The International Union of Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO), have established and maintained the Safety Training Program to promote interactions between developed countries and the developing world to disseminate state-of-the-art knowledge on safety and environmental protection in chemical production. The beneficiaries are expected to use the training in their home countries to improve health and safety. Dr. Mark C. Cesa, Secretary of the IUPAC Committee on Chemistry and Industry, is charge of the co-ordination of the Program.

This environment and safety training was organized by BP Chemicals Inc., an IUPAC Company Associate, USA. The session took place in BP Chemicals in Naperville-Ohio and Lima-Illinois, October 6-17, 2003

The course included lectures, discussions, demonstrations, practical exercise and visits to waste disposal plants; 2 Onyx Processing Plants in Port Washington and Menomonee Falls- Wisconsin, and Envirosafe Landfill Site in Lima. The other visit was to Shawnee Township Fire Department, Lima Ohio.

Trainees:
Jane B. Nyakango - Nairobi, Kenya
Environmental Specialist - Environmentai Engineer
Kenya National Cleaner Production Centre, Director

Ana Luisa Arocena - Montevideo, Uruguay
Environmentai Specialist - Pharmaceutical Chemist
CEMPRE Uruguay, Executive Secretary

Places Visited:

I.-  BP Chemicais, Inc. - Naperville Complex....6/10 to 9/10

Naperville, Illinois, USA
2.-  Superior Special Services, Inc. - Onyx....10/10

Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA
3.-  Onyx Environmental Services, LLC....10/10

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA
4.-  BP Chemicals, Inc. - Lima Complex....13/10 to 17/10

Lima, Ohio, USA
5.-  Shawnee Township - Fire Department....15/10

Lima, Ohio, USA
6.-  The Premcor Refining Group, Inc. - Lima Refinery....16/10

Lima, Ohio, USA
7.-  Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals, LLC....16/10

Lima, Ohio, USA
8.-  Envirosafe Services of Ohio, Inc.....16/10

Oregon, Ohio, USA