Advanced Process Risk Assessment & Risk Management

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This advanced course focuses on process risk assessment and risk management techniques used in high-risk industries such as chemical, oil and gas, and manufacturing. Participants will learn advanced methods for identifying, assessing, and managing process risks to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.

Objectives:

• To gain an in-depth understanding of process risk assessment and management
• To learn advanced risk assessment techniques such as HAZOP, FMEA, and Bow-Tie analysis
• To develop risk management strategies to minimize operational and safety risks
• To understand the integration of risk management within process safety management systems
• To ensure compliance with international process safety regulations

Who Should Attend:

• Process Safety Engineers
• Risk Managers
• Operations Managers
• Chemical Engineers
• Safety Officers
• Environmental and Health & Safety (EHS) Professionals

Course Outline:

Day 1: Introduction to Process Risk Assessment

• Understanding the concept of process risk in industrial settings
• Overview of risk assessment techniques
• Principles of hazard identification and risk analysis
• Hands-on: Case study on identifying process risks

Day 2: Advanced Risk Assessment Techniques

• Detailed exploration of HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)
• Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (FMEA)
• Bow-Tie analysis for risk management
• Hands-on: Performing a HAZOP and FMEA on a process flow

Day 3: Risk Control and Mitigation Strategies

• Risk control measures and the hierarchy of controls
• Engineering, administrative, and PPE-based controls
• Developing risk mitigation strategies and emergency preparedness plans
• Hands-on: Designing a risk mitigation strategy for an industrial process

Day 4: Integrating Risk Management into Process Safety Systems

• Process safety management systems (PSM) and risk management integration
• Safety integrity levels (SIL) and their application in process systems
• Understanding and implementing risk management standards (e.g., ISO 31000, ISO 45001)
• Hands-on: Mapping risk management strategies to process safety systems

Day 5: Regulatory Compliance and Continuous Improvement

• Ensuring compliance with process safety regulations (e.g., OSHA, EPA)
• Risk management in emergency response and crisis management planning
• Continuous improvement in process risk management
• Hands-on: Compliance audit and risk management plan review