An essential part of risk and incident analysis is to provide management with decision making criteria for determining and subsequently establishing an organization’s range of acceptable, tolerable and unacceptable risk category levels for the effective management of all their significant health, safety and process risks. Such tools are essential for avoiding major industrial incidents that can result in death, destruction, and commercial losses.

In this EuroMaTech training course, delegates will advance their knowledge and skills by:

This Advanced Risk & Incident Analysis training course aims to enable participants to achieve the following objectives:

Delegates will learn by active participation through inspiring presentation tools and interactive EuroMaTech training courses and role-playing activities, presented in a lively, enthusiastic and interesting style. Delegates will take part in topic exercises, case studies, and practical program.

The purpose of this Advanced Risk & Incident Analysis training course is to provide delegates with the advanced skills and knowledge to successfully analyze new and existing risk control measures and conduct effective incident analysis. This EuroMaTech training course will show delegates how they can evaluate, determine and implement effective risk control measures to prevent serious incidents occurring and/or re-occurring.

• Principles of Risk Analysis

• Control Measures and Mitigation

• Consideration of the Risk Analysis Framework

• Risk Evaluation Process and Risk Assessment Techniques

• Roles of Health & Safety and Process Management Systems

• An introduction to the concepts Barriers and of Layers of Protection (LOPs)

Day (2) Advanced Incident Analysis (Part 1)

• Learning from Incidents – Review of Case Studies

  • Gas Leak & Explosion; Liquid Leak & Explosion; Pipe Failures

  • A study of some large health and safety incidents

• Accident and Incident Analysis

  • Incident Occurrences; Eye Witness Testimonies; Analysis Team

  • Gathering Evidence; Expert Support; Incident Sequence

  • Preliminary Causes; Root Cause Analysis; Human Factors

  • Risk Control Recommendations; Analysis Report

Day (3) Advanced Incident Analysis (Part 2)

• Human Factors Environment

• Sensory and Perceptual Processes

• Individuals – Psychology and Differences

• Perception and Decision Making

• Human Error

• Incident Analysis using a series of case studies:

  • PVC monomer plant fire and explosion

• Improving Human Reliability

Day (4) Advanced Risk and Incident Analysis Programme

• Development of the Bow Tie Method

• Incident Analysis using a series of case studies:

  • Process design issues - Propylene Fire and Explosion

  • Failure to understand the Process - Reactive Hazards Explosions

  • Deviations in Process Control - A serious Ethylene Oxide Explosion

• Incident Re-occurrence – Organisations Have No Memory

Day (5) Advanced Risk and Incident Prevention Programme

• Incident Analysis using a series of case studies:

  • So much went wrong - A major oil refinery fire and explosion

• Emergency Response Analysis

• Pro-Active Incident Prevention Measures

• Pre & Post Risk and Incident Management

• Key Points Summary