The specially written course for HAZMAT RESPONDERS in association with The National Chemical Emergency Centre

To provide responders and operators with an understanding of dangerous substances which are transported by tanker or in package form.

To enable them to have knowledge of the various labelling schemes and the legislative requirements, including; IMDG, IATA, United Nations.

To assist them in understand the various tanker marking schemes including ADR, CDG, IMDG, CIA voluntary scheme, etc.

To give managers a basic chemical vocabulary knowledge so that they can be in a position to ask the right questions and to carry out relevant risk assessments and decide, or discuss with relevant bodies, the correct and safe action that needs to be taken.

To understand the roles of both statutory and non-statutory organisations (water companies, EA, HSE, manufacturers, NCEC, CHEMSAFE) that may become involved in chemical incidents, including the legal implications.

To encourage pro-active incident management so that incidents are brought to a satisfactory conclusion safely and quickly and so that the return to normality is in the shortest possible time.

...this will enable responders to act with confidence and to be assertive so that the duties of the organisation will be fulfilled effectively and, above all, safely.

Presentations on the classes of dangerous goods, labelling schemes, United Nations coding, compatibility and terms of the chemical industry.

A practical look at placarding on vehicles.

Sessions on the classes of dangerous substances and the compatibility of various products.

Syndicate exercises covering chemical incidents on the road.

Input on the role of CHEMSAFE and the various package information.

Syndicate exercises, which will look at the effects and boundaries of incidents, especially where underground cavities such as building basements, drains and rivers could be affected.

Using interactive techniques, the roles of the agencies will be discussed, including the MEDIA dimension.

Practical exercise including a tanker roll over and recovery, covering:

v     Scene Safety

v     Risk Assessments

v     Cordons

v     Product transfer (IP and other Codes of Practice)

v     Fire risk assessments

v     Tanker recovery

v     Responsibilities

During the course the following subjects will be covered:

CHEMSAFE, Chloraid, Ammoniaid, CHEMET, CHEMSAFE Longstop system,

NAIR scheme

Load transfer

Labelling of packages and vehicles

UN classes of dangerous substances

Chemical terminology

Information systems both computer and hard copy

Clean-up procedures

Environmental implications

Dangerous Substance - Incident management

Roles and responsibilities of both statutory and non-statutory agencies

The existing and future legal framework for storage, supply and transportation

The role of the media

Telephone techniques

Course Director:

Richard Baker A.M.I.R.T.E., A.M.S.O.E., Hon.M.I.V.R.

Serving Chief Fire Officer with considerable experience in the Dangerous Goods incident management arena and co-author of the Energy Institute's Code of Practice on tanker recovery.

Contact:

e-mail                or phone +44(0)208 133 2427