COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Laboratory Operations for Hydrocarbon Storage Tanks. It covers the basics of hydrocarbon storage tanks including laboratory operations; the physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbons and the impact of impurities; the personal protective equipment (PPE), chemical handling and storage, emergency response procedures and laboratory hazard identification; and the importance of quality control (QC) in storage tanks including key QC parameters, tools and instruments for QC. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the difference between manual and automatic sampling techniques; the sample preservation and transportation; the advanced sampling techniques, laboratory standards and protocols; the density and API gravity testing; the vapor pressure testing , moisture and sediment analysis, viscosity testing and flash point and fire point testing; the sulfur content analysis, distillation testing and contamination testing; and the laboratory automation and technology and troubleshooting laboratory equipment. 

 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the environmental regulations for hydrocarbon storage and quality assurance (QA) practices; the emission testing from storage tanks through fugitive emissions, laboratory methods for emission analysis, regulatory standards for emissions and mitigation measures based on lab findings; assessing tank integrity via lab tests; the corrosion analysis methods and compatibility testing for liners and materials; the data management in laboratory operations, risk assessment and mitigation; developing SOPs for laboratory operations; and the laboratory audits and inspections.