Major Industrial Accidents and their prevention

This training course was created to provide introductory evidence-based education on the sound management of chemicals in industrial settings, in order to prevent further disasters. OBJECTIVES The general objective of this course is to increase the knowledge and the understanding on the sound management of chemicals at the national and at the workplace level in order to prevent major industrial accidents. Specifically, upon successful completion of this course, participants are expected to have the ability to: • Describe the types of chemicals than can cause Major Industrial Accidents (MIA) as well as their impacts to the workers' health. • Explain the meaning of the Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents (Natech), some selected Natech examples and how the Natech risks could be managed. • Identify the key ILO policy level actions related with MIA and chemical safety, as well as the main international treaties and frameworks related with the prevention of MIA. • Explain the main roles and responsibilities of governments, employers and workers, and the role of the social dialogue in promoting chemical safety. • Describe the components of a major hazard control system at the workplace level and the main emergency responses, as well as the preventive and protective actions for the MIA management at the workplace level. CONTENT This is a course with 4 self-guided modules: • Module 1 | Chemicals and major industrial accidents. • Module 2 | The Impacts of MIA with a focus on Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accident. • Module 3 | Policy level actions for preventing major industrial accidents. • Module 4 | Workplace management of chemicals for preventing major industrial accidents ACHIEVEMENT It is expected that the successful completion of the course would provide a basic understanding on the sound management of chemicals at the national and at the workplace level in order to prevent major industrial accidents. NUMBER OF HOURS: 6