Program Intent

This 8-hour course is designed to improve the awareness of the hazards of working in an
H2S environment and provides the student with the basic skills necessary to follow a response strategy to rescue a casualty of H2S poisoning. This program is certified by ENFORM formerly known as the Petroleum Industry Training Service (PITS).

Who Should Attend

Persons who presently work or plan to work where H2S gas is present due to industrial processes.

Course Content

• Physical properties and locations of H2S
• Occupational Exposure Limits, Toxicity Levels & Scales
• Initial Response Strategy
• Passive and Detector Tube Devices
• Continuous H2S Detectors
• Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus (SABA)
• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
• Maintenance & Operation of SCBA
• Rescue Techniques
• Artificial Respiration

Certificate of Responsibility and Physical Fitness

Participation in training may require physical activity and could involve risks incidental to the function of such training. For example, a student may be required to perform CPR or other first aid skills, wear Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, demonstrate a variety of lifts drags and carries or simulate being a patient. Any relevant existing and/or previous medical conditions, or those that may arise as a result of the training, must be brought to the instructor's attention before the commencement of the program. By registering and signing our waiver, the attendee and/or their sponsor assume all such risks and responsibility for participation in the programs.