Flammable & Explosive Chemicals
    • Inorganic and organic materials
    • Oxidants and reducing agents.
  • Physical Properties of Chemicals
  • Hazard Classification Systems

       Fire Hazards

 

    • Toxicity Hazard
    • Corrosive Hazard
    • Chemical Reactivity Hazard

 

DAY  2:

      • EXPOSURE HAZARDS & HEALTH EFFECTS CHEMICALS
  • Overview
  • Routes of Entry
  • Acute Effects
  • Chronic Effects
  • Exposure Definitions, Limits & Calculations
  • Health Effects of Chemicals
  • Eyewash
  • Emergency Shower
  • Medical Consultation
      • CHEMICAL & HAZARD LABELLING
  • Overview
  • Chemical Labeling
  • Hazard Identification System
  • Warning Systems
      • MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)
  • Overview
  • MSDS Content
  • How to Read MSDSs and Understand Them.
  • Exercise-1: A group discussion of some MSDSs of Typical Chemicals used
  • Exercise 2: Selected participants will be required to read and explain to the others some MSDSs

 

DAY  3:

      • STORAGE OF CHEMICALS
  • Overview

Chemicals Compatibility

 

  • Bulk Chemical Storage Facilities
  • Storage of Flammable & Explosive Chemicals
  • Storage of Compressed Gas and cryogenics
  • Specialized Storage Requirements
  • Common Mistakes in Chemical Storage
  • Case Study
      • GENERAL RULES & PRECAUTIONS OF CHEMICAL HANDLING
  • Overview
  • Work Practice Controls
  • Basic Chemical Handling
  • Handling of Compressed Gas
  • Working Alone
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
  • Fire Precautions
  • Warning Notices & Security
  • Good Housekeeping
  • Case Study: to show some common wrong actions & ask the participants to propose the correct safe procedures _ Group discussion.
      • PERSONAL PROTECTION
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Clothing
  • Introduction
  • Selection Criteria
  • Equipment / PPE Use
  • TRANSPORTATION OF CHEMICALS
  • Overview
  • Legislative requirements
  • Labels, Marking, and Placards for packages, trucks, and large containers
  • Containers
    • Types
    • Basic Design and Main Properties
    • Inspection of Containers
  • Loading and Unloading

Compressed Gas Cylinder Transportation

 

  • Emergency Response
      • Case Histories of Hazardous Chemicals Mismanagement

 

DAY  4:

      • CHEMICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
  • Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal Policy
  • Chemical Safety
  • Chemical Waste
  • Basic procedures
  • Containers
  • Container condition
  • Container volumes & sizes
  • Labeling of containers
  • Disposal of empty containers
  • Storage of waste chemicals
  • Bulking or mixing of waste chemicals
  • Overpacking or boxing up of multiple chemical containers
  • Chemical removal request form
  • Hazard identification
  • Hazardous materials program
  • Case Study

 

      • IDENTIFICATION AND DEALING WITH UNKNOWN CHEMICALS
  • Classification of Chemicals
  • Unknown Chemical Identification Techniques
  • Basic Precautions and Methods of Dealing with Unknown Chemicals

 

DAY  5:

      • CHEMICALS SPILL RESPONSE
  • Chemical Spills
  • Minor Chemical Spills
  • Emergency Chemical Spills
  • Spill of Solid, Liquid, and Volatile Chemicals and Cleanup Procedures
  • Leaking Compressed Gas Cylinders and vessels
  • Spill response equipment (contents, materials, compatibility, size, capacity, back-up, placement locations)
  • Spill Contingency Plan
  • Fires
  • Fire Plan (requirements, reactions, explosions, fire fighting methods)
  • Loss prevention procedures
  • Release of Toxic Gases
  • Levels of Protection (Levels A, B, C, D)
  • Medical Emergencies
  • General first aid and Personal protection during 1st aid
  • Case Study & Group Exercise: Certain Chemical Spills (including Oil Spill), The Response & The Cleanup Procedures
      • Site Emergencies/Contingency Plan
  • Introduction
  • Preparation
  • Field Actions
    • Site and Work Preparation
    • Emergency Response Procedures
    • Evacuation
    • Leadership During an Emergency

 

NOTE:

Pre & Post Tests will be conducted

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day Reviews and assessments will

be carried out.

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Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your analysis and experiences.  Tests of the multiple-choice type will be made available daily to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

  • 30% Lectures
  • 30% Workshops and work presentation
  • 20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
  • 20% Videos& General Discussions
Fees
• $5,500 per participant for Public Training includes Materials/Handouts, tea/coffee breaks, refreshments & Lunch.

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