PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT
In the chemical/allied chemical, petrochemical and most other related chemical industries, you will find that all companies are required to have a process safety program, with a focus on process safety. The focus of these programs is to prevent/mitigate catastrophic harm to workers or businesses from process-related accidents such as fires, toxic gas release, explosions, reaction hazards and so on. Process Safety Management as per OSHA or CCPS, in fact, is a very necessary program. They are all about how Process Safety can be managed effectively as a management system.
Process Safety Management is defined as “a discipline that focuses on the prevention of fires, explosions, and accidental chemical releases at chemical process facilities”. Such events don't only happen at chemical facilities, they occur in refineries, petrochemicals, solid handling plants, water treatment plants, offshore drilling facilities, pharmaceuticals, etc.
This course includes a detailed study on the 16 elements listed below
- Risk Management & Assurance
- Capability Building-PSM
- Compliance with standards
- Process Safety Information
- Process Hazard Analysis
- Emergency Planning and Response
- Training
- Management of Change
- Contractors
- Hot Work
- Mechanical Integrity
- Incident Investigation
- Compliance Audits
- Trade Secrets
- Employee Participation
- Pre-startup Safety Review