NR 20 Training – Integration in English

NR20 Integration Course English

INTEGRATION COURSE FOR WORK WITH FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN ENGLISH
Course Load: 16 Hours

MODULE 01 – Regulatory Framework and Legal Foundations (2 Hours)
Overview of occupational safety legislation applied to flammable and combustible materials
NR-20 Safety and Health at Work with Flammable and Combustible Materials
Integration with NR-01 Risk Management and GRO
Employer and worker legal responsibilities
Civil, criminal, and administrative liabilities
Importance of compliance and traceability

MODULE 02 – Classification of Installations and Hazardous Areas (2 Hours)
Classification of facilities involving flammable and combustible substances
Operational characteristics of Class I, II, and III installations
Hazardous area zoning concepts
Interface with international standards for explosive atmospheres
Criticality of correct classification for risk control

MODULE 03 – Properties of Flammable and Combustible Substances (2 Hours)
Physical and chemical characteristics of flammable fluids
Flash point, ignition temperature, vapor pressure, and flammability limits
Thermochemical properties and behavior under different conditions
Interaction with oxygen and environmental factors
Consequences of improper handling and storage

MODULE 04 – Sources of Ignition and Control Measures (2 Hours)
Typical sources of ignition in industrial environments
Static electricity, friction, hot surfaces, and electrical equipment
Control and elimination strategies
Engineering, administrative, and organizational controls
Hierarchy of risk control applied to ignition sources

MODULE 05 – Risk Analysis and Accident Prevention (2 Hours)
Concepts and objectives of risk analysis
Hazard identification and risk evaluation
Qualitative and semi-quantitative methodologies
Perception of risk and factors influencing human behavior
Impact of habituation and normalization of risk

MODULE 06 – Work Permits and Operational Control (2 Hours)
Permit to Work for flammable and combustible activities
Authorization processes and responsibility matrix
Operational discipline and procedural compliance
Importance of documentation and records
Traceability as a safety management tool

MODULE 07 – Fires, Explosions, and Emergency Fundamentals (2 Hours)
Fire triangle and fire dynamics
Types of fires involving flammable substances
Explosion mechanisms and overpressure effects
Explosive atmospheres and vapor cloud behavior
Basic emergency response principles
Communication flow during emergencies

MODULE 08 – Accident Analysis, Human Factors, and Safety Culture (2 Hours)
Common accidents involving flammable and combustible materials
Behavioral factors and decision-making under risk
Fear factor and its impact on performance
Importance of task knowledge and situational awareness
Introduction to Fault Tree Analysis
Introduction to Root Cause Tree Analysis
Evidence recording and lessons learned

Completion and Certification:
Practical Exercises (when contracted);
Evidence Records;
Theoretical Evaluation;
Practical Evaluation (when contracted);
Certificate of Participation.

NOTE:
We emphasize that the General Normative Program Content of the Course or Training may be modified, updated, supplemented, or have items excluded as deemed necessary by our Multidisciplinary Team. Our Multidisciplinary Team is authorized to update, adapt, modify, and/or exclude items, as well as insert or remove Standards, Laws, Decrees, or technical parameters they consider applicable, whether related or not. The Contracting Party is responsible for ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation.

NR20 Integration Course English

NR20 Integration Course English

Inexperienced Participants:
Minimum credit hours = 32 hours/class

Experienced Participants:
Minimum credit hours = 16 hours/class

Update (Recycling):
Minimum credit hours = 08 hours/class

Updating (Recycling): The employer must carry out periodic Biennial training and whenever any of the following situations occur:
a) change in work procedures, conditions or operations;
b) event that indicates the need for new training;
c) return from work leave for a period exceeding ninety days;
d) change of company;
e) Exchange of machine or equipment.

