Oil Spills and Pollution Prevention, Response & Recovery
Oil Spills and Pollution Prevention, Response & Recovery
OBJECTIVES
• Learn about various types of oil spills and their environmental effects
• Learn about relevant environmental treatment options for dealing with pollution
• Learn to prioritise potential oil spills in establishing preventative control measures
• Show relationship between health, wildlife and environment affected by oil pollution
• Discussion of current methods for clean-up and recovery from oil spills and pollution
• Learn how to establish effective emergency response plans for oil spills
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Individuals who have responsibilities for assessing and controlling an organization’s potential process and operational risks
• Production, process, maintenance, health, safety and environment personnel
• All personnel involved in planning and/or implementing of an organization’s environmental management programme
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1
Overview of Oil Spills and Pollution
• Overview of global oil spill incidents
• Types of oil and their different properties
• Historical concerns over oil pollution
• Sources and patterns of oil spills
• Spillage from exploration and production facilities
Day 2
Environmental Effects of Oil Pollution
• Effects of oil pollution on the environment
• Oil seepage Vs Oil Spills
• Routes of oil pollution exposure
• Oil pollution effect differences in freshwater and saltwater
• Ecological effects of oil spills and pollution
Day 3
Oil Spill and Pollution Prevention
• Risk identification and analysis of potential oil spill and pollution scenarios
• Establishing effective oil spill and pollution preventative risk controls
• Hazards of Oil transportation – road and sea
• Refinery and Offshore platform oil spills and their impacts
• Modern tanker design (single and double hulls)•
Day 4
Oil Spill & Pollution Response and Recovery
• Overview of oil spill response options
• Establishing and activating oil spill contingency plans
• Emergency and medical response procedures during oil spills
• Oil spill pollution treatment options for containment and dispersion
• Conducting oil spill and pollution response emergency exercises and drills
Day 5
Management and Prevention Review
• Oil Spill & Pollution workshop
• Review of oil case studies and their cause of oil spill incidents
• Review of conducting an oil spill and pollution risk assessment
• Discussion of preventative, response and recovery of oil spill incidents
• Review of developing emergency procedures for oil spills and pollution incidents
• Review of oil spill and pollution recovery treatment options