Process Safety Foundations Training

This Process Safety Foundations course will help you to develop your understanding of the key principles of process safety and its management. It will benefit anyone involved in the design, operation, modification or maintenance of major hazard or other process plant who would like to develop or refresh their process safety knowledge across the lifecycle of an operating facility. The course uses a mix of interactive exercises and workshops, case studies and theory to examine the functional areas key to managing process safety across an organisation.

Structure and Content

The course agenda is as follows:

Preparation (2 days). To get all trainees up to speed on the basics of process safety, all participants must complete our 3 included E-Learning modules;
Face to Face (3 days). This is taught in a traditional classroom environment and covers the following content:
- Welcome, goals and agenda
- Process Safety in NZ
- Safety assessment
  - Hazard ID
  - Consequences
  - Risk Assessments
  - SFAIRP and Reasonably Practicable
  - Operalisation
- Safety in Design and Human Factors
- Facility Management
  - Operations
  - Asset Integrity
  - Change Management
  - Incidents and Emergencies
  - Verification of Controls
- Safety Management
  - Management Systems
  - Leadership
  - Monitoring SMS and Controls
- Implementing PS in NZ
  - Meeting the requirements of HSWA
Post-course online 1-on-1 discussion (30 mins). This is an opportunity for the trainee to discuss how they have applied their learnings in their workplace.

What you will learn

By the end of the Process Safety Foundations course, you will understand:

the key principles of process safety and its management
the human, environmental and business consequences of poor process safety
the hazards associated with a process plant and how the risks can be controlled.
the key process safety requirements at each stage in the life cycle of a process plant from conceptual design through to operation, maintenance, and modification
the need for overall organisation process safety management capability

Target Audience

Managers, supervisors, engineers, safety personnel, and others involved in the design, operation, modification or maintenance of major hazard or other process plant.
Anyone who would like to improve their process safety knowledge.
Graduates, chemical and other engineers.