Fuel Spills and Environmental Response
Fuel spill response and environmental protection for fuel station attendants, cashiers and supervisors at the invented Northfield Fuel and Market: why spills matter and the four pathways spilled fuel takes, Alberta OHS law, the Alberta Fire Code, the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and its Release Reporting Regulation, tank registration, WHMIS, waste rules and federal law on water and federal land, spill scenarios from topping off to underground leaks, the five steps of stop, make safe, protect drains, contain and absorb, and tell and record, PPE and absorbent quantities, cleanup, contaminated waste and spill kit logs, storm drains and oil-water separators, underground tank equipment and tank gauge leak tests, inventory reconciliation and leak detection, reporting to the 24-hour line with a written report, how fuel moves through soil and groundwater, prevention with the hierarchy of controls and ullage checks, and drills, reviews and the annual check.
HSE-351 12 lessons · 4 h 28 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Explain why fuel spills matter, describe the four pathways spilled fuel takes and estimate the volume of a spill from its size.
- Explain how Alberta OHS law, the Alberta Fire Code, the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and its Release Reporting Regulation, tank registration, WHMIS, waste rules and federal law apply to spills and tanks, and who is responsible for what.
- Recognize the main spill scenarios at a station, from topping off to underground leaks, and compare how gasoline and diesel behave once spilled.
- Respond to a fuel spill with the five steps (stop the source, make it safe, protect the drains, contain and absorb, tell and record), choose PPE and absorbents, and know when to get people away and call 911.
- Finish a cleanup, decide when a contractor is needed, handle fuel-contaminated waste and recovered fuel correctly, and keep spill kits stocked with a log.
- Explain where storm and sanitary drains go, how an oil-water separator works and fails, and how to protect and maintain drains and separators.
- Describe the parts of an underground tank system, explain how tank gauge leak tests and line leak detectors work, and respond correctly to tank alarms.
- Reconcile book and measured inventory, recognize the pattern of a leak in variance records, and follow up an unexplained loss.
- Decide with the manager whether a spill must be reported in Alberta, make the report at the first available opportunity with the right facts, and follow up with the written report and records.
- Explain how fuel moves through soil and groundwater and into buildings and surface water, estimate groundwater travel time, and describe how contaminated sites are investigated and cleaned up.
- Apply the hierarchy of controls to spill prevention, prevent delivery overfills with an ullage check, and compare the expected cost of spills with the cost of prevention.
- Plan, run, time and review spill drills, review real spills for causes, and carry out an annual check of the station's spill system.
Course content
12 lessons · 4 h 28 min total · final exam
- 1 Why fuel spills matter 22 min · quiz
- 2 Law and responsibilities for spills and tanks in Canada 22 min · quiz
- 3 Spill scenarios at stations 24 min · quiz
- 4 The first minutes: stop, protect and contain 22 min · quiz
- 5 Cleanup, waste and restocking 22 min · quiz
- 6 Drains, separators and stormwater 22 min · quiz
- 7 Underground tanks and their equipment 23 min · quiz
- 8 Inventory reconciliation and leak detection 22 min · quiz
- 9 Reporting spills 23 min · quiz
- 10 When fuel reaches soil and water 22 min · quiz
- 11 Preventing spills 22 min · quiz
- 12 Drills, reviews and keeping the plan alive 22 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Fuel spill response and environmental protection for fuel station attendants, cashiers and supervisors at the invented Northfield Fuel and Market: why spills matter and the four pathways spilled fuel takes, Alberta OHS law, the Alberta Fire Code, the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and its Release Reporting Regulation, tank registration, WHMIS, waste rules and federal law on water and federal land, spill scenarios from topping off to underground leaks, the five steps of stop, make safe, protect drains, contain and absorb, and tell and record, PPE and absorbent quantities, cleanup, contaminated waste and spill kit logs, storm drains and oil-water separators, underground tank equipment and tank gauge leak tests, inventory reconciliation and leak detection, reporting to the 24-hour line with a written report, how fuel moves through soil and groundwater, prevention with the hierarchy of controls and ullage checks, and drills, reviews and the annual check.