Safety Technology and Risk Management Training Course

Participants can define accountable HSE governance arrangements and assurance routes.

• Legal duty-holder roles, delegated authority and documented accountability
• HSE policy commitments translated into measurable operational requirements
• Three-lines model applied to safety oversight and independent assurance
• Safety committees, workforce consultation and issue-escalation routes
• Document control for procedures, drawings, permits and safety records
• Management review inputs, outputs and action tracking requirements

Participants can map work systems and identify where hazards enter operations.

• Process maps showing people, equipment, materials, energy and information
• Workplace inspection routes based on tasks, locations and exposures
• Hazard registers structured by source, event, consequence and control
• Energy source mapping for electrical, pressure, gravity and motion
• Interface hazards between employees, contractors, visitors and public
• Shift handover information required for safe work continuity

Participants can select and use appropriate hazard-identification methods for different work contexts.

• Task observation identifies unsafe conditions, behaviours and control gaps
• Checklists targeted to premises, equipment, substances and work activities
• What-If questioning tests deviations from intended operating conditions
• SWIFT workshops structure hazard prompts for multidisciplinary review
• Past incident data used to identify recurring loss patterns
• Change screening identifies new hazards before operational implementation

Participants can prepare job safety analyses that guide safe execution of work.

• Job safety analysis breaks work into observable task steps
• Hazards recorded against each step using source-pathway-receptor logic
• Control hierarchy applied before selecting personal protective equipment
• Critical steps assigned stop-work criteria and supervisory checks
• Safe work method statements align tasks, controls and competencies
• Pre-job briefings confirm changing conditions, roles and communication

Participants can assess permit and isolation controls for high-risk work.

• Permit-to-work systems define authorization, boundaries and validity periods
• Lockout-tagout controls isolate hazardous energy before maintenance begins
• Isolation certificates record valves, switches, blanks and verification
• Confined-space permits address atmosphere, rescue and entry controls
• Hot-work permits control ignition sources, combustibles and fire watch
• Simultaneous operations reviews identify conflicting work and shared hazards

Participants can conduct a basic HAZOP review and record actionable findings.

• HAZOP nodes defined from process drawings and operating boundaries
• Guidewords test flow, pressure, temperature, level and composition deviations
• Causes, consequences, safeguards and recommendations documented systematically
• Process flow diagrams distinguish major equipment and material streams
• Piping and instrumentation diagrams identify control loops and isolation points
• HAZOP actions assigned owners, due dates and closure evidence

Participants can compare failure modes and determine whether protection layers are adequate.

• FMEA identifies failure modes, effects, causes and current controls
• Severity, occurrence and detection ratings establish FMEA priorities
• LOPA scenarios test independent protection layers against target risk
• Initiating event frequencies selected from evidence and engineering judgement
• Independent protection layers require effectiveness, independence and auditability
• Recommendations distinguish design changes from procedural administrative controls

Participants can build bow-tie models and define barrier assurance requirements.

• Bow-tie analysis links threats, top events, consequences and controls
• Preventive barriers stop threats reaching the defined top event
• Recovery barriers limit consequences after loss of control
• Escalation factors describe conditions that degrade barrier performance
• Barrier performance standards specify functionality, availability and survivability
• Assurance tasks verify safety-critical barriers remain effective over time

Participants can assess common occupational exposures and select proportionate controls.

• Exposure assessment considers agent, route, duration, frequency and concentration
• Chemical inventories link safety data sheets to workplace controls
• Occupational exposure limits guide air-monitoring and control decisions
• Noise assessments use dose, peak exposure and hearing-protection data
• Ergonomic risk factors include force, posture, repetition and duration
• Health surveillance triggers follow identified exposure and legal requirements

Participants can identify fire and explosion hazards and specify control measures.

