Process Safety Training

Section 1: Hazards of Hydrocarbons

• Provide an example of a major fire and explosion
• Describe the explosive envelope
• Describe how fire and explosions occur
• Describe the effects of loss of containment
• Identify the possible causes of loss of containment
• Summarise the hazards of hydrocarbons

Section 2: The HAZOP Process

• Describe the need for HAZOP studies
• Identify what can go wrong when a HAZOP study is not carried out
• Describe the history of the HAZOP process
• Describe the HAZOP process
• Describe how the HAZOP study is recorded
• Describe what may go wrong if deviations are not identified
• Describe the HAZOP terms of reference
• Describe the HAZOP team
• Describe HAZOP scheduling
• Summarise the HAZOP process

Section 3: Safety Instrumented Systems

• Describe a Safety Instrumented System (SIS)
• Describe how to select an SIS
• Describe the SIS process
• Identify the layers of protection
• Describe Failure on Demand
• Describe the Safety Integrity Level
• Summarise the SIS

Section 4: Fire and Gas Systems

• Describe the purpose of fire and gas systems
• Describe how Ultraviolet flame detectors work
• Describe how Infra-Red flame detectors work
• Describe how UV/IR flame detectors
• Describe how heat detectors work
• Describe how smoke detectors work
• Describe how ionisation detectors work
• Describe how optical detectors work
• Describe how High Sensitivity Smoke Detection (HSSD) works
• Describe the use of gas detectors
• Describe how catalytic gas detectors work
• Describe how Infra-Red gas detectors work
• Describe how Open Path gas detectors work
• Summarise Fire and Gas systems

Section 5: Overpressure Protection

• Describe the intent of overpressure protection systems
• Identify methods of overpressure protection
• Identify additional overpressure protection devices
• Describe active and passive overpressure protection devices
• Identify a case study involving overpressure
• Describe relief valves and their function
• Describe bursting discs and their function
• Describe High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS)
• Summarise overpressure protection systems

Section 6: Managing Pressure and Leak Testing

• Describe pressure testing
• Describe the role of the Leak Tester
• Identify risk reduction methods
• Describe leak testing
• Identify examples of the various mediums for pressure and leak testing
• Describe the use of helium trace gas
• Describe the HeliTest unit
• Identify risk reduction methods
• Summarise pressure and leak testing

Section 7: Management of Change

• Describe management of change
• Describe the management of change process
• Summarise Process Safety

Once you have completed the course, you will be asked a series of questions to check your knowledge and understanding. These are based on the learning objectives for the course and have a pass mark of 80%.

• Internet access - users will need a device with a web browser and internet connection

• System - runs on computers, tablets and mobile devices using Windows 7 and above and MAC OS devices running IOS 11 and above

• Browsers - Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari

• Minimum browser size - none

• Audio - requires device speaker or headphones