NR20 Integration Course English

NR20 Integration Course English

Normative references when applicable to applicable devices and their updates:
NR 01 – Disposições Gerais e Gerenciamento de Riscos Ocupacionais (General Provisions and Occupational Risk Management)
NR 06 – Equipamento de Proteção Individual – EPI (Personal Protective Equipment – PPE)
NR 10 – Segurança em Instalações e Serviços em Eletricidade (Safety in Electrical Installations and Services)
NR 20 – Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho com Inflamáveis e Combustíveis (Occupational Safety and Health in Work with Flammable and Combustible Materials)
NR 23 – Proteção Contra Incêndios (Fire Protection)
ABNT NBR 17505 – Armazenamento de líquidos inflamáveis e combustíveis (Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids)
ABNT NBR IEC 60079-10-1 – Atmosferas explosivas – Classificação de áreas – Atmosferas explosivas de gás (Explosive Atmospheres – Area Classification – Explosive Gas Atmospheres)
ISO 45001 – Sistemas de gestão de saúde e segurança ocupacional – Requisitos com orientação para uso (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use)
ISO 10015 – Gestão da qualidade – Diretrizes para gestão da competência e desenvolvimento de pessoas (Quality Management – Guidelines for Competence Management and People Development)
Note: This Service exclusively meets the requirements of the MTE (Ministry of Labor and Employment) when dealing with other bodies, inform in the act of request.

NR20 Integration Course English

NR20 Integration Course English

TECHNICAL CURIOSITIES – NR20 INTEGRATION COURSE ENGLISH:

The Invisible Danger of Vapor Clouds
Flammable liquids often present a greater risk in their vapor phase than in liquid form. Vapors can spread horizontally along the ground, reach distant ignition sources, and ignite far from the original leak point. This behavior explains why accidents sometimes occur away from the visible source of the spill.

Flash Point Is Not Ignition Temperature
A common misconception is to confuse flash point with ignition temperature. Flash point is the minimum temperature at which a substance releases enough vapor to ignite momentarily in the presence of an ignition source, while ignition temperature is the point at which combustion occurs without external ignition. This distinction is critical for safe handling and storage.

Static Electricity Can Be Enough
In flammable environments, static electricity generated by simple movements such as walking, liquid transfer, or clothing friction can produce sufficient energy to ignite vapors. That is why bonding and grounding are essential preventive measures, even in operations that seem low risk.

After payment is made, Purchase Order, Contract signed between the parties, or other form of closing confirmation, the teaching material will be released within 72 working hours (up to 9 days), due to the adaptation of the syllabus and compliance with the Standards Techniques applicable to the scenario expressed by the Contracting Party; as well as other adaptations to the teaching material, carried out by our Multidisciplinary Team for technical language according to the student’s nationality and Technical Operational and Maintenance Instruction Manuals specific to the activities that will be carried out.

OTHER ELEMENTS WHEN APPLICABLE AND CONTRACTED:
NR-20 and other applicable standards;
Classes of installations with flammable and combustible materials;
Characteristics of flammable fluids;
Thermochemical properties of flammable substances;
Inherent risks of the function;
Personal protection for work with flammable materials;
Ignition sources and their control;
Risk analysis methodologies;
Ignition sources and their control;
Concepts and practical exercises;
Permit to Work with Flammable Materials;
Accidents involving flammable materials;
Basic emergency procedures;
Emergency response;
Agile communication with the specialist team;
Rescue techniques;
Fire containment techniques;
Firefighting systems;
Fires and explosions;
Explosive atmospheres;
Accident prevention;
First aid procedures and basic notions;
Practical exercises;
Risk perception and factors that affect people’s perceptions;
Impact and behavioral factors on safety;
Fear factor;
Consequences of risk habituation;
The importance of task knowledge;
Basic notions of Cause Tree;
Basic notions of Fault Tree;
Evidence recording;
Theoretical and practical evaluation;
Certificate of participation.

