Process Safety Management in Oil and Gas Operations

Why Attend

Major accidents in oil and gas facilities are usually caused by failures of process safety rather than personal safety. Fires, explosions and toxic releases have shown repeatedly that strong process safety management is essential to protect people, assets and reputation.

This LLMI course explains the elements of process safety management and how to apply them in upstream and downstream operations, including hazard identification, risk assessment, barrier management, mechanical integrity, management of change, operating procedures, process safety culture and performance indicators. Participants analyse major accident case studies and develop practical improvement actions.

The course is designed for operations, engineering and HSE professionals responsible for preventing major accidents.

Course Objectives

Explain process safety and its difference from occupational safety

Apply the elements of a process safety management system

Identify hazards and use barrier-based risk management

Manage mechanical integrity and management of change

Use process safety performance indicators

Strengthen process safety leadership and culture

Target Audience

Operations and production managers

Process and facility engineers

HSE and process safety professionals

Maintenance and integrity engineers

Supervisors in hazardous operations

Senior managers in oil and gas

Course Methodology

Major accident case studies

Bow-tie and barrier workshops

Management of change exercises

Indicator design activities

Group discussions