• Fire triangle analysis identifies fuel, oxygen and ignition controls
• Flammable liquid storage separates quantities, ignition sources and drainage
• Dust explosion hazards assessed through particle, dispersion and confinement conditions
• Area classification informs selection of equipment for explosive atmospheres
• Gas detection placement considers release sources, airflow and density
• Fire protection systems include detection, suppression, containment and evacuation

Participants can evaluate technical controls for common high-consequence workplace hazards.

• Machine guarding prevents access to nip points and moving parts
• Interlocks, light curtains and emergency stops require functional testing
• Electrical risk assessments address shock, arc flash and stored energy
• Residual current devices selected for suitable fault-protection applications
• Work-at-height controls prioritize elimination, collective protection and fall arrest
• Lifting plans define load weight, radius, equipment and exclusion zones

Participants can identify human-factor conditions that weaken safety controls.

• Human factors examines task demands, capabilities and error-producing conditions
• Fatigue risk controls address hours, shifts, breaks and commuting
• Procedure design uses clear steps, warnings and verification points
• Alarm management reduces nuisance alarms and supports timely response
• Situational awareness maintained through monitoring, communication and cross-checking
• Operational discipline reinforces standards during routine and abnormal work

Participants can evaluate emergency arrangements and supporting response technology.

• Emergency scenarios derive from credible hazards and consequence analysis
• Response plans define command roles, communications and decision authority
• Muster systems account for personnel, visitors and contractor attendance
• Emergency equipment inspections cover eyewash, spill kits and extinguishers
• Incident command principles coordinate operations, logistics and public information
• Drill evaluations record response times, communication failures and improvement actions

Participants can integrate environmental controls into operational risk-management plans.

• Environmental aspects register links activities with potential environmental impacts
• Spill prevention controls address containment, transfer points and drainage
• Waste segregation identifies hazardous, recyclable and general waste streams
• Stormwater controls prevent contaminated runoff leaving operational areas
• Emission sources monitored through permits, sampling and maintenance routines
• Environmental emergency actions align notifications, containment and recovery requirements

Participants can evaluate risk ratings and justify selected control measures.

• Risk matrices combine consequence and likelihood using defined criteria
• Inherent risk recorded before controls influence the assessment
• Residual risk reflects verified controls and remaining exposure
• ALARP reasoning compares further risk reduction with practicability evidence
• Control selection follows elimination, substitution, engineering and administrative measures
• Risk treatment plans assign actions, owners, resources and completion dates

Participants can investigate incidents and develop actions that address underlying causes.

• Initial response preserves people, scene evidence and critical information
• Witness interviews use open questions, timelines and corroboration
• Five Whys distinguishes immediate causes from management-system weaknesses
• Tripod Beta analysis identifies failed defences and preconditions
• Corrective actions specify ownership, due dates and effectiveness checks
• Lessons learned communications target affected roles, tasks and locations

Participants can design performance measures and audit safety-control effectiveness.

• Leading indicators measure inspections, training, maintenance and action closure
• Lagging indicators track injuries, releases, damage and lost time
• Safety dashboards distinguish trends, rates, targets and data limitations
• Audit protocols test conformance, implementation and control effectiveness
• Sampling plans select records, locations, interviews and observations
• Findings categorized by risk, root cause and corrective-action priority

Participants can plan controlled implementation of safety technology and risk controls.

• Management of change screens technical, procedural and organizational modifications
• Change requests document hazards, approvals, training and updated records
• Procurement specifications define safety performance and inspection requirements
• Contractor prequalification assesses competence, equipment and safety history
• Implementation plans sequence actions, dependencies, owners and review milestones
• Post-implementation reviews confirm controls operate as intended

Participants can build, review and present a complete safety technology and risk-management plan for a selected operation.

• Scope statement defines operation, boundaries, stakeholders and risk objectives
• Hazard register prioritizes credible scenarios using agreed assessment criteria
• Bow-tie model documents critical threats, barriers and escalation factors
• Control plan specifies technology, procedures, owners and verification frequencies
• Implementation roadmap sequences actions, resources, dependencies and review dates
• Presentation defends risk decisions, assurance evidence and residual exposures