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HSE Best Practice in Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Industries

Who should attend: 
Oil, Gas and Petrochemical associated industries staff who have the responsibility for designing, implementing, or supporting HSE management including:
  • Health, Safety, Environment Staff / Professionals
  • Occupational Health, Medicals Staff / Professionals
  • Supervisors, Team Leaders, Managers and Senior Managers
  • Project, Engineering, Technical, Maintenance, Operations, Exploration & Production, Human Resources, Procurement Staff / Professionals
  • Risk, Auditing, Crisis Management, Contingency Planning Staff / Professionals
  • Security and Fire & Safety Inspectors, Superintendents, Co-ordinators
  • Staff Representatives and Union Leaders
  • Consultants, Legal Professionals, Advisers, Contractors and Subcontractors
  • Government and Regulatory Bodies Officials and policy makers
5 days
Course aims: 

The programme is designed to give participants a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of applied HSE Management System in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical associated. It will provide participants with practical awareness of how to champion world class HSE culture.

The programme will give participants a unique opportunity to examine the latest HSE management trends and challenges in the industries, and to consider how these may be applied in the context of their own organisations.

Particular attention is focused on on the best and modern approaches to risk assessments and management, from workplace hazards to major HSE risks in the industries.

Course outline: 
  • HSE management, risks and issues in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industries
  • HSE international standards - ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and OSHA PSM
  • Managing safety, accidents – accident triangles; causes of accidents; accident prevention; cost benefit analysis; risk assessment; work permit systems,
  • Managing occupational health: chemical hazards -body uptake, tlv; physical hazards; ergonomics; blood borne pathogens; psychological hazards,
  • Gas testing. explosivity, toxicity, oxygen deficiency, hydrogen sulphide - pyrophoric iron.
  • Safe working systems, Gas freeing -Steam, water, use and hazards of inert gas
  • Hazards and precautions,
  • Accident incident investigation
  • Safety inspections contractors & safety
  • Understood the process of HSE risk assessment, identification and impact assessment.
  • HAZOP Emergency Plans, etc
  • Environmental management fundamentals
  • Oil Spill management and response
  • HAZOP Emergency Plans, etc
  • Fire fighting techniques; tank fires; bulk quantities of liquid gas; leakage of gas without ignition -control of leakage; leakage of gas with ignition;- action by personnel
  • Emergency plans - internal emergency plans; responsibilities and organizational structure
  • Security and safety of staff and contractors in politically unstable areas
  • Training and testing of emergency plans
  • Action plan to progress organisational HSE management system project to its successful fulfilment.