Category Archives: chemical spill training

Training in Silos is the road to organised chaos

Its the fault of the tick box culture we’ve created for ourselves. First Aid Training, Fire Warden Training, Health and Safety Training all need to be done, but by who? Well the first mistake is to have them delivered by … Continue reading

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Isocyanate Spillages – the hazards and response required

1000L IBC Spill of Isocyanate Over the last few months we have been running a series of training course for companies involved in the manufacture of polyurethane foam. The main reagents being Polyol and MDI or Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate to … Continue reading

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Cryogenic Spills – The hazards and how to respond to them.

I’ve just been reading a number of cooking articles which compare the hazards of liquid nitrogen with hot cooking oil and virtually infer that there is little difference. Having spent the last few months working with some concerned Universities and … Continue reading

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Scene Controller, Incident Commander are all important roles when dealing with hazardous spill incidents.

“Thank you for the report. I believe that what you have delivered is way over and above what is required. We only require basic training in how to use the spill kits and contain a spill, not incident management.  This … Continue reading

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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread during laboratory spill incidents

Laboratory Spill Response Training is not something to be taken lightly. I received an e mail only yesterday from one of our clients with an interesting update on events post their Sapira laboratory spill incident training course which I would … Continue reading

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Integrated Emergency First Aid at Work

At last a client who sees the benefit of not training in silos. This week one of our pharmaceutical clients asked us to develop a course for them which, not only complies with the requirements of the Emergency First Aid … Continue reading

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Chemical Awareness Training

Background. Legislation drives much of what we do and, if you employ people within the UK, then the Health and Safety at Work Act is one of the principle drivers of compliance and awareness training. A brief tour through the … Continue reading

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Chemical Awareness Training

What is an acid? What is a strong acid when compared with a weak acid? What makes something Corrosive? What’s the difference between an acute and chronic irritant? These are just some of the questions addressed and answered by the … Continue reading

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Training shouldn’t be in Silos. Avoid silo management when it comes to preparing for an incident.

When it comes to spill training there is absolutely no point in playing at it. Far too often organisations are motivated to run a course for all the wrong reasons. ISO14001 compliance is just one of the prime motivators but … Continue reading

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Spill Training by DVD. Does it work ?

I received a “Dear John” e mail this morning from a company who had enquired about the Sapira 2SK Spill Kit Training Course. The e mail explained “that they had decided to go for the cheaper option, a Spill Training … Continue reading

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