Process Safety Engineering

What You Will Learn

• 1 Learn the foundational principles of process safety, including key terminology, regulatory frameworks, and the distinction between process safety and occupational safety.
• 2 Understand hazard identification techniques such as HAZOP, What-If analysis, and checklist methods, and apply them to real process scenarios.
• 3 Analyze consequence modeling approaches including dispersion, fire, and explosion modeling to quantify the potential impact of process releases.
• 4 Apply quantitative risk assessment methods, including fault tree analysis and event tree analysis, to evaluate and prioritize process risks.
• 5 Explore the design of inherently safer processes and the application of layers of protection to reduce risk to tolerable levels.
• 6 Understand safety instrumented systems, functional safety standards, and the process of defining safety integrity levels for critical functions.
• 7 Implement process safety management systems aligned with recognized standards, including elements such as management of change, mechanical integrity, and incident investigation.
• 8 Analyze human factors and organizational influences on process safety, including human error models, safety culture assessment, and leadership responsibilities.
• 9 Develop emergency response planning and process safety performance monitoring programs that support continuous improvement.
• 10 Build a professional process safety competency framework by integrating risk-based decision making, case study analysis, and career development strategies.