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Oil in Water Training

Oil in Water Training

£99.99 per year with automatic renewal.

The course covers all aspects of sampling produced waters and analysing them for oil content.

After successful completion, a course certificate will be issued acknowledging attendance.

Minimum Requirements

This course is designed as a remote learning refresher for industry professionals with experience of sampling and analysis. The course is suitable for experienced personnel only.

Course Information

Estimated Time: 200 years

Difficulty: Intermediate

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Oil in Water Training

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Legislation and Regulation

UK Legislation
Oil in Effluent Water Training LEGISLATION & REGULATION 1.1 UK Legislation Oil and Gas Production companies in the United Kingdom and required in law to conform with environmental legislation that...
The Regulator; The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) BEIS is a ministerial department that is supported by 42 agencies and public bodies that replaced the Department of Energy and Climate...

Health and Safety

Procedures
Health and Safety Law Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 S2; every employer has a duty to ensure the health and safety of his employees, so far...
Risk Assessments
Conducting a Risk Assessment As discussed in the previous section, an employer has a duty to ensure the health and safety of his employees, so far as reasonably practicable. Employees...
CoSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 is particularly applicable to any persons who are involved with Oil in effluent water...
Control of work
Health and Safety Management Systems A Health and Safety Management system is a formal management system or framework that can help an organisation manage health and safety; although, management will...
Personal Behaviour and PPE
Personal Protective Equipment Employers have duties concerning the provision and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at work. PPE is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety...

Chemicals and Equipment

Requirements for tests
Administrative Requirements OPERATING PROCEDURES An organisation shall generally have operational procedures in place to assure conformance with operational and safety standards. Procedures, including method statements, work instructions, permits to work...
Organic Solvents
Organic Solvents WHAT ARE ORGANIC SOLVENTS Organic solvents are carbon-based substances capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances. In effluent water, Oils and Grease will be more...
Inorganic Acids
Inorganic Acids WHAT ARE INORGANIC ACIDS Inorganic Acids, also known as mineral acids, are acids that are derived from inorganic compounds. Common inorganic acids are Hydrochloric, Nitric, Sulphuric or Phosphoric...
Molecular Sieves
Molecular Sieves WHAT ARE MOLECULAR SIEVES Molecular sieves are microporous minerals, which are usually composed of; aluminosilicate minerals, porous glass, activated charcoals or carbons and various types of clays. These...

Calibrations and Validations

The OSPAR Reference Method
The OSPAR Reference Method Who is OSPAR? OSPAR is the mechanism by which 15 Governments & the EU cooperate to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. OSPAR started...
Validations
Validations WHAT ARE ANALYTICAL VALIDATIONS? Analytical validations are a quality assurance process that provides confidence that analytical instruments are operating as per the manufacturers specifications and are generating valid data...

Sampling

Representative Sampling
Representative Sampling WHAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES? Samples of effluent water (and other relevant samples) for analysis must be performed in a manner to ensure that, as far as practically possible,...
Sampling Media
Sampling Media To ensure the accuracy of the hydrocarbon quantification analysis, the water sample must be collected in approved media that conforms with the international standards. The requirements relating to...
Taking a Sample
Sampling WHY ARE WE TAKING A SAMPLE? The purpose of sampling is to provide an insight into the conditions of a Produced Water Processing System (or equivalent) at the time...
Sampling Requirements
Summary of OPPC Sampling Requirements – Process Operations OGUK set out the sampling requirements and analysis requirements for Produced Water discharge in the table below. Other discharge specifications have been...

Sample Preperation

Sample Conditioning
Sample Conditioning WHAT IS SAMPLE CONDITIONING An IR analytical analyser will unequivocally produce an absorbance reading at the prescribed wavelength which will be representative of the components in the sample...
Solvent Extractions
Solvent Extraction Procedure           Pour the sample into a clean, dry separating funnel.  Add exactly 25ml TTCE solvent to the sample bottle. Cap tightly and thoroughly...
Dilutions
Sample dilutions   WHAT IS A SAMPLE DILUTION? A sample dilution is a process of reducing the concentration of an analyte in a solution so that it is within an...

Sample Analysis

Infra-red analysis
Infra-red Analysis   INTRODUCTION   The BEIS methodology for quantification of hydrocarbons in effluent water contains provisions from standards which should be referred to as a quality assurance measure before...
Types of Analyser
Analysers  The following page lists a number of Infra-red analysers that are currently in use in the industry. The list is for demonstration purposes only and perpetuates the importance of...

Reporting

Reporting
Reporting What to Report: The following records must be maintained by the laboratory and retained for 2 years: Date and time of sampling Hydrocarbon concentration of each sample (mg/l) Name...

Training and Competency

Training and Competency
Competency WHAT IS COMPETENCY? Competence can be described as the combination of training, skills, experience and knowledge that a person has and their ability to apply them to perform a...