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Course Description

This 5-day advanced course is designed for professionals involved in the identification, analysis, mitigation, and management of risks associated with complex process industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, power, and manufacturing. Building on foundational risk principles, this training delves into advanced tools and methodologies such as Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) determination, and human factors engineering. Participants will learn how to apply risk-based decision-making throughout the process lifecycle—from design to operation and maintenance.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

  • Apply advanced risk identification and evaluation techniques in process environments
  • Conduct detailed Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) and integrate with LOPA and SIL assessments
  • Perform Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA) to evaluate likelihood and consequence of major incidents
  • Design and evaluate safety instrumented systems (SIS) based on IEC 61511 standards
  • Incorporate human factors and organizational culture into risk control strategies
  • Enhance operational risk management practices and align with international safety regulations

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for Process Safety Engineers and Managers, Operational Risk Managers, HSE Professionals and Safety Officers, Plant/Facility Managers and Supervisors, Process and Control System Engineers, Design Engineers involved in hazard studies & Auditors and Compliance Officers in high-risk industries.

Course Agenda

Day 1

Registration, Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Principles of Advanced Process Risk Management

  • Introduction to Process Risk and Safety Management
  • Risk-Based Process Safety (RBPS) Model
  • Understanding risk tolerability and ALARP principles
  • Risk registers and hazard identification hierarchy
  • Overview of accident causation and learning from past events
  • Case study review of major process safety incidents

Day 2

Hazard Identification and HAZOP Best Practices

  • Advanced hazard identification tools: HAZID, What-If, FMEA
  • HAZOP methodology and detailed procedures
  • HAZOP facilitation skills and team dynamics
  • Documentation and action tracking
  • Integration of HAZOP with lifecycle risk management

Day 3

Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and SIL Determination

  • LOPA concepts, rules, and limitations
  • Independent Protection Layers (IPLs) and risk reduction credits
  • Determining Safety Integrity Levels (SIL)
  • SIL verification and lifecycle compliance (IEC 61508/61511)
  • Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) and SIS architecture

Day 4

Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) and Bowtie Analysis

  • Overview of QRA methodology and applications
  • Frequency and consequence estimation techniques
  • Event tree and fault tree analysis
  • Introduction to Bowtie risk analysis and visualization
  • Emergency response and escalation risk modeling

Day 5

Human Factors, Culture & Risk Governance

  • Human and organizational factors in risk management
  • Behavior-based safety and safety culture maturity
  • Integrating risk management into operations and maintenance
  • Regulatory compliance and audit readiness
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for process safety

Post-Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.