Chlorine Handling

Course Overview

This five-day course provides operators with the fundamental knowledge to be able to safely use and handle chlorine gas and hypochlorite solutions.

You should take this course if you:

• Operate or maintain a facility that uses chlorine gas or hypochlorite solutions for disinfection purposes.
• Want to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.

You will be asked to complete a knowledge assessment when you register to give the course facilitator an understanding of your acquired knowledge to date.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing the Chlorine Handling course, you will be able to:

• Understand the factors that can impact water quality, and the different methods that are used for disinfecting water, and their advantages and limitations, including filtration, aeration, UV disinfection, pH adjustment, and oxidants such as chlorine, chloramines and ozone.
• Safely apply chlorination and hypochlorination methods in your facility, including controlling for gases and residual by-products.
• Understand how to safely install, use, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment for chlorination and hypochlorination.
• Calculate chlorine and hypochlorination dosages based on water distribution system demands and hydraulics.
• Understand chlorine system design principles, including engineering controls, ventilation, alarm systems, and detection instruments.
• Understand and apply chlorine safety practices, and prepare for emergency response.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 2.4 core CEUs for small wastwater systems, small water systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, water distribution, and water treatment (SWWS, SWS, WWC, WWT, WD & WT) EOCP certifications