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Environmental Incident Response and Pollution Emergency Management

A spill, leak or emission event can cause lasting environmental damage and heavy regulatory penalties if it is handled slowly or badly. This course prepares environmental and operations teams to respond quickly, contain harm and meet reporting obligations when pollution incidents occur. Delegates learn to build and rehearse an environmental emergency response capability that stands up under pressure.

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What you will be able to do

  • Classify types of environmental incidents and their potential consequences.
  • Establish roles, escalation and command for pollution emergencies.
  • Apply containment and control techniques for spills to land, water and air.
  • Meet notification and reporting obligations to authorities and stakeholders.
  • Manage clean up, waste handling and site restoration after an incident.
  • Develop and test an environmental incident response plan.

Course outline

  1. 01Understanding Environmental Incidents
  2. 02Response Roles and Command Structure
  3. 03Spill and Emission Containment Techniques
  4. 04Notification and Regulatory Reporting
  5. 05Clean Up and Site Restoration
  6. 06Investigation and Lessons Learned
  7. 07Building and Testing a Response Plan

Who should attend

This course is designed for environmental officers, HSE practitioners, site and operations managers and emergency response coordinators.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
7 to 9 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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