Course Description:

This 5-day course is designed as a comprehensive review of supervisory management best suited to all staff in supervisory positions. It would also benefit newly appointed section heads desiring a refresher course or updates on modern concepts and techniques of Supervisory Management.       

Course Goal:

To enhance the participant’s knowledge, abilities and skills necessary to increase his value to his organization and enhance his career as a supervisor in laboratory operations

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

1. To improve the understanding of standard test methods – for oil & gas.
2. Safety practices in lab and loss prevention.
3. Comprehend the scope, nature and responsibility of the supervision/ management role and the demands this role places on them

Course Outline:

• Role of a Supervisor
• Case Study – The New Supervisor
• Case Study – The Friendly Supervisor
• Stages of quality achievement.

1. Incpection.
2. Q.C.
3. Total quality management.
4. Different approaches to quality (differences between TQM and ISO 9000).

• The process of establishing a Q.C. function.
• Essential testing procedures for crude oil.
• Standard test method for water & sediment in crude oil by centrifuge method.
• Standard test method for sulfur (general bomb method).
• Apparatus for REID vapor pressure tests & procedure.
• Standard viscosity – temperature charts for liquid products.
• Spectroscopic methods of analysis.
• Optical spectroscopic instruments.
• Gas – liquid chromatography.
• Quality tools & problem solving.
• Lab safety & loss prevention.

Who Can Benefit?

1. Chemists.
2. Chemical engineers.
3. Petroleum engineers.
4. Technicians.