Oil and Gas Marine Terminals Safety

Course Info

Date: Dec-02-2024

Length: 1 Week

City: London

Fees: 5,450

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Dec-02-2024

    London

Dates in Other Venues

  • Nov-18-2024

    Istanbul

  • Nov-18-2024

    Rotterdam

  • Dec-09-2024

    Dubai

  • Dec-23-2024

    Hamburg

  • Dec-23-2024

    Athens

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH LIQUID AND GASEOUS CARGOES  

  • Flammability and explosion
  • The Fire Triangle 
  • Flammable Ranges 
  • Limits of flammability in reduced Oxygen atmospheres 
  • Flash Point  
  • Effect of Cargo Contamination on Flashpoint 

TOXICITY & EXPOSURE

  • Forms of exposure
  • Toxicity  
  • Sources of exposure  
  • Routes of Entry 
  • Effects of Substances Hazardous to Health 
  • Results of entry  
  • Describing Toxicity 
  • Specific Toxins 
  • Toxic Constituents of Inert Gas 
  • First Aid in Chemical Emergencies  
  • Action Plan for First Aid Treatment  
  • Casualty Management 

SOURCES OF IGNITION  

  • Hazards Associated with Current Electricity  
  • Fixed and Portable Equipment  
  • Hazards associated with Static Electricity  
  • Charge generation 
  • Charge accumulation 
  • Electrostatic hazards during tank washing  
  • Ship Shore Bonding  
  • Synthetic clothing  
  • Transmitting Aerials 
  • Hand tools  
  • Pyrophoric Iron Sulphide 
  • Smoking 
  • Hot Work 
  • Control of Hot Work  
  • Approval for Hot Work

HAZARD CONTROL – TANKER DESIGN FOR SAFETY

  • Designation of flammable hazardous areas 
  • Accommodation features  
  • The Citadel system  
  • Electrical protection in hazardous zones  
  • Maintaining safe tank atmospheres  
  • Inert Gas Systems  
  • Sources of Inert Gas 
  • Constituents of Flue Gas Inert Gas
  • Flue Gas Uptake Valves 
  • Scrubber Tower  
  • Blowers (Fans) 
  • Maintaining safe tank atmospheres

HAZARD CONTROL – OPERATIONAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT  

  • Hazard and Risk Control
  • Selection of control measures 
  • Safety equipment and protection of personnel  
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  
  • The role of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)  
  • Portable Gas Detectors and Oxygen Analyzers 
  • Hydrocarbon Gas Detectors.  
  • Testing for poisons and other specialised substances  
  • Oxygen detection 
  • The hazards of enclosed spaces  
  • Hazards associated with Hydrocarbons  
  • Hazards associated with chemicals  
  • Other risks associated with confined spaces 
  • Testing atmospheres of enclosed spaces 
  • Long term sampling 
  • Breathing Apparatus, Respiratory Aids and Escape Sets  
  • Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus  
  • Air Line Breathing Apparatus 
  • Cartridge or Canister Face Masks  
  • Hose Mask (Fresh Air Breathing Apparatus)  
  • Maintenance of Respiratory Protection Equipment

POLLUTION PREVENTION 

  • Effects of marine pollution
  • Natural dispersion of marine pollutants  
  • Preventing Marine Pollution  
  • The load on top principle (LOT)  
  • MARPOL  
  • MARPOL Special Areas 
  • Design features to avoid oil pollution  
  • Dedicated Clean Ballast Tanks (DCBT)
  • Crude Oil Washing (COW)  
  • Slop Tanks  
  • Oil Content Monitors  
  • The Oil Record Book  
  • International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPPC)  
  • Dealing with Pollution Emergencies  

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