Catalog H2S Awareness

H2S Awareness

Days of access: 14 Modules: 1

Training covers the characteristics of hydrogen sulfide gas and the potential physiological effects of exposure as well as the use of H2S detection equipment and escape breathing apparatus

By | 16 December 2018
H2S Awareness

Regulations and Guidelines

  1. The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW)

  2. The International Safety Management (ISM) Code

  3. Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization (OPITO)

Course Content

  1. Hydrogen Sulfide: characteristics and hazards

  2. H2S detection equipment and alarms

  3. Donning & operating an escape breathing apparatus (EBA) with a mask within 30 seconds

  4. Donning & operating an EBA with a hood within 30 seconds

  5. Connecting to a pressurized cascade breathing system with an activated EBA which has been donned correctly

  6. Disconnecting from a pressurized cascade breathing system with an activated EBA which has been donned correctly.