Course Title

Certification on the use of Toxic Gases

Course duration and timing

24 hrs

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a preparation in order to obtain the license for the use of toxic gases in accordance with the Italian Decree 147/1927 .

Contents

Toxicology:

-   General Principles:

• Toxicity
• Dangers
• Risks
• Damages
• The toxic agent:

- Chemical and physical characteristics

- Presence of foreign matter or simultaneous exposure to other toxic substances

- Biodegradability

- Exposure: Dose, ways and means of exposure, duration and frequency

• Factors concerning population: age, sex, genetic makeup, nutritional status

-   Factors related to the environment: humidity, temperature, day, night, etc

• Local effect
• General or sistemi effect

-   The route of entry of toxic absorption, distribution, storage, excretion

-   The classification of dangerous substances

• The hazard classes
• The labeling
• The safety sheet

General knowledge on basic physics and chemistry, containers and transport of toxic gases:

-   Change of status

-   Explanations about the gases

-   The air and its components

-   The action of the gas on the organism

-   Temperature, pressure and volume

-   Critical pressure and temperature

-   Liquefaction of a gas

-   Density and specific gravity

-   Solutions, acids and bases, pH

-   The combustion

-   The flammable range

-   The explosion range

-   Containers for gases

• the parts composing a cylinder
• testing and revisions
• the punchings
• cylinders labeling

-   Cylinders handling

-   Storage

-   The use of compressed and liquefied gases

-   The use of gas in populated places and outdoor

-   The transportation

Fire-fighting measures:

-   Fire extinguishers

-   Fire pumps

-   Protection the airways

• Gas masks
• Gas filters

-   Breathing apparatus

• Open cycle type
• Closed cycle type

Gas safety data sheets

Knowledge of first aid

Technical and legal aspects on the use of toxic gases:

-   The use of toxic gases

-   Removal of toxic gases and distraction

-   Revocation or suspension of the enablement licence

-   The Regional technical and permanent Commision for toxic gases

-   Application for the issuance and review of the license

-   Activities subject to operator’s license

Target Group for the Course

The course is aimed at businesses, where employees must obtain a certificate of fitness for the purpose of issue of the license enabling the use of toxic gases.

Rules and standards

• R.D. 147/1927 – D.M. 9 Maggio 1927 – D.M. 6 febbraio 1935 – D.lgs. 81/2008 e s.m.i.
• ECU S.p.A. Technical Specifications (ENI CORPORATE UNIVERSITY S.p.A.)

Course pre-requisites

Birth certificate + certificate of medical fitness signed by a military doctor or a local health officer with legalized signature + certificate of primary education + General Certificate of criminal record + valid copy of personal ID (the above mentioned documents and certificates are preliminary to the request of examination to the Local Authority responsible for the area).

Course site

Tema Safety & Training S.R.L. Training Centre
Via della Transumanza n. 5/C – 74123 Contrada Carmine (Taranto) – ITALY
Telefono: (+39) 0994725898
Fax: (+39) 0994725690
E-Mail: info@temasafety.com

Services included