June  26 - June  30 \  2023     :  KUWAIT 

September 18– September 22\ 2023  : DUBAI

October 02 - October 06 \ 2023 : DUBAI 

November 13 - November 17\2023 : KUWAIT

Introduction

We rely on modern methods of water treatment for environmental health and safety and to help prevent disease and to preserve our environment. IACT Water and Wastewater Treatment training course concentrate on water treatment in municipal plants. Water treatment Course topics include: an introduction to water technology, maintaining equipment used in wastewater treatment, and the process for treating wastewater. These courses are most useful to those who are interested in water treatment on the community level.

Covers the various stages of wastewater treatment. Goes into detail on the removal of solids, then explains the use of chemical and biological processes for water purification. Covers the treatment and disposal of the extracted solids.

Objectives 

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Þ Wastewater characteristics, terms, regulations

Þ Headworks, grit removal, flow measurement, screening, primary treatment

Þ Activated sludge, biological processes, nutrient removal

Þ Membrane bioreactors (MBRs)

Þ Effluent disinfection, chlorine, UV, ozone

Þ Bio-solids treatment, aerobic and anaerobic digestion

Þ Treatment costs: capital, operating, and maintenance

Þ Comparison of industrial and municipal treatment

Þ Treatment plant operations and management

Who Should Attend?

Þ Wastewater engineers, operators and managers

Þ Consulting engineers

Þ Federal agencies and military bases

Þ Wastewater equipment manufacturers

Þ Others interested in wastewater treatment

Course Methodology

The course uses self-assessments and a wide mix of business cases that promote healthy discussions around the importance of managing multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities. Participants will benefit from role plays covering workplace challenges related to handling tasks, deadlines and priorities. They will learn how to deal with conflicts that may arise as a result. Interactive team exercises are also used with each team presenting their findings and comments.  

Each module covers different aspects of using Game-Based Learning and Gamification in education. Coursework will incorporate your existing knowledge and experience and provide helpful learning environment with a good mix of theoretical and practical knowledge. On all outlines will apply Skills for Game-Based Learning and Gamification and practiced in hands-on, collaborative way within an international group setting.

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:

• 30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
• 30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
• 20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos, Software & General Discussions

Pre and Post Test

Outline 

DAY 1: Overview of Wastewater Treatment

Topics: Collection systems; Treatment facilities; Influent; Preliminary, primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment; Disinfection; Solids handling

Þ List the purposes of wastewater treatment.

Þ Describe the way organic wastes pollute water.

Þ Identify elements of wastewater collection systems.

Þ Outline the stages of wastewater treatment at the typical treatment facility.

Þ Explain what happens to wastewater during preliminary, primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment.

Þ Describe methods of solids handling.

DAY 2:  Physical Separation of Solids

Topics: Screening; Grinding; Grit removal; Sedimentation; Clarifiers; Air flotation; Filtration; Effluent disposal

Þ Identify and describe the different types of bar and woven screens used for screening.

Þ Identify and describe common types of grit-removal equipment.

Þ List factors affecting settling rates.

Þ Figure the length of detention time needed to settle out settleable particles.

Þ Describe the three principal methods of land disposal.

DAY 3 : Chemical Treatment Processes

Topics: Solids in wastewater; Chemical coagulants; Phosphate removal; Chemical clarification; Disinfection; Equipment used in chlorine feeding

Describe what colloidal particles are and outline the problems associated with removing them from wastewater.

Þ List chemicals used as coagulants.

Þ Explain how the flocculation process works.

Þ Explain the function of a precipitant.

Þ List chemical agents commonly used as disinfectants.

Þ Identify factors affecting disinfection.

Þ Describe methods for applying chlorine to wastewater.

DAY 4 : Biological Processes

Topics: Lagoons; Activated sludge; Aeration; Trickling filters; Activated biofilter process; Rotating biological contactors; Secondary clarifiers

Þ Differentiate between the way unaerated and aerated lagoons function.

Þ Distinguish between suspended growth and fixed-growth systems.

Þ List and describe different methods of utilizing activated sludge to stabilize wastewater.

Þ Tell how trickling filters, ABFs, and RBCs operate.

Þ Explain how secondary clarifiers are used in conjunction with fixed- and suspended-growth systems.

DAY 5 : Solids Treatment and Disposal

Topics: Sludge conditioning; Thickening; Dewatering; Drying beds; Lagoons; Vacuum filtration; Filter presses; Composting; Ultimate disposal

Þ Distinguish between conditioning, thickening, and dewatering.

Þ List the factors that affect which conditioning, thickening, and dewatering methods are used.

