Hydrogen Sulfide Awareness

Program Fee: $95.00

Program Duration: 1 day (approx 6 hrs)

*Registration is FREE. Our advisors are available to address your questions. Price quoted are in Canadian funds, per person, per registration, one month access, and does not include any applicable taxes. Subject to change without prior notice.

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Course Description

Every year, workers are accidentally exposed to unsafe levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), also called sour gas, sewer gas, stink damp and hydrosulphuric acid. H2S can kill a worker in a few seconds.

In this 6-hour course, students learn about H2S to help them stay safe on the job.

Course Details

Learning Objectives

Topics Covered Include:

Safety legislation
Physical properties and locations of H2S
Occupational exposure limits
Toxicity levels & scales
Initial response strategy
Passive and detector tube devices
Continuous H2S detectors
Supplied Air Respirator (SAR)
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
Maintenance & operation of SCBA
Rescue techniques
Artificial respiration

Admission

Recommended CLB 7 (Canadian Language Benchmark)—Equivalent to IELTS 6 or TOEFL 77-99

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