4-day specialist tank and tank bund firefighting training

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This course is designed for emergency response personnel how have a supervisory or advisory capacity when dealing with incidents involving atmospheric storage tank farms. The specialist should have a greater insight into the essential tasks and processes for controlling and mitigating incidents involving storage of hydrocarbon products at these facilities.

Aim & objectives
The delegate shall on conclusion of the training, be able to identify and explain the following:

• specific tank design configurations, construction and safety provisions
• understand the types of scenario for tank incidents and the associated escalation possibilities
• understand the risk for responders and applying a dynamic risk assessment to tank incidents.
• describe the procedures for specific tank incidents; mobilizing; assessing the situation; planning and implementing a response
• understand the difference between defensive; transitional and offensive strategies for tank incidents
• understand the importance of containment; fire water usage and run off containment
• understand the effects of foam on the environment
• understand the cooling requirements for tank incidents and the associated tactics and techniques
• understand the foam application requirements and the associated tactics and techniques for different scenarios

Contents

• preparation in responding to incidents
• gathering information and risk assessment
• determining objectives and planning a response
• implementing and responses
• table top exercises
• tank table demonstrations
• practical scenarios

Prerequisites
None

Duration
4 days

More information and booking
For more information or if you want to book a course, please contact our Business Support on: +31 181 376 666 or fireacademy@nl.relyonnutec.com