Pre-Requisites
- Previous experience in the application of general risk assessment is preferred.
Objectives
- Recognise the difference between hazard, risk and risk assessment.
- Learn how to evaluate different types of risk.
- Develop the skills of applying advanced risk assessment techniques relevant to the process industry.
- Develop a strategy for planning and implementing risk reduction action plans.
- Appreciate the contribution of human error to accidents.
- Be able to apply advanced techniques for root-cause analysis for incidents.
Methodology
Participants will learn by active participation during the programme through the use of exercises, syndicate and group discussion, training videos and discussions on relevant types of accidents and "real life" issues in their organisations.
Day 1: Advanced Risk Assessment Techniques 1 - HAZOP
- Introduction to hazards identification and analysis techniques.
- Techniques for hazard identification and analysis- HAZOP.
- Syndicate exercise- application of HAZOP to batch and continuous processes.
- Integrating HAZOP within the risk management system.
- Review of commercial HAZOP software.
Day 2: The role of Quantified Risk Assessment ‘QRA’
- Failure Modes & Effects Analysis ‘FMEA’.
- Decision trees and Event Tree Analysis ‘ETA’.
- Sources of failure data.
- Fault Tree Analysis ‘FTA’.
- Quantification of ETA and FTA.
Day 3: Mechanics of Fire, Explosion and Toxic Releases
- The role of consequence analysis in QRA.
- Types of Fires: Jet flame, pool fire, flash fire, BLEVE.
- Types of Explosion: VCE, UVCE, pressure burst, dust explosion.
- Vulnerability analysis.
- Commercial software for modelling releases, fire, explosion and toxic releases.
Day 4: Advanced Incidents Investigation Techniques
- Human contribution to accidents.
- The role of root cause Analysis in identifying management system failures.
- Accident investigation techniques.
- Latent failure and root causes for incidents.
- Techniques for root-cause analysis.
Day 5 - Promoting a positive safety culture
- Introduction to Safety Culture.
- Techniques for improving safety culture.
- Measuring improvements in safety culture.
- Evaluation of Individual and Societal Risks.
- Case-Study.
Language: English
Place: London – UK
Venue (TBC): Radisson Edwardian Sussex Hotel (Address: 19-25 Granville Pl, Marylebone, London W1H 6PA)
