Spill Response Training

Your spill responders are your most valuable asset in ensuring protection of your site and the environment from pollution incidents. As legislation changes and enhancements are made in spill prevention products it is critical that spill responders and environmental officers are aware of this. The effectiveness of your sites spill prevention strategy and response plan is greatly influenced by staff training.

Having spill kits and equipment is important but knowing how to use them is essential.

Investment in spill training assists towards ISO14001 and Investors In People, meets with regulations including Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPG21) and Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH) and forms part of your Pollution Incident Response Plan.

For everyday operations spill training ensures familiarity with your Emergency Plan, reduces likelihood of a pollution incident, significantly reduces costs associated with spill clean up, provides knowledge and skills needed to safely manage spills on site and creates awareness of the potential risks associated with liquid spills.

COURSE CONTENT

• Physical make up of absorbents
• Personal safety/PPE
• Suitability
• Containment and clean up techniques
• Disposal
• Reporting
• Replenishment of spill kits
• Storage and handling awareness
• Relevant legislation
• Duty of care
• Site contingency planning
• Consequences of pollution
• Spill exercise

ASSESSMENT

This course is CITB approved for grant aid to levy payers and each trainee will receive a certificate of attendance on completion.

‘Excellent training, with good practical application exercises‘ R McKibben, Team Lead, Lakeland Dairies

‘Enjoyable practical training’ S Johnston, Ballylumford Power Station

‘Key information, clearly presented’ B O’Neill, EHS Manager, Diageo Baileys