Having followed this training, you will have learned how to:

1. Create a policy document that outlines the commitment (statement) of the Supplier’s leadership and includes procedures and practices adopted for purchasing, transparency and traceability of chemicals used; 

2. Transform that policy into strategy as part of implementing a chemical management system; 

3. Conduct assessments of a supplier's regulatory compliance, chemical hazard and risk, supply chain partners’ capabilities and safer alternatives; 

4. Implement health & safety actions for chemical exposure control, PPE and emergency response procedures for all staff; 

5. Manage a Chemical Inventory List (CIL) and SDS to make informed purchasing decisions, promote responsible chemical use, increase traceability, simplify chemical handling decisions, and control disposal costs; 

6. Ensure safe Storage and Handling procedures for chemicals purchased;

7. Use tools to manage Output with respect to wastewater, sludge, air and solid waste outputs. This will reduce pollution and support Process Control to ensure proper implementation of a CMS through holding and controlling records and documents, incidence management, general maintenance and housekeeping. 

8. work on Continuous Improvement practices such as conducting a CMS review, internal or external audits and improvements in identified areas, including onsite training. 

Please note: certificates for ZDHC Introduction to Chemical Management and ZDHC Top 10 Best Practices will serve as an indication for your prior gained knowledge of chemical management.

If you are not in possession of a prior ZDHC certificate, please do the pre-assessment of the ZDHC CMS TIG training. This will give you a good indication of your current chemical knowledge. 2. The pre assessment is offered to you after you register for the ZDHC CMS TIG course you are interested in, but before payment of the course.  Therefore you will feel confident that the course fits your needs before you start it! For more information on our ATPs, please visit our partner page here.

In this section you will find the training sessions that are available globally.

Please note:

All training providers use the ZDHC CMS TIG as a basis for the content of their face-to-face or online training sessions. While the methodology and set up of a training may differ, all content is based on the same guiding document. ZDHC has set up quality requirements for the training sessions to secure an overall level of consistency (requirements can be found here). 

Please contact the ATP with any further questions on the methodology, training content or course fee and make sure to review any details provided by them on the description of the session. Please do not subscribe to more than one face-to-face and/or online session at a time. 

If more than one face-to-face or online session for this course is listed, please choose the one most suitable for you (in terms of location, language, training provider etc).

If the calendar shows that no courses are available at that particular moment, this means there are currently no courses planned by our ATPs. In this case, please send an email to training@zdhc.org so we can inform our trainers and support you in finding a solution.

After signing up, confirmation emails and reminders will automatically be sent to you (please also check your SPAM email). 

Important information:

Only learners who have registered through this website will be allowed to attend the face-to-face and/or online sessions.