Þ Describe four methods of sludge conditioning.

Þ Describe three methods of thickening.

Þ List factors that affect drying-bed operation.

Þ Describe methods for disposing of digested or dewatered sludge.

Fees:

The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is:

3.750USD$

Schedule:

08:30 – 10:15 First Session

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:15 Second Session

12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:00 Third Session

September03- September07\2023:Kuwait

October 08- October 12 \ 2023 : Dubai

October 08- October 12 \ 2023 : Amman

November 05- October 09\ 2023: Dubai

Introduction

          This IACT course is designed for individuals and laboratories looking forward to their standardisation. We explain management standards defined by the ‘ISO/IEC 17025 general requirements for testing and calibration laboratories competence’ devised by ISO. This comprehensive course explains all the basic and essential requirements of the standard. It also provides a simplified clause-by-clause explanation of its four main sections.The International Organisation of Standards’ (ISO) ISO/IEC 17025:2017 protocol is designed to help laboratories achieve competence, impartiality and consistency in their operations. The requirements and conditions of ISO 17025 are applicable to all laboratories, whether they are technical, chemical or medical. To help you gain a deeper insight into this standard, experts at Exoexcellence Consultants have designed this unique course to equip you with all the essential aspects of laboratory management according to ISO 17025.

What will you learn in this course? This comprehensive course is divided into three distinct modules. The first module provides you with an understanding of the aims and objectives of IEC 17025 and the benefits of accrediting with ISO 17025:2017. It also gives an overview of Sections 4,5,6,7 and 8 of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

The course's second and third modules provide a clause-by-clause explanation of sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Each topic in these modules describes the requirements of the sub-clauses in more detail. Various infographics and images are used throughout the course, making the content more exciting and appealing

Objectives 

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

Þ Define the aims and objectives of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Discuss the benefits of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation

Þ Recognise the verbal forms used throughout ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Summarise the four main sections of ISO/IEC 17027:2017

Þ Separate the requirements of impartiality from the requirements of confidentiality in ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Discuss the resource requirements given in Clause 6 of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Recognise the ISO/IEC 17025:2017's requirements listed between sub-clause 7.1 and sub-clause 7.8

Þ Explain the complaint-handling requirements given in ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Identify the framework schedule for non-conforming work

Þ Define the ISO/IEC 17025:2017's requirements for information and data control

Þ Discuss the process requirements in Clause 7 of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Evaluate the actions for correction

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Þ Relevant personnel in the laboratory who are practicing ISO/IEC 17025:2005 but need to transition into ISO/IEC 17025:2017 version

Þ Laboratory managers, QA/QC manager, Technical manager, Responsible company/corporate management, Lab personnel, Persons responsible for documenting, implementing, maintaining or auditing the laboratory systems

Þ Internal auditor candidates as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Course Methodology

The course uses self-assessments and a wide mix of business cases that promote healthy discussions around the importance of managing multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities. Participants will benefit from role plays covering workplace challenges related to handling tasks, deadlines and priorities. They will learn how to deal with conflicts that may arise as a result. Interactive team exercises are also used with each team presenting their findings and comments.  

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:

• 30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
• 30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
• 20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos, Software & General Discussions

Pre and Post Test

Outline 

DAY 1:

The Fundamentals of Laboratory Systems

Þ Who is ISO/IEC 17025 for?

Þ Why has ISO/IEC 17025 been revised?

Þ  Fundamental aspects of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 along with its aims and objectives.

Þ  Different forms of standardized verbs used throughout the standard.

Þ Accrediting to ISO/IEC 17025. Lastly, an overview of the section's standard is also given.

Þ The Fundamentals of Laboratory Systems - Learning Outcomes

Þ Aims & Objectives of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Accrediting to ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Main Sections of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ The Fundamentals of Laboratory Systems -

Þ Lesson Summary

DAY 2

Essential Requirements of Laboratory Process Management

Þ Encounter the essential requirements given in clauses 4, 5, 6, and 7 of ISO/IEC 17025;2017.

Þ Explanation of Clause 7 is provided till sub-clause - 7.8.

Þ General, structural, resource, and process requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Þ Essential Requirements of Lab Process - Learning Outcomes

Þ General and Structural Guidelines for Laboratories

Þ Resource Requirements for Testing Laboratories

Þ Contracts, Validation, Sampling & Handling

Þ Technical Records, Uncertainty, Results Validity, & Reports

Þ Essential Requirements of ISO 17025 - Lesson Summary

DAY 3: 

Lab Management System, Complaints and NCs

Þ Learning Outcomes

Þ Information Management, Complaints & Nonconformities (NCs)

Þ Management System Requirements

Þ Taking Corrective Actions

Þ Lab Management Systems, Complaints & NCs

Þ Lesson Summary

DAY 4 :

Þ Calibration and test performance

Þ Work sheets

Þ Management controls (QC and internal audit)

Þ Audit schedule planning

Þ Non-conforming work

Þ Records (including opinions and interpretations).

