HAZARDS DUE TO H2S PRESENCE (16 hours)

The course provides information necessary to prevent and avoid hazards due to H₂S.
It includes a theoretical part and practical sessions during which all the participants will be required to show their knowledge of the course contents.

Theoretical Aspects

• What is H₂S? (+common denominations)
• Where it can be found(drilling, production, transport, refinery)
• Other places where it can be found
• Physical features:
• Specific weight
• density
• flammability
• explosivity
• self-ignition
• solubility
• Chemical features:
• Derived substances
• corrosivity
• recover
• purification
• Toxicological features:
• smell
• toxicity
• tolerability
• comparison with other substances
• Airway protection:
• Air composition
• Breathable air
• Physiology notions
• Masks
• Filters
• Self-contained breathing apparatus
• Air-line systems
• First Aid:
• intoxication
• antidotes
• emergency modality
• emergency plan
• atmospheric dispersion of H₂S

Practical sessions

• Means of personal protection
• Wearing tests
• Practical training
• checks
• other system: detection:
• fixed gas detectors
• Draeger ampoules
• Air-line systems

Weekly frequency

APT

None

To provide information on H₂S hazards prevention and protection

Instructors with a multi-year experience in this field

Theoretical aspects

First Aid notions

Chemical features

Toxicological features

Airway protection

What H₂S is

Where it can be found(drilling, production, transport, refinery)

Physical features

Practical session

Use of different kinds of equipment

Use of detection systems