Aims
• Anticipate the fate and behaviour of oil spills in the aquatic environment
• Gain concrete, practical knowledge of response strategies and techniques in inland waters
• Select appropriate equipment to respond to a spill
• Contribute to the development of a contingency plan
Content
• Spill issues and challenges
• Basic principles of response in inland waters
• Behaviour of oil spills in the environment
• Containment:
- manufactured booms
- custom-made booms
• Recovery operations
• Spill response on land: in soil, gutters, channels and ditches
• Riverbank clean-up
• Waste management
• Principles of crisis management and contingency planning
• Feedback from past incidents
The detailed program for your course is available in the “My training session” section.