NR20 Integration Course English

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20.11 Worker Training
20.11.1 All training provided for in this NR must be carried out at the employer’s responsibility and expense and during the company’s normal working hours.
20.11.1.1 The criteria established in items 20.11.2 to 20.11.9 are summarized in Annex II.
20.11.2 Workers who work in class I, II, or III installations and do not enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids must receive information on hazards, risks, and procedures for emergency situations.
20.11.3 Workers who work in class I, II, or III installations and enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids, but do not maintain direct contact with the process or processing, must complete the Integration Course on Flammable and Combustible Materials. (amended by MTb Ordinance No. 860, of September 16, 2018)
20.11.4 Workers who work in class I, II, or III installations, enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids, and maintain direct contact with the process or processing, performing specific, occasional, and short-duration activities, must complete the Basic course.
20.11.5 Workers who work in class I, II, and III installations, enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids, and maintain direct contact with the process or processing, performing maintenance and inspection activities, must complete the Intermediate course.
20.11.6 Workers who work in class I installations, enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids, and maintain direct contact with the process or processing, performing operation and emergency response activities, must complete the Intermediate course.
20.11.7 Workers who work in class II installations, enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids, and maintain direct contact with the process or processing, performing operation and emergency response activities, must complete the Advanced I course.
20.11.8 Workers who work in class III installations, enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids, and maintain direct contact with the process or processing, performing operation and emergency response activities, must complete the Advanced II course.
20.11.9 Occupational safety and health professionals who work in class II and III installations, enter the area or location of extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling, and manipulation of flammable substances and combustible liquids, and maintain direct contact with the process or processing must complete the Specific course.
20.11.10 Workers who have completed the Basic course, if they later need the Intermediate course, must complete supplementary training with a workload of 8 hours, covering the content established in items 6, 7, and 8 of the Intermediate course, including the practical part.
20.11.11 Workers who have completed the Intermediate course, if they later need the Advanced I course, must complete supplementary training with a workload of 8 hours, covering the content established in items 9 and 10 of the Advanced I course, including the practical part.
20.11.12 Workers who have completed the Advanced I course, if they later need the Advanced II course, must complete supplementary training with a workload of 8 hours, covering items 11 and 12 of the Advanced II course, including the practical part.
20.11.13 Workers must participate in a Refresher course, the content of which shall be established by the employer, with the following periodicity:
a) Basic course: every 3 years with a workload of 4 hours;
b) Intermediate course: every 2 years with a workload of 4 hours;
c) Advanced I and II courses: every year with a workload of 4 hours.
20.11.13.1 A Refresher course must be carried out immediately for workers involved in the process or processing when:
a) a significant modification occurs;
b) a worker’s death occurs;
c) injuries occur as a result of explosion and/or 2nd or 3rd degree burns, requiring hospitalization;
d) the history of accidents and/or incidents so requires.
20.11.14 Instructors for the Integration, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced I and II, and Specific courses on Flammable and Combustible Materials must have proficiency in the subject. (amended by MTb Ordinance No. 860, of September 16, 2018)
20.11.15 The Integration, Basic, and Intermediate courses on Flammable and Combustible Materials must have a person responsible for their technical organization, who must be one of the instructors.
20.11.16 The Advanced I, Advanced II, and Specific courses must have a qualified professional as technical manager.
20.11.17 For the Integration, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced I and II, and Specific courses on Flammable and Combustible Materials, certificates shall be issued to workers who, after evaluation, have achieved satisfactory performance.
20.11.17.1 The certificate must contain the worker’s name, program content, workload, date, location, name(s) of the instructor(s), and the name and signature of the technical manager or the person responsible for the technical organization of the course.
20.11.17.2 The certificate must be provided to the worker upon receipt, and a copy must be filed by the company.
20.11.18 Training participants must receive instructional material, which may be in printed, electronic, or similar format.
20.11.19 The employer must establish and maintain an identification system that allows the training of each worker to be known, and the worker is responsible for visibly using the identification means.
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