Storage & Handling of Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Materials

Introduction

All chemical exposures have the potential for serious health consequences. Depending on the toxicology and concentration, the effects of chemical exposures may be immediate (acid burns) or long term (chronic beryllium disease or cancer).  In any case, chemical exposures may result in life threatening outcomes.  Chemicals may cause physical damage such as explosions or fires resulting in serious injury and facility damage.

Facility and mission related effects might include corrosive actions that degrade equipment performance (like mercury on copper nickel alloys and aluminium) and residual contamination that limits the future use of facilities and equipment.  Environmental issues may arise as a result of spills, releases, or waste chemical inventories.   In addition to the health effects, physical damage, or environmental effects that may result from a chemical incident, there will be a need to initiate emergency response actions to mitigate the potential impact of the incident.

This GLOMACS Storage & Handling of Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Materials training course will highlight:

• The key components of an effective program for working with toxic and hazardous materials
• The importance of identifying toxic and hazardous materials stored and used
• How to identify potential risks of storing and handling toxic and hazardous materials
• How to carry out effective monitoring and measurement safe operating procedures
• Providing personnel with essential training and information on toxic and hazardous materials

Objectives

The objectives of this GLOMACS Storage & Handling of Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Materials training course to ensure you gain the detailed information and competency when storing and handling toxic chemicals and hazardous materials.  This training course has five key objectives:

• Ensure good understanding of toxic and hazardous material risks
• Establishing safe procedures for storage and handling of toxic and hazardous materials
• Explanation of International chemical marking and labelling systems
• Selecting effective control measures four toxic and hazardous material risks
• Establishing effective emergency management plans and emergency response actions

Training Methodology

Delegates will learn by active participation through inspiring presentation tools and interactive techniques presented in a lively, enthusiastic and interesting style.  Delegates will take part in practical exercises, typical case studies and group discussion forums.

Organisational Impact

In addition to the professional development of staff, the organisation will be able to prioritise resources for effectively managing the storage and handling of toxic chemicals and hazardous materials, including:

• Use of well proven risk assessment and analysis techniques
• Effective implementation of risk controls for hazardous material handling and use
• Improved confidence in prevention of major incidents and potential injury
• Efficient decision making for procurement of safer alternative hazardous materials
• Introduction of new methods to improve process safety efficiency

Personal Impact

Participants will be able to apply skills learnt from this training at a practical level to identify and implement safe storage and handling procedures for toxic and hazardous materials and continual improvement measures.

• Increasing career flexibility with new skills and knowledge
• Competent to carry out risk assessments of hazardous material use and handling
• Able to select and implementing appropriate risk treatment controls
• Developing safer operational situations by sharing best practice examples
• Practicing risk planning for handling of toxic and hazardous materials will build confidence