• Cairo

    Cairo

Hazardous Waste Management and Pollution

 

 

INTRODUCTION

        Man is a product of nature, and like all the other creatures he has to abide by nature's rules. However, so dramatic have been the technological advances and discoveries of         the last few centuries, that man's relationship with the natural world has undergone profound, and in many cases, dangerous changes.
       How we manage our waste and control substances and items that we consider to just be "rubbish" is a critical factor in the way we need to protect our environment and           ensure a quality of life for us and our family.
       Participants in IACT course discover how to meet their annual training requirement and learn a systematic approach to understanding and complying with the latest state              and federal regulations.

OBJECTIVES

  • 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 cleanup of contaminated soil, ground and surface water, air pollution, construction materials  and radioactive materials

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Health & Safety Environmental Professionals
  • Staff responsible for managing hazardous wastes
  • Staff responsible for contamination issues
  • Laboratory Technicians
  • Staff wishing to reduce risk and liability arising from contaminating and polluting events
  • Technical assistants and anyone who has a role to play in environmental matters of the Organization
  • Emergency Personnel

Training Methodology:

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total
tuition hours:-
• 30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
• 30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
• 20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos, Software & General Discussions

Outline

DAY 1 

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
  • Environmental DVD

 

DAY 2

Management of Contamination and Hazardous Wastes

  • Brief review of Day 1 topics
  • 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
  • Environmental DVD
  • Class Exercise

 

DAY 3 

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

  • Review of Day 2 topics
  • 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
  • Environmental DVD
  • Class Exercise

 

 DAY 4

Continuation of Contamination and Pollution Prevention Planning and Contingency Planning for major incidents

  • Review of Day 3 topics
  • 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, 18001 and 9001
  • Types of Environmental Audits
  • Discussion of some major preventable accidents

 

DAY 5 

Big picture review of the Management and Prevention of Contamination and Hazardous Wastes

  • Review of Day 4 topics
  • HAZID ( HAZard IDentification)
  • HAZOP (HAZard & OPerability)
  • 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 course review with some generic recommendations including Greening your Company at a reasonable cost

 

Certificates

A Certificate of Completion will be issued to those who attend & successfully complete the programme.

Schedule

  08:30 – 10:15 First Session

 10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:15 Second Session

 12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:00 Third Session

 14:00 – 15:00 Lunch

 Fees

 The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is:

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