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Hazardous Locations for Operations and Maintenance Personnel$595.00
A one-day course intended for Managers, Operations, Maintenance and technical support personnel who work in hazardous locations and require an understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety requirements. The course covers OH&S regulated activities in hazardous locations, application of the hot work permit process, the use of portable electronics and the operations and maintenance of ventilation systems essential to the integrity of the hazardous area classification design.
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Course Description
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the hazards posed by flammable gases/ vapours in classified locations
- To read and understand a hazardous area classification drawing
- To know the OH&S regulations as they apply to hazardous locations
Course Information
Course Includes:
- Hard copy of slide presentation
- PDF of course materials
- Certificate of attendance
Instructor
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Allan Bozek, P.Eng, MBA
Allan has over 30 years experience in the design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of industrial power systems. The scope of his experience includes manufacturing, oil and gas production, refining, water treatment and mining industrial facilities. He is a member of the IEEE industrial applications society, a committee member of the Canadian Electrical Code Section 18 (Hazardous Locations) and is a registered Profession Engineer in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. |
Detailed Outline
1. Defining the Hazard
- The Fire Triangle
- Probability of a release vs. probability of an ignition event
- Normal vs. Abnormal vs. Catastrophic release events
- Flashpoint
- LEL/UEL
- Auto-ignition
- NFPA and WHIMIS classification of flammable materials
- Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
- Canadian Electrical Code
- Purpose of a hazardous area classification
- Division vs. Zone classifications
- Interpreting a hazardous area classification drawing
- Design Process
- Documentation requirements
- Use of ventilation, purging and vapour tight barriers as a basis for a hazardous area classification
- Installation of non-hazardous rated equipment in hazardous locations
- Drawing interpretation tutorial
- Work activities incorporating potential sources of ignition
- Use of vehicles in hazardous locations
- Evaluation of potential ignition sources
- Hot Work permits
- Grounding and bonding in hazardous locations
- Tutorial – Evaluating portable equipment for use in a hazardous location
- Certification requirements
- Interpreting hazardous location markings on portable equipment
- Building ventilation systems
- Tarpaulin enclosed areas
- Storage of flammable materials
- Laboratories handling flammable materials
- Process secondary seals
- Care and maintenance of explosion-proof equipment
- Use of cheater cords for construction
- Turnaround activities impacting the hazardous area classification
- Hot work on a storage tank
- Vehicle operation in hazardous locations