Þ auditing and assessment techniques, on the new concept of risk management

Þ  Good laboratory practices and on validation

Þ  Measurement of uncertainty.

Day 5

Course assessment

Þ ISO/IEC 17025:2017

Þ Laboratory Management System

Þ Course Assessment

Þ Study Cases

 Fees:

The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is:

 4,250 USD$

Schedule:

08:30 – 10:15 First Session

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:15 Second Session

12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:00 Third Session

September03- September07\2023:Kuwait

October 08- October 12 \ 2023 : Dubai

October 08- October 12 \ 2023 : Amman

November 05- October 09\ 2023: Dubai

Introduction

Crises and incidents may happen at any moment and will be without warning. To ensure that the business is able to function without disruptions, crisis and incident response management is fundamental to your business continuity plan (BCP).

This highly-interactive 5-day course will provide an overview of the crisis management process and will also highlight on crisis communications such as media handling tactics. A highly interactive and practical course that draws on simulation exercise, case studies and role-plays to expand on learning points.

This IACT training course has been developed to prepare staff at head office or at remote locations to face the news media as a spokesperson for the company after an accident or major incident. The modern news media is the international vehicle used to transport this information with speed and drama, but not necessarily with accuracy or analysis. Investors, customers and the public expect and demand that they will be kept informed. Properly prepared communications staff at corporate and local level can add significantly to the public perception of an organization following emergency, and help to protect its reputation and promote its recovery. This training provides the knowledge, skills and confidence to perform effectively as spokespeople. It is an intense exposure to the news media’s role and the importance of preparations, messaging, technique and timing.

Objectives 

Participants attending the training seminar will:

Þ Understand the principles, strategies and techniques for incident response and crisis management

Þ Explain the crisis management process

Þ Develop the knowledge and skills necessary for implementing an effective structure and processes for responding to and managing incidents and crises

Þ Identify why and how to communicate effectively following a crisis

Þ Discuss examples of good and bad communication strategies

Þ Prepare your crisis communications plan

Þ Recognize the role of modern social media during a crisis

Who Should Attend?

Þ Ideally suited to Crisis Management Team members, BCM / Risk Management team members and individuals who are assigned to draft the crisis management plan/ crisis communication plan.

Þ Those responsible for managing incidents at a strategic & tactical level are also encouraged to attend this course.

Þ Health, Safety & Environment Professionals

Þ Management team tasked with the direct delivery of internal and external communication activities or oversight of specialist sub-contractors with this responsibility in a time of crisis

Þ Senior operations personnel with responsibility for managing teams whose role includes public relations and or internal communication during a time of crisis

Þ Those holding responsibility for the strategic use of Public Relations and with responsibilities for business resilience

Course Methodology

The course uses self-assessments and a wide mix of business cases that promote healthy discussions around the importance of managing multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities. Participants will benefit from role plays covering workplace challenges related to handling tasks, deadlines and priorities. They will learn how to deal with conflicts that may arise as a result. Interactive team exercises are also used with each team presenting their findings and comments.  

Each module covers different aspects of using Game-Based Learning and Gamification in education. Coursework will incorporate your existing knowledge and experience and provide helpful learning environment with a good mix of theoretical and practical knowledge. On all outlines will apply Skills for Game-Based Learning and Gamification and practiced in hands-on, collaborative way within an international group setting.

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:

• 30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
• 30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
• 20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos, Software & General Discussions

Pre and Post Test

Outline 

DAY 1:  

Hazard action prevention

Þ Overview of prevention methods

Þ Vulnerability analysis

Þ Risk assessment of hazardous materials

Þ Developing the crisis management manual

Þ Developing procedures

DAY 2 :

Crisis management – control models

Þ Command and control systems

Þ Crisis management – emergency planning

Þ International laws

Þ Local regulations

Writing the emergency response plan

Þ Contents critical to the emergency response plan

Þ Emergency organization

Þ Emergency procedures

Þ Assessment of available resources

Þ Plan implementation

Þ Training employees

Þ Distribution of emergency plan

Þ Updating the plan

DAY 3 :

Organizing incident control

Þ Emergency Control Centers (ECC)

