Course Description

Some of the leading causes of environmental pollution include improper storage of hazardous chemicals (both goods and wastes), an incompatible inspection of containment materials, the use of hazardous products when non-hazardous products are available, and insufficient staff training. Contamination can come in many forms like water, land, air, radioactive, food, noise, molds, odor, construction, vibration, etc. Invariably, if these contaminants are not properly dealt with, they will result in pollution and certain situations serious health problems.

Hazardous Waste Management & Pollution Prevention training course will give details on the various types of contaminants and the new frontiers in eliminating or minimizing these contaminants, using effective non-hazardous products in your company, and also environmentally acceptable methods of disposal for both hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Participants will learn how to address and manage real or potential contamination issues, resulting in improved productivity. This program will highlight the economic side of reducing and preventing emissions and associated tangible benefits.

Course Objectives

By the Hazardous Waste Management & Pollution Prevention course, delegates will be able to understand:

Learn about the various types of contamination and which ones are more applicable to your company

Encourage and facilitate dialogue with like-minded individuals on specific contamination issues of concern in their organizations and the opportunity to develop regional networks within the GCC area to address common concerns

Learn about the relevant environmental treaties dealing with contamination and pollution

Learn how to prioritize contamination problems in dealing with contamination and waste management issues in a logical sequence

Show and emphasize the close relationship between human health and the environment that’s been directly affected by contamination

Discussion of the current methodologies for the clean up of contaminated soil, ground and surface water, air pollution, construction materials, and radioactive materials

Audience

Health, Safety, and Environmental Professionals

Hazardous wastes Management Staff

Staff responsible for contamination issues

Laboratory Technicians

Technical assistants

Emergency Personnel

Staff wishing to reduce risk and liability arising from polluting events

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites are required. Relevant education or industry experience is beneficial.

Course Content

Brief History of Contamination and Introduction to Hazardous Wastes

What is contamination and how does it affect us?

A detailed look at all the various types of contamination

Global Environmental issues related to contamination

International Environmental Treaties and Guidelines related to Contamination

The toxic 12 Chemicals and the role of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

The current watch list for chemicals that soon may be added to the toxic 12

Environmental Law and its significance

Definition of hazardous Wastes & Non -Hazardous Wastes

Connecting the dots between Contamination and Hazardous Wastes

Management of Contamination and Hazardous Wastes

The relationship between Contamination and Occupational Health & Safety

The importance of documentation in Hazardous Waste Management

Some typical Hazardous Waste Regulations and the need for harmonization

The purpose of a Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

The purpose of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Why a Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is essential for WHMIS and MSDS

Carrying out a Contamination Audit

Managing a Waste Disposal Site

Class Exercise

Contamination and Pollution Prevention

Discussions on common contamination sources from the contamination audit, sources of pollution, and techniques and technologies to prevent or minimize them.

Exploration & Production- Refining & Transportation

Oil Spills with special reference to the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil slick occurrence

Modern Tanker design to minimize the occurrence of a major oil spill

Other oil-related sources of pollution

The common thread amongst many third world countries concerning pollution issues

The current concepts of Zero Waste (ZW) and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and their limitations

The Bird Problem- Pollution from bird droppings and dead birds and the latest available technologies to control this problem

Class Exercise

Continuation of Contamination and Pollution Prevention Planning and Contingency Planning for Major Incidents

Life Cycle Management of all materials being used in a company

The 5R’s- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Rethink

Detailed requirements for proper storage of hazardous materials

The importance of on-going training

The importance of regular reviews of emergency plans

Updated information on ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001

Types of Environmental Audits

Discussion of some major preventable accidents

Big Picture Review of the Management and Prevention of Contamination and Hazardous Wastes

HAZID (Hazard Identification)

HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations)

Environmental Ethics

Examples of Environmental Ethics from the Instructor’s personal experiences

Climate Change update and its significance for the Gulf Coast Countries

A complete training course review with some generic recommendations including Greening your Company at a reasonable cost

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