Course Overview
The main objective of a Risk Based Process Safety Management approach is to assist an organisation build and operate a more effective process safety management system and will enable participants to design or improve each process safety activity associated with the management of process safety within their organization.
This course is based on Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) Management approach, described in the CCPS book Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety (2007). The course covers the four pillars and twenty elements that define the structure for the RBPS approach. The key approach is the implementation and application of the four pillars, which are:
1.Commit to process safety: Ensure that management and employees care about process safety, ensure that there is acceptance and compliance with standards and demonstrate commitment to stakeholders
2.Understand hazard and risk: Know what you operate, identify hazards and manage and minimize risk through analysis etc.
3.Manage risk: Know how to operate and maintain the process, control changes and manage incidents
4.Learn from experience: Investigate incidents, monitor performance through reviews, audits and KPIs, and ensure that findings are acted effectively upon
Duration
10 Days
Who Should Attend
The Risk Based Process Safety Management training course is designed for:
- Management Team
- Process Engineers
- Operations Engineers
- Process Safety Engineers
- Maintenance/Technical personnel
- Health and Safety personnel
The course is equally appropriate for personnel with some process safety background and those who are new to the subject.
Course Level: IntermediateCourse Objectives
By attending this unique Risk Based Process Safety Management training course, delegates will be able to:
- Understand the principles of Risk Based Process Safety utilizing the CCPS model
- Recognize the importance of the necessary commitment to ensure the implementation RBPS management system through an understanding of safety culture
- Describe the primary international standards related to process safety and the importance of compliance
- Understand the importance competency maintenance including the principles of continuous improvement involving both the workforce and other stakeholders
- Understand and practice a structured approach to hazard assessment
- Understand the principles of managing risk
- Understand and employ the principles of continuous improvement through a structured learning and review process including audits
Course Outline
Module 1 - Overview Of Risk Based Process Safety
- Accident Prevention Background
- Case studies
- Swiss cheese model
- RBPS Concepts
- Risk based process Safety Pillars
- Risk Based Process Safety Elements
- Process Safety Culture
- Management Commitment
- The importance of an opening and questioning environment
- Compliance with Standards
- Legislation,
- International Industry Standards,
- Company Standards
- Workforce Involvement enhancing experience and knowledge
- Safety Committees
- Workforce feedback
- Stakeholder Outreach
- Workforce
- Regulatory bodies
- Business partners
- Customers
- Vendors
- Environmental interest groups
- Public
Module 2 - Understand Hazards and Risk
- Process Safety Competency
- Process Knowledge Management ,
- Availability of knowledge and its application
- Maintenance of process safety information
- Dissemination of knowledge and continuous learning
- Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis
- HAZID
- HAZOP
- Quantitative Risk Assessment
Module 3 - Operational Considerations
- Operating Procedures
- Procedural structure
- Safe Work Practices
- Work Permits
- Asset Integrity and Reliability
- Contractor Management
- Training and Performance Assurance
Module 4 - Operational Readiness 2
- Management of Change
- Operational Readiness
- Pre Start Up Review (PSSR)
- Conduct of Operations :
- Safe Operating Limits
- Emergency Management
- Emergency Response Planning
- Training
- Recovery
Module 5 - Learn from Experience
- Incident Investigation
- Importance of near misses (near hits)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Measurement and Metrics
- Critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Auditing
- Internal Audits
- External Audits
- Management Review and Continuous Improvement
