INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING AND HOW TO PREVENT LANDFILL FIRES?
Contact the Ontario Chapter of SWANA office for upcoming Landfill Fire Safety Seminar dates or to arrange a Seminar in your area.
The SWANA Landfill Fire Safety Seminar is a one day classroom style course designed to assist landfill personnel, firefighting professionals, and landfill inspectors in better understanding the challenges and impacts of landfill fires. The lessons will review the different types and causes of landfill fires, identify tools and best management practices for preventing fires, and review firefighting methods for addressing landfill fires.
Firefighting professionals and landfill management will find this course beneficial as it relates to specific challenges and impacts of landfill fires.
COURSE CONTENT
| Introduction to Landfill Fires – Theory, Causes & Types Fire Prevention Emergency Response Plan & Training Waste Screening & Managing Materials Cover, Compaction & Equipment Operations Landfill Gas Management Customer & Public EducationFire Response External Assistance & Scene Management Subsurface & Long-Term Fires Workers Safety & Health Impacts Environmental Impacts Regulatory Compliance Economic Impacts Case Studies |
