By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Familiarize with the risk-based approach to construction safety and contract work.
• Improve their experience in the application of reliability technology for the selection of appropriate Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) for protective and safety systems.
• Ensure consistent optimization of resource allocation for production, maintenance and safety, based on risk and cost-benefit analysis.
• Improve practical application of reliability and risk assessment techniques to new projects and existing machinery systems
• Update knowledge on modern concepts of machinery and work equipment safety based on the latest International machinery safety standards
• Develop a clear understanding of machinery and work equipment risk assessment techniques
• Review the role of modern concepts for the design of fluid power machinery and systems.
• Develop adequate level of skills for construction safety plans and project work.
• Describe the consequences and mechanism of fire, explosion and toxic releases.

Machinery Safety

• Review of the causes of machinery and work equipment accidents
• Review of relevant European and International machinery safety standards.
• Duties of designers suppliers of new machinery
• Duty of management for existing and new machines and work equipment safety
• The role of risk assessment within International machinery safety standards
• Selection of the type and level of integrity of Machinery Safeguards and Safety Devices

Construction Safety

• Review of causes and methods for preventing construction activities incidents
• Construction site and activities hazards identification
• The role of task-based risk assessment in preparing Method Statements
• Construction activities Safety Plan
• How to audit and review contractors

Introduction to Reliability Technology

• Introduction into Reliability Technology
• Reliability calculation
• Types of failures: the bathtub curve
• Types of inspection and maintenance
• Types of systems: series parallel and non-series non parallel

Protective Systems Design and Reliability

• Elements of control and protective systems
• Reliability of control systems
• The concept of fractional dead time and protective systems
• High Integrity Protective Systems 'HIPS'
• Hazardous Area Classification
• Active fire explosion protection systems
• Control Systems with safety-related functions

Analysis of the Consequences of Major Hazards

• Mechanics and types of fire and explosions
• Effects of pool fires, jet flames and flash fires on personnel and structures
• Vapour cloud explosions and BLEVE
• Modern software tools for modelling of fires, explosion and toxic releases
• Personal action plans, program review and the way ahead

Technical personnel involved in project work, personnel involved in construction activities, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, maintenance, design and HSE technical personnel