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Oil Spill Training Programme First Responders

This package has been designed with first responders in mind. In general, containment is the first immediate action required, subsequent action will involve the correct application of absorbents that are available to you. The course can be modified to suit supervisors or management. Safety is a requirement and training is essential.

(Your trainer is an approved ISO 14001 manager with 20 years hands-on experience with spills), having provided training for the National Grid, Shell, Power Utilities and project managed the Buncefield incident.

We can also arrange for a site inspection and risk assessment prior to the course in order to better tailor the course to your site specific needs.

The Training Package Covers:

Identifying potential pollution incidents, as prevention is better than cure. The course will identify the best practices with a brief understanding of the legislative requirements.

As a priority the use of spill kits, firstly with containment in mind. Then in the case of small spillages, cleanup
techniques to include chemical neutralisation methods and health & safety.

Practical use of spill kits, containment methods, blocking drains, seal damaged drums and deployment of
Absorbents.

Typical Course Content First Responder Level Building blocks to compliance

Your duty of care – order of importance, company policy to Health & Safety, legislation today ‘The polluter pays’. Understanding’ step by step the risks on your site environmental assessments.

Clean-up strategy – first containment, including communication to management as to flow path, volumetric assessment, relative impact. Tailored to the guidelines set by the IP Environment Agency in there 2004 Inland response.

Spill management each person will be given a task that will need managing as a spill develops, team role play provides understanding for management and operation tasks.

Understaning the colour coding of absorbents, white/blue hydrocarbons, grey maintenance / general purpose, yellow chemical. How to stop product entering drain systems, handling runway run-off lagoons, understanding interceptors, and recovery techniques.

Modules available First Responder, spill supervisor, spill management, preventative planning. Preparation for ISO 1400`1 “Get your site right” includes site environmental audit oil/chemical.

Certificates for spill response and containment will be issued to all successful delegates after completion of the training.

“I found the training provided by Clear Spill Ltd to be very clear and informative. It was presented in a very easy style that staff of all grades found easy to understand”

“I now feel confident that should the situation arise, we could deal with a spill incident”

Peter Simpson
H M Prison Service
Mancehster

 

 

 

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