Introduction
This seminar focuses on proactive and reactive approaches to managing health, safety, and environmental risks. Participants will develop advanced skills in risk assessment, balancing risk and cost, and fostering a strong safety culture. Key topics include Quantified Risk Assessment, major hazard management, and root-cause analysis for incident investigation. Equip yourself with the tools to optimize safety and protect assets, the environment, and company reputation.
Objectives
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Recognize the difference between hazard, risk and risk assessment
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Learn how to evaluate different types of risk
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Develop the skills of applying advanced risk assessment techniques relevant to the process industry
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Develop a strategy for planning and implementing risk reduction action plans
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Appreciate the contribution of human error to accidents
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Be able to apply advanced techniques for root-cause analysis for incidents
Target Audience
This seminar is designed for:
- HSE Managers and Safety Officers
- Risk Management Professionals
- Process Safety Engineers
- Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Specialists
- Operations and Maintenance Managers
- Plant and Facility Managers
- Engineers working in oil, gas, petrochemical, and process industries
- Industrial Safety Inspectors and Compliance Officers
- Project Managers responsible for operational safety and risk control
- Professionals involved in hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation
- Individuals seeking to strengthen expertise in advanced risk assessment and safety culture development
Outlines
Day 1: Advanced Risk Assessment Techniques 1: HAZOP
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Introduction to hazards identification and analysis techniques
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Techniques for hazard identification and analysis- HAZOP
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Syndicate exercise- application of HAZOP to batch and continuous processes
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Integrating HAZOP within the risk management system
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Review of commercial HAZOP software
Day 2: The role of Quantified Risk Assessment ‘QRA’
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Failure Modes & Effects Analysis ‘FMEA’
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Decision trees and Event Tree Analysis ‘ETA’
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Sources of failure data
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Fault Tree Analysis ‘FTA’
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Quantification of ETA and FTA
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Evaluation of Individual and Societal Risks
Day 3: Mechanics of Fire, Explosion, and Toxic Releases
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The role of consequence analysis in QRA
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Types of Fires: Jet flame, pool fire, flash fire, BLEVE
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Types of Explosion: VCE, UVCE, pressure burst, dust explosion
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Vulnerability analysis
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Commercial software for modeling releases, fire, explosion and toxic releases
Day 4: Advanced Incidents Investigation Techniques
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The human contribution to accidents
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The role of root cause Analysis in identifying management system failures
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Accident investigation techniques
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Latent failure and root causes for incidents
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Techniques for root-cause analysis
Day 5: Promoting a positive safety culture
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Introduction to Safety Culture
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Techniques for improving safety culture
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Measuring improvements in safety culture
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Integrating safety culture within the HSE Management System
