TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Course ref: 10.091This course is designed to assist the operator to identify hazardous substances and their properties, and to be able to render assistance to the emergency services in the event of a fire or spillage.
COURSE OUTCOMES
By the end of this one-day course, delegates are expected to have:
Understood
The different forms of substances, clues to identifying substances, the marking schemes in use internationally, primary measures for dealing with substances, information and guidance available.
PRACTICED AND DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE
In the identification of hazardous materials, an dthe action to be taken in terms of fire or spillage.
THEORETICAL CONTENT
Company rules and checklists, international guidance, dynamic risk assessment, MSDS, TREM Cards, ADR, RID, IMDG.
PRACTICAL
Hands-on exercises involving the identification of substances, actions to be taken, the application of risk assessment techniques, what information is required by emergency services.