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In Introduction to Hydrogen Sulfide Management, you'll learn ...
- What is Hydrogen Sulfide and why it is so dangerous
- H2S properties and human response characteristics
- Potential sources of H2S
- The OSHA standards for managing H2S risks
Overview
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Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 31 pages
Why is Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) a Professional Engineering concern? As Professional Engineers, we design, demolish, maintain, treat for, mitigate, manage the transport and storage of H2S containing components every day. Whether this is in underground municipal sewers, shipping & transportation, waste treatment, agricultural, marine shipping, mining, or chemical-petroleum process plants, this deadly gas must be managed to protect personnel and assets. Engineering controls are the highest level of mitigation for protecting personnel, assets, community, and the environment from the adverse effects of H2S.
Hydrogen sulfide is one of the leading causes of workplace gas inhalation deaths in the United States. Unlike many other fatalities, H2S exposure-related deaths often happen in clusters. These clusters are family or coworkers going in to rescue someone else. So, a single worker fatality is the exception, not the rule when it comes to H2S inhalation exposure deaths in general. Training about safe work practices and hazards of H2S is vital for anyone who works near or in proximity to hydrogen sulfide gas.
Most H2S fatalities are completely preventable with good engineering controls, design administrative controls, monitoring, and personal protective equipment. Beyond fatalities, H2S, if not managed with Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP), can be costly in industry. This byproduct damages equipment and shortens their life and time between maintenance activities.
That is why Professional Engineers need to know the potential sources and source generators of H2S containing systems and how to manage them to protect personnel and equipment. Engineering solutions can include process design changes, chemical compatibility modifications, systems to capture and destroy, scavenger treatments to convert the H2S to a non-toxic compound, monitoring alarms- both fixed and personnel, prevention and storage away from unqualified personnel (distance and separation barriers), ventilation and environmental controls, policies, procedures, administrative controls, education and awareness, and personal protective equipment.
This H2S course closely follows OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, ANSI Z390.1 for Hydrogen Sulfide. However, the course goes deeper to provide Professional Engineers with the introductory level knowledge they need to recognize and respond to H2S containing systems.
This course is applicable to Professional Engineers who work in facilities that have H2S or could be a potential generator of H2S, as well as those who simply wish to learn more about how to manage the hazards associated with H2S.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- OSHA regulations for Hydrogen Sulfide management
- The characteristics of H2S
- Potential H2S exposure risks in commercial, municipal, marine, agricultural, transportation, construction, industrial and chemical-refining manufacturing plants
- How to manage risks associated with H2S
- Solutions for various Engineering Disciplines
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 31 pages