Þ Communication at the ECC

Þ Equipment needed

Þ Resources needed

Þ Emergency Response Teams (ERT)

Þ Health and safety

Þ Crisis Management Teams (CRT)

Þ Forward Incident Control (FIC)

Þ Control points

DAY 4:  

Emergency action procedures

Þ Response and media

Þ Emergency action procedures

Þ Evacuation procedures

Þ Medical emergencies

Þ Fire procedure

Þ Explosion procedure

Þ Hazardous materials

Þ Environmental hazards

Þ Loss Control

Þ Environmental Protection

Þ Casualty Handling

Þ Briefing at Incidents

Þ Communications

DAY 5 :

Emergency response model

Þ Media relations and recovery

Þ Flixborough case

Þ Texas BP Refinery case

Þ BIG Spring Refinery case

Þ Regional based cases

Additional Modules Available on Request

Þ Terrorism – how to plan and deal with it

Þ Hi Rise procedures – Fires at upper levels caused by insulation and external cladding are causing serious problems

Þ Renewables – On shore & Off shore wind farms – additional planning and recourses are required

Fees:

The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is: 3.750USD$

Schedule:

08:30 – 10:15 First Session

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:15 Second Session

12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:00 Third Session

June 26 - June 30 \ 2023 : Istanbul

September 18—September 22\ 2023 : Istanbul

Introduction

      Global consumption patterns with increasing complexity and volume of generated waste, urge for the need to continuously optimize waste management. The driving force behind this mobilization is primarily attributed to the ever-increasing climate change concerns and also the plethora of pollution incidents and their subsequent environmental effects. This, in turn, requires the coordination of activities of the different stakeholders including manufacturers, regulatory authorities, consumers and waste disposal companies.

This Waste Management and Circular Economy training course will focus on the contemporary waste management practices and will examine each of these in relation to applicability in different sectors of the economy. Particular reference will be made to the transition from the linear economy to the circular economy approach and the implications of this on the sustainable use of resources.

This IACT Waste Management and Circular Economy training course will highlight:

Þ Waste management sectors

Þ Specific toxic and/or infectious types of waste

Þ The waste management hierarchy

Þ The circular economy approach

Þ The different levels of waste regulators

Objectives 

By the end of this training seminar, you will be able to:

Þ Learn to differentiate between the different types of waste

Þ Develop your skills in assessing the risks involved in waste management

Þ Understand the link between waste management and pollution

Þ Apply waste management protocols based on global environmental treaties

Þ Develop understanding of the transition to the circular economy model

Who Should Attend?

This Waste Management and Circular Economy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Ü Health, safety, and environmental professionals

Ü Personnel of waste management companies

Ü Regulatory compliance officers

Ü Local environmental authorities

Ü Companies operating landfill sites

Course Methodology

The course uses self-assessments and a wide mix of business cases that promote healthy discussions around the importance of managing multiple tasks, deadlines and priorities. Participants will benefit from role plays covering workplace challenges related to handling tasks, deadlines and priorities. They will learn how to deal with conflicts that may arise as a result. Interactive team exercises are also used with each team presenting their findings and comments.  

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours:

• 30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
• 30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
• 20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos, Software & General Discussions

Pre and Post Test

Outline 

DAY 1:

Introduction to Waste

Þ Waste classification criteria

Þ The waste management chain and resource allocation

Þ The waste hierarchy – From production to final disposal

Þ Definition of hazardous and non-hazardous waste

Þ The waste management industry – Who are the stakeholders?

DAY 2: 

Waste Management - The Waste Generation Sectors

Þ Domestic/Municipal waste – Treatment and applications

Þ Commercial and industrial waste

Þ Hazardous waste

Þ Medical and toxic waste

Þ Introduction to regulations and best practices

DAY 3 :  

Environmental Implications

Þ Environmental impact of waste management

Þ Water, land, and air pollution

Þ Difference between pollution & contamination

Þ Air pollution and health impacts

Þ Climate change – Greenhouse gas emissions

DAY 4 :

The Circular Economy Perspective

Þ Definition according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

Þ Sustainable consumption and production – The hotspots analysis tool

Þ Raw materials global spread, use and depletion

Þ Energy use

Þ Water use and scarcity

DAY 5 :

The Risks Involved in Waste Management

Þ Prevention of contamination

Þ HAZID (HAZard IDentification)

Þ HAZOP (HAZard & OPerability)

Þ Landfill sites - The most common method of organised waste disposal

Þ Environmental ethics

Fees:

The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is: 4.250 USD$

Schedule:

08:30 – 10:15 First Session

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:15 Second Session

12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:00 Third Session