This program is based on NEBOSH International Technical Oil and Gas Operational Safety that is designed to provide a sound breadth of underpinning knowledge that enables the participants to manage oil and gas operational risks effectively. The importance of effective health and safety training in the oil and gas industry is highlighted by extensively reported examples of major process safety incidents including the 2010 Deep-water Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, the Burchfield oil storage depot explosion (2005), the 1988 Piper Alpha oil platform explosion (both occurring in the UK) and the BP Texas Refinery explosion (USA) in 2005.
By the end of this course delegates will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of and procedures for investigating incidents and how the lessons learnt can be used to improve health and safety in the oil and gas industries
- Explain the hazards inherent in oil and gas arising from the extraction, storage, and processing of raw materials and products
- Outline the risk management techniques used in the oil and gas industries
- Explain the purpose and content of an organizations documented evidence to provide a convincing and valid argument that a system is adequately safe in the oil and gas industries
DAY 1
Health, Safety and Environmental Management in Context
- Learning from incidents
- Hazards inherent in oil and gas
- Risk management techniques used in the oil and gas industries
- Safe systems of work
- Hydrocarbon process safety I
- Process Safety Management (PSM)
DAY 2
Hydrocarbon Process Safety
- Mechanics of failure
- Safety critical equipment control
- Safe containment of hydrocarbons
- Plant operation and maintenance
- Start-up and shut down
- Fire hazards, risks and controls
- Furnaces and boiler operations
DAY 3
Risk assessment techniques
- Framework for risk assessment
- Hazard and Operability Study ‘HAZOP’
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis ‘FMEA’
- The Bow-tie model
- Safety Integrity Level ‘SIL’ selection
- Hazardous Area Classification
DAY 4
Fire Protection and Emergency Response
- Fire and explosion in the oil and gas industries
- Types of fire
- Types of explosion
- Fire and explosion risk analysis
- Fire and explosion protective systems
- Emergency Plans and response
DAY 5
Logistics and Transport Operations Safety
- Maritime transport
- Land transport
- Diving activities
- Cargo handling and lifting operations
- All supervisors and line management who have assigned responsibilities within the organization’s HSE management system
- Safety Representatives
- Production and process engineers
- Maintenance personnel
- Newly qualified health & safety advisors
- HSE personnel
- All personnel involved in planning and implementing the organisation’s HSE management system