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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