Safety Case Development & Application Excellence in Safety Case Design, Planning & Execution


Safety Case Development & Application Excellence in Safety Case Design, Planning & Execution

Why Choose this Training 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 Training 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 Training Course 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

Assessment of enhanced knowledge and competency

  • Written assessment
  • Marking the assessment papers – by delegates
  • In-depth discussion of the answers

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