Course Details

Chemical Handling Management - English

Course Overview

This course aims to provide PDO and Contractor staff with the knowledge to control the potential safety and health hazards or environmental damage arising from the transport, storage, handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals.

PDO and Contractor supervisors who are responsible for operations or processes involving chemicals.

  • HSE Induction
  • Valid H2S permit
  • Environmental Awareness and Safety Leadership for Supervisors certification

Successful candidates will receive a certificate issued by NTI

Other Details

  • Legislative responsibilities (Royal Decree No. 46/95 Issuing the Law of Handling and Use of Chemicals)
  • Classification of chemical substances and preparations
  • Health hazards, routes of entry and health effects
  • Control strategies in relation to the handling of chemicals, transport, storage and segregation
  • Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) – SHOC
  • TREM cards
  • PDO procedures for approving chemicals
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Overview of Safe Systems of Work, including Permit to Work

At the end of the training the candidate will be able to:

  • Describe and apply the procedures for approving chemicals.
  • Identify the class of a hazardous chemical by recognizing signs, symbols and labels.
  • Describe the safety, Health and environmental hazards of commonly occurring hazardous chemicals.
  • Describe and apply the procedures for approving chemicals.
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