Spill Kit Training: Chemicals and Oils

This course explains the different types of spill kit and how to tell them apart, and how to use the safety data sheet to plan a safe response. You will learn a step-by-step procedure for protecting yourself, stopping and containing a spill, absorbing it and disposing of waste, as well as how to protect drains and watercourses and report environmental incidents. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training, your own competence or your employer's procedures.
Modules
5
Duration
About 35 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 17

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Distinguish between general purpose, oil-only and chemical spill kits and choose the right one.
  • ✓Use the safety data sheet to identify hazards, PPE and spill response measures.
  • ✓Follow a safe procedure to protect yourself, stop the source, contain and absorb a spill.
  • ✓Protect drains and watercourses and explain why polluting controlled waters is an offence.
  • ✓Dispose of used spill materials as hazardous waste and report environmental incidents to the right regulator.
  • ✓Carry out a post-spill review and restock spill kits.

Course contents

  1. Module 1: Spill Kits and Spill Risks

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Safety Data Sheets and Protecting Yourself

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Responding to a Spill

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Protecting the Environment and Reporting

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  5. Module 5: After the Spill

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  6. Final assessment & certificate