Many recent process safety incidents have highlighted the major safety, environmental, financial and reputation effects that can damage a company's long term performance. These incidents demonstrate the importance of having a clear understanding of the principles of process safety management throughout an organisation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Site leadership teams, managers, supervisors, engineers, HSSE personnel and others involved in the design, operation, modification or maintenance of major hazard process plant.

COURSE PROFILE

Delegates will leave the course with a practical understanding of:

• the business case for effective Process Safety Management (PSM)
• how to identify and assess the hazards and risks associated with hazardous substances and process plant
• the implications of PSM on the complete life cycle of the plant from design through operation and modification to decommissioning
• the key features of an effective process safety management system
• the need for multiple independent layers of protection
• assurance processes for effective PSM
• the importance of human factors
• how to build an effective process safety culture
• how to investigate incidents and near misses
• how to continuously improve process safety culture

Tuition will be through a combination of presentations, videos, case studies and group exercises. All delegates will leave with a process safery improvement plan that will commit them to an action plan to improve theire process safety leadesrhip.

SKILLS ATTAINED

At the end of the course delegates will be able to

• Oversee the development of a process safety management system giving due recognition to the organisation resource and commitment that is necessary to support such a system.