• What areas of organizational safety does the “Process Safety Management (PSM) Certification Training Course” discuss and provide training on? This course will focus on the establishment of process management systems, asset management and maintenance strategies, safe start-up, and shutdown of process plants, performance standards for safety-critical systems and equipment, hazards controls, and the purpose and features of emergency plans.

Upon completing this Process Safety Management (PSM) Certification Training Course successfully, participants will be able to:

• Understand how a PSM system can help your organization manage its process safety risks
• Discover how an effective PSM program can identify, evaluate, prevent, or mitigate chemical hazards caused by process inadequacies
• Learn how to identify process safety and major accident hazards in your organizations and plants, and how to assess the risks involved and define critical controls to prevent hazards
• Become aware of the conceptions of static and dynamic barrier management
• Learn how barrier management can be used to analyze process safety and perform root cause incident investigations
• Obtain hands-on experience with PSM tools by drawing bowtie diagrams, etc.
• Learn the attributes of different types of barriers: hardware (plant), human (people), and organizational (process).

This course is designed to provide valuable knowledge to the following professionals:

• PSM workforce
• Senior engineers (e.g., reliability, inspection, operations, etc.).
• Safety Engineers
• Process Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers

This collaborative Process Safety Management (PSM) Certification Training Course will comprise the following training methods:

• Lectures
• Seminars & Presentations
• Group Discussions
• Assignments
• Case Studies & Functional Exercises

Day 1

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION & HISTORY

• History of Process Safety
• Reasons for Process Safety
• OSHA 14 Regulatory Requirements
• CCPS 20 Elements
• PHAs-Process Hazards Analysis
• Management of Change

MODULE 2: PROCESS SAFETY LEADERSHIP

• Process Safety Management Meaning
• Process Safety Leadership
• Organizational Learning
• Management of Change
• Worker Engagement
• Competence

Day 2

MODULE 3: INVESTIGATION AND LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS (LOPA)

• Mechanical Integrity and Reliability
• Incident investigation
• Overview of LOPA
• LOPA Scenarios
• LOPA for Potential Toxic Gas Exposure – Case Analysis
• Datasheet: HAZOP and LOPA Leadership
• Risk Estimation and Management
• Datasheet: Auditing of Layers of Protection

MODULE 4: COMMIT TO PROCESS SAFETY

• Process Safety Culture
• Compliance with Standards
• Process Safety Competency
• Workforce Involvement
• Stakeholder Outreach

Day 3

MODULE 5: UNDERSTAND HAZARDS AND RISK

• Process Knowledge Management
• Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis
• Biological Hazards
• Chemical Hazards
• Physical Hazards
• Safety Hazards
• Ergonomic Hazards
• Psychosocial Hazards

MODULE 6: MANAGE RISKS

• Operating Procedures
• Safe Work Practices
• Asset Integrity and Reliability
• Training and Performance Assurance
• Management of Change
• Operational Readiness
• Conduct of Operations
• Emergency Management

Day 4

MODULE 7: MANAGEMENT OF PROCESS RISKS

• Establishing A Process Safety Management System
• Risk Management Techniques Applicable in Process Industries
• Assent Management and Maintenance Strategies
• Role and Purpose of a Permit System
• Safe Shift Handover
• Contractor Management

MODULE 8: LESSONS TO LEARN FROM INCIDENTS

• Incident Investigation
• Measurement and Metrics
• The Importance of Auditing
• Management Review and Continuous Improvement 

Day 5

MODULE 9: PROCESS SAFETY HAZARD CONTROL

• Operating Procedures
• Safe Start-up and Shutdown
• Safety-Critical Performance Standards
• Utilities
• Electricity / Static Electricity
• Dangerous Substance
• Reaction Hazards
• Bulk Storage Operations

MODULE 10: FIRE HAZARDS AND EXPLOSION PROTECTION

• Fire Hazards
• Fire and Explosion Control
• Dust Explosions
• Emergency Preparedness
• Emergency Numbers

RECTUS Consultant certificate will be issued to all attendees completing all the total tuition hours of the course.