About
Why Choose this Course?
This highly-interactive course outlines the essential elements of a Safety Case. These will be developed, each in turn, in interactive workshops, giving delegates an excellent insight into the depth and breadth of the information that is incorporated in a Safety Case.
Through various workshops and discussions, delegates will learn on how a Safety Case is to be applied and role play this application. Knowledge gained in this technique will be self-assessed; giving delegates a clear vision of their competencies in this technique.
This course will feature:
- Studying the depot’s plot plan, process & instrumentation diagrams and safeguarding systems
- Developing the major accident hazards posed by this depot’s operations
- Determine the safeguards in place to prevent or mitigate these hazards
- Decide what activities or tasks are required to maintain these safeguards in working order
- Develop a plan to monitor the timely execution of these essential and critical tasks
What are the Goals?
After attending this course, delegates will be able to:
- Understand the essential features of a Safety Case
- Enable to apply the Safety Case process back at the delegate’s own workplace
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety legislation
- Identify who is tasked with which critical task in the delegate’s own workplace
- Develop a meaningful programme to ensure the critical tasks are properly executed
Who is this Course for?
This course will greatly benefit the following professionals:
- HSE personnel
- Managers and Supervisors at all levels
- Personnel who are assigned Critical Tasks
- Design Engineers of all disciplines
- Technical and non-technical personnel wishing to increase knowledge on the subject
How will this be Presented?
The course will use a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented.
This includes the following methodology:
- Lectures, incorporating slides and videos
- Hand-outs/case studies
- Workshop sessions
- Role playing
- Verbal and written assessments
The Course Content
Day One
Introduction to Safety Cases
- What comprises a Safety Case
- What led to the Safety Case development – Piper Alpha video
- A brief history of the Safety Case
- Different types of Safety Cases
- The essential features of a Safety Case
- Glossary of terms to be used on this course
Workshop 1: Draw up a Safety Policy for the LPG Depot
Day Two
Major Hazard Analysis
- Recap of previous day’s work
- Short verbal assessment
- Risk assessments in general
Workshop 2: HAZID of the LPG Depot
- Major Hazard Industry explained
- MHA Techniques explained
Workshop 3: Develop an MHA of the LPG Depot
Day Three
Bow Ties
- Recap of previous day’s work
- Short verbal assessment
- Bow Ties explained
- Develop the major hazard scenarios for the LPG depot
- Develop the preventive and mitigation measures employed
- Develop the tasks required to be undertaken to maintain these safeguards
- Workshop 4: Develop Bow Ties for the MHA’s
Day Four
Critical Tasks
- Recap of previous day’s work
- Short verbal assessment
- Critical Tasks explained
- Workshop 5: Develop Critical tasks for the LPG Depot
- Role play of Critical Task executors – how they will do their tasks
- Need for proof of action taken explained
- Various method for providing such proof explained
- Workshop 6: Draw up an auditable schedule of Critical Tasks having been performed
Day Five
Critical Task Executor training
- Recap of previous day’s work
- Knowledge of things that would aid the executors of critical tasks
- Workshop 7: Draw up a training course outline for the executors of critical tasks
- Recap of all the work/activities done
Training Methodology
Pathways Training and consulting adopts the newest techniques of human resources Training and consulting and, with the following:
- Theoretical lectures are delivered via PowerPoint and visual displays (videos and short films)
- Making scientific evaluation to the trainee (before and after)
- Brainstorming and role-playing
- Using case studies related to the scientific material being delivered and the trainees' work.
- The participants get the scientific and practical material printed and on CDs and Flash memories.
- Preparing records and reports of the participants' attendance and results, with a general evaluation of the training program.
- A group of the best trainers and experts in all fields and specialties professionally prepares the scientific material.
- After finishing the course, the participants get certificates of attendance signed, certified, and issued by pathways Training and consulting.
- Our training programs start at 9:00 o'clock in the morning and end at 2:00 in the afternoon, with snack buffet during the lectures.
- Providing a lunch buffet during the training program period, with organizing a lunch party on the training program final day for taking some photos and certificate awarding.
