Webinar Overview
This webinar covers firefighting advice, including how to understand what to put into Section 5 of safety data sheets (SDS). Specifically:
- What information should be included in a SDS
- How the information is, or could be, used
- Types of fire and suitable extinguishers
- Firefighting technologies, including newer developments
- Common causes of fire
- Case study fires
Section 5 is an often-neglected section of the SDS, with many common and repeated phrases used to populate it. But who is it intended for anyway? How is it used currently? How should it – or could it – be used. It helps when populating this section.
In this webinar we will examine the various types of fire that can result and how best to tackle each fire type. This includes an overview of firefighting methods used by fire services as well as portable fire fighting technologies. This is designed to help you in assessing how your substances and mixtures may contribute to a fire or be affected by it.
Some common causes of fire are discussed, and case studies referenced.
The particular problems that lithium ion battery technology can pose, as the assemblies become more prevalent in our daily lives, is also discussed.
Who should attend?
This webinar is intended to be of interest to a wide audience – especially those involved in, or responsible for, writing safety data sheets or using them in a chemical safety capacity.
Our Presenter
Bill Atkinson, Chief Scientific Advisor, OHES Environmental
Bill Atkinson is the Chief Scientific Advisor at OHES Environmental, leading a team of Incident Advisors providing the 24-7 Emergency Advice world-wide, multi-lingual, telephone advice service. He also supports the chemical incident response services of Adler and Allan Group, of which OHES is part.
He has over 25 years providing advice on the hazards, properties and reactions of chemicals and is a safety trainer and SDS author. He is a qualified DGSA by road and has benefited from CHCS training courses himself down the years.
Bill is also employed as a Scientific Advisor to West Midlands Fire Service, providing advice and attending hazardous material and CBRNe incidents. He has helped author a number of policy documents to update and inform policy within the UK fire services in regard to hazardous materials.
Registration
The webinar is free of charge for members of CHCS: please click on the REGISTER button on this web page.
You will receive an email of confirmation and then an email from GoToWebinar explaining how to join the event on the day.
We are also pleased to offer the webinar free-of-charge to members of BADGP and SCHC (click on the links to see how to register).
If you are interested in attending, but not a member of these organisations, you can JOIN CHCS and then register, free-of-charge. Further webinars on a variety of topics are also being planned.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please email: enquiries@chcs.org.uk.
Your Attention Is Drawn To These Conditions
CHCS reserves the right to alter or cancel the programme due to circumstances beyond our control.
Members Of BADGP & SCHC
CHCS is delighted to have arrangements with:
Members of both organisations can attend CHCS events at CHCS member-only rates and vice versa. If you are a member of either organisation and wish to attend this course, please visit the Partners page of our website and follow the links to the web page of the organisation to see how to register.
Your Attention Is Drawn To These Conditions
CHCS reserves the right to alter or cancel the programme due to circumstances beyond our control.
