Gas Safety at Waste Disposal & Recycling Sites - Managers

The safe identification, storage and control of gas cylinders received at waste disposal and recycling sites can be an issue if Managers and their staff are unaware of the risks and dangers present.

Our Gas Safety at Waste Disposal & Recycling Sites (Managers) Workshop is an instructor-led training session for up to 20 delegates. It provides all the essential safety awareness information required to ensure that cylinders are deal with in a safe manner.

The half-day (3½ hour approx) workshop is designed for:

• Managers and Supervisors responsible for controlling the collection of fly-tipped and orphaned gas cylinders.
  
• Waste and Recycling Site Managers and Supervisors responsible for the handling, storage and repatriation of gas cylinders.
• Area and Regional Managers who are responsible for the safe storage and transfer of gas cylinders.
  

Gas Safety at Waste Disposal & Recycling Sites (Managers) Workshop Overview

• Why do accidents occur?
• What's in the air?
• What are the potential hazards when working with gas cylinders?
• Oxygen enrichment - oxidants
  
• Oxygen depletion - inert gases
• Hazards of flammability
• Toxic and corrosive gases
• Hazards posed by cold gases
• Hazards when manual handling cylinders
• Safe storage of gas cylinders
• What happens when it all goes wrong

What You Will Learn

The workshop will enable participants to:

• Correctly identify gas cylinders
• Appreciate the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Recognise how gas cylinders operate
• Be aware of the hazards of asphyxia
• Recognise the hazards posed by oxygen enrichment
• Identify flammability hazards
• Recognise the hazards of using incorrect manual handling techniques
• Re-assess current storage procedures in line with the relevant Guidance Notes
• Introduce safe working practices into their workplace

Workshop Price

The workshop is priced at £1100 for up to 8 delegates, additional delegates at £85 per head. VAT is payable at the standard rate.

A maximum of 20 delegates may attend. Certificates of attendance and delegate workbooks will be issued.

Click here to download workshop details in PDF format

We also offer a shorter (2 hour) training workshop for staff at waste disposal and recycling sites. Click here for information.