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George Lech Training Manager - Water
Life Saving Victoria 6th Annual Pool Safety Summit 15 October 2017
Company & Training Timeline
ICI commences manufacture 1936
1950’s ICI provide training to customer base
2000 Orica Chemicals provide accredited training
with TAFE NSW
ICI becomes Orica LTD in 1995
2015 Orica sells its Chemicals Division
to Blackstone. Ixom is formed
2016 - Ixom Operations Pty Ltd
becomes an RTO 41586
1999 Orica Mining becomes an
RTO 7113 to deliver training into the mining sector
Orica Chemicals deliver accredited
training under Orica Mining’s RTO 7113
IXOMTRAINING
WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH
From left to right: Dean Draper, Ilona Misa, Stephen Rasdell and Andy Dennis and Sheila Langley from Life Saving Victoria.
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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH
“The Ixom sponsorship will help us
further promote the Watch Around
Water Program in WA .” Tony Head- Executive Officer LIWA Aquatics – Fremantle Aug 2017
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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH
“This program is just so important as drowning is the
leading cause of unintentional death in children
under five years of age and almost half of all injuries
recorded at public swimming pools involve children.”
Dean Draper – Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH
“Through our Ixom EDGE Community Grants
program, we are making a positive difference in
communities.
An example is The Remote Aboriginal Swimming
Pools Project (RASPP) ”.
Ilona Misa - Executive General Manager of HR & Corporate Affairs
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WATCH AROUND WATER LAUNCH
“While Ixom products keep the water safe for
swimmers, the Watch Around Water program
keeps them safe while they swim.” Stephen Rasdell - General Manager Manufactured Chemicals & Water
What Ixom manufacture?
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Chlorine gas Sodium hypochlorite Hydrochloric acid Liquid caustic soda Calcium hypochlorite Sulphuric acid Pool treatment chemicals Water treatment chemicals
Training
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Accredited: NWP277A Work safely with liquefied chlorine gas CPP41312 Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Operations Non-accredited: Chlorine Awareness Chemical Awareness Sodium Hypochlorite Awareness Chemical Spill Kit Training NWP: Water industry units of competency NWPNET025 - Coordinate and manage maintenance and repair of network assets
11 Reference Page 33 Ixom Chlorine Handbook
Location of Incidents
Swimming Pools 0.5% of chlorine gas supplied 12 % of all incidents
Incident – “Trained Staff”
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Key points: Cylinder returned to Ixom in damaged condition Valve spindle was shut Outlet cup nut missing
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Swimming Pool Example 1
Fill Point too high
Safety Shower / eye wash too close
Not conforming to AS3780
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Delivery Access
Spill control
Signage / EIP’s
Storage Tank
Safety Shower
Filling Point
Swimming Pool Example 2
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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3860048/Spill-Kansas-chemical-plant-causes-smoke-evacuations.html#ixzz4OntSYT6E
ACID & SODIUM HYPOCHLORIDE
Sulphuric acid and sodium hypochlorite mixed together
17 Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3860048/Spill-Kansas-chemical-plant-causes-smoke-evacuations.html#ixzz4OntSYT6E
ACID & SODIUM HYPOCHLORIDE
At least 52 people were taken to hospital
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WHAT CAN BE DONE?
Identify / Acknowledge issue or problem Training / Awareness Audits Compliance Working together