Storage & Handling of Chemicals and Hazardous Materials
Storage & Handling of Chemicals and Hazardous Materials
OBJECTIVES
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Handling and assessment of risk prior to working with hazardous substances
- Procedures of dealing with spills and contamination of persons and property
- Appreciate the needs for emergency response plans
- The production of a hazardous substance Procedure Manual
- The safe disposal of hazardous waste and by products
- Personal Protective Equipment for working with hazardous substances
- Purchasing Controls for ordering hazardous materials
- Storage facilities and security considerations
COURSE OUTLINE
Day ‐ 1
- The role of the supervisor and manager in preventing chemical incidents
- Types of hazardous substances, understanding of key properties and principles of
classification
- How international regulations identify hazardous substances
Day ‐ 2
- 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
Day ‐ 3
- 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
Day ‐ 4
- 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
Day ‐ 5
- 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