Oil Spill Awareness

This course raises awareness of oil spill risks on land and at sea, their environmental impacts, and the first actions to take to report, contain and minimize the effects of a spill.

• Understand sources and causes of oil spills.
• Recognize environmental and health impacts.
• Apply prevention measures.
• Take correct initial response actions.
• Understand containment and recovery methods.

• Sources of oil spills.
• Behavior of oil on land and water.
• Environmental impacts.
• Spill prevention practices.
• Initial response and reporting.
• Containment booms, absorbents and skimmers.

• Oil and gas field workers.
• Marine and port personnel.
• Terminal and storage operators.
• HSE personnel.

Participants will receive an international certificate upon successful completion of the course.