Presentation from Richard Emberling, Petroleum Education Council

1. ANSI/ASSE Z390.1 – 2017 Accepted
Practices for Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
Training Programs
Changes
PRESENTED BY:
RICHARD EMBERLING, COSS
SENIOR AUDIT,TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
PEC SAFETY

2. Brief History of the Committee
•The Committee was formed in 1993, and the
ANSI/ASSE Z390.1 Standard has consistently
been one of ANSI’s most valued publications.
•The guidelines in ANSI/ASSE Z390.1 establish
content and instructional practices for training
personnel with potential exposure to
hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
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3. Brief History of the Committee
• The Standard includes detailed training
recommendations concerning H2S properties and
characteristics, respiratory protection, gas
detection, emergency response, and more.
• These guidelines are used extensively in the oil and
gas industry, in petrochemical operations, and in a
variety of other industries worldwide.
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4. ANSI Z-390.1 Hydrogen Sulfide
Training Requirements
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•Little changed since initial adoption
•Last formal revision 2006
•Latest revision is comprehensive
• User friendly
• Less prescriptive
• Tackles changing safe exposure levels
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5. Committee Priorities
•Protect the safety and health of workers
•Minimize the burden on industry to the extent
possible
•When in conflict, default to protecting
workers
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6. Why Revision?
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Oilfield / Petrochem
focus
References to
obsolete instructional
technology and
resources
Required
presentation of
material not
pertinent to most
workers

7. Why Revision?
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Structure and
content in need of
editorial
improvement
Uneasiness with
Visitor Training
Uneasiness with
abbreviated
Refresher

8. Oilfield / Petrochem Focus
•Curriculum included oilfield / Petrochem
subjects
•Failed to consider non-oilfield hazards
•New sections added to address research lab
training
•Future revisions will likely address other
industry’s training issues
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9. ObsoleteTechnology / Resources
•1994 –VHS, Overheads, etc.
•Some referenced videos no longer available
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10. Editorial Improvement of Document
•Changed to single column format
•Eliminated redundant material
•Eliminated dated references
•Improved logical flow of the paragraph
structure
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11. What is in the Standard?
• Section 1. - SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND APPLICATION
• Section 2. – Definitions
• Section 3. -Training Criteria for H2S Certification
• Section 4. - Required Course Content
• Section 5. - Instructor Qualification and Proficiency
• Section 6. - Documentation and Recordkeeping
• Section 7. - Student Competency and Qualification
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12. What is in the Standard?
• Section 8. -TrainingTechniques, Language and Literacy Factors
• Section 9. – Related Standards
• Appendix A - Occupations with Potential H2S Exposure
• Appendix B -TrainingTechniques, Language and Literacy Factors
• Appendix C – Sample Certification Course Outline
• Appendix D – Site SpecificTraining forWorking above the
Occupational Exposure Limit of H2S
• Appendix E - Site SpecificTraining for H2S in Laboratories and
EnclosedWork Areas
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13. What has changed in the Standard?
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14. 2.16Visitor
An individual who is visiting a job site for a
short period of time, and who is not required to
provide any of the operational or control
activities at the site.
Visitors are not exempt from the initial and
annual H2S training.
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15. 2.16Visitor
•Visitor training eliminated as a abbreviated
course
•Visitors must receive the full worker training
program
•You’re either exposed or you’re not…….
•This is the one area of the revision that is
significantly stricter
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16. 3.TRAINING CRITERIA for H2S
Certification
•Designed for individuals who have the
potential to be exposed to H2S in
concentrations greater than the Occupational
Exposure Limit.
•All of the objectives in Appendix C shall be
met.
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17. 3.TRAINING CRITERIA for H2S
Certification
•This certification training should be a
minimum of 3-4 hours in length.
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18. 3.TRAINING CRITERIA for H2S
Certification
•The certification is valid for a period of 1
year.
•A H2S Certification card stating ANSI Z390.1-
2017 compliant shall be presented to the
attendee.
•Retraining shall include all of the information
contained in 3.2.
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19. 3.TRAINING CRITERIA for H2S
Certification
• Personnel subject to working under respiratory
protection, shall also have successfully completed a
respiratory protection training program, to
include medical evaluation and fit-testing if they are to
wear tight-fitting air supplied respirators in these
hazardous atmospheres according toANSI Z88
and/or OSHA CFR 1910.134 or applicable local
regulatory requirements.
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20. 3.3 Minimum Course Content for H2S
Train theTrainer
•Course content shall include sufficient
instruction to assure competency with
regard to the topics required in the H2S
certification.
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21. 3.3 Minimum Course Content for H2S
Train theTrainer
• Additionally, the student shall receive adequate
instruction on the following topics from Criteria for
Accepted Practices in Safety Health and Environmental
Training (Z490.1)
• Training Program Administration and Management
• Training Development
• Training Delivery
• Training Evaluation
• Documentation and Record Keeping
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22. 3.4 Minimum Requirements for Site
Specific Orientation
•In addition to the annual H2S Certification
training, a Site Specific Orientation is
required for individuals who have the potential to
be exposed to H2S in concentrations greater than
the Occupational Exposure Limit. At a minimum,
personnel shall be briefed on;
• Route(s) of egress,
• Use and location of wind indicators
• Emergency assembly area(s),
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23. 3.4 Minimum Requirements for Site
Specific Orientation
• Applicable warning signals,
• How to respond in the event of an emergency,
• Use and location of personal protective
equipment
•Hands-on training with the specific H2S
detector to be used in the field is required prior
to use (HANDOUT see Appendix D pg.3)
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24. 4. Required Course Content
•Section 4. deals with the course content
(HANDOUT see Appendix C pg. 1 )
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25. 5. INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION AND
PROFICIENCY
•Completed an appropriate H2STrain-the-
Trainer development course
•Deemed qualified if they possess significant
past experience in instructing in this field
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26. 5. INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION AND
PROFICIENCY
•The instructors shall be able to demonstrate
his/her knowledge of the technical aspects of
H2S training and proficiency in training
techniques relating to H2S.
•Training credentials or certification from a
recognized or accredited training
authority constitutes qualification under this
section.
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27. 5. INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION AND
PROFICIENCY
•H2S instructors should conduct a minimum of
two H2S training classes each year.
Documentation should be maintained to
substantiate evidence of these sessions.
•As a minimum, instructors shall participate
in an H2S instructor refresher course every
three years.
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28. 6. DOCUMENTATION AND
RECORDKEEPING
• 6.3 Certification Card. A certification card shall
be provided, which shall include, but not limited
to, the following to include the:
• Name of the student
• Date of training
• Name of the training provider with which the
instructor is affiliated
•Statementthat the program conformsto
ANSI Z390.1 -2017
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29. 7. STUDENT COMPETENCY AND
CERTIFICATION
• Documented proof of student competency shall be
required at the end of the training in order to receive
certification.
• Common forms of performance-based evaluation
include written tests and where applicable,
documented skills demonstration.
• Due to the extreme hazard involved in H2S operations,
each individual covered by this standard shall be
retrained annually.
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30. 8.TRAININGTECHNIQUES, LANGUAGE
AND LITERACY FACTORS
• CertificationTraining shall always be delivered by
a qualified instructor in an appropriate and
organized teaching space, safe and free from
hazardous conditions and other requirements as
required in ANSI 490.
• H2S training shall be delivered in a language that
ensures student comprehension
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32. Contact Information
Richard Emberling, COSS
Senior AuditTraining & Development Specialist,
PEC Safety
D 580-364-8022 M 337-356-5489
Email - remberling@pecsafety.com
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