
Course Overview
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and NEBOSH have collaborated to develop a new specialist Occupational Safety and Health Qualification specifically for process industries. The qualification combines the advanced technical high hazard expertise of HSE with NEBOSH’s ability to deliver strong vocational OSH qualifications.The course focuses on the prevention of catastrophic accidents and near misses associated with loss of containment of energy or dangerous substances such as chemicals and hydrocarbons.
Assessment :
- Assessment via a 90 minute exam consisting of 40 questions. 10 will relate to a case study, the remainder from the entire syllabus.
- The exam delivery is via an online exam.
Who Should Attend ?
- People from all around the world who work in process industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals.
- Given the hazardous nature of these industries, this qualification has been designed to give processsafety knowledge and understanding to managers, supervisors and safety professionals to allow them to manage their process safety responsibilities.
- This qualification is not designed for process safety/chemical engineers with extensive operational experience of working within the processing environment.
The Course Will Cover ?
- Establishment of process management systems
- Asset management and maintenance strategies
- Start-up and shutdown of process plant
- Performance standards for safety critical systems and equipment
Hazards and controls for:
- Chemical reactions
- Bulk storage of dangerous substances
- Fire and explosion
- Purpose and features of emergency plans
Trainer Profile
David Mattock is a Graduate in Maritime Studies from Cardiff University. He has a background in logistics, operations management, engineering and process safety in the oil and gas sectors. David worked for Kuwait Petroleum (GB) from 1997 – 2005. In 2007 he set up his own health and safety consultancy company called Beacon Safety Consulting. Beacon specialises in health and safety consultancy in the oil and gas sectors and has worked for organisations including the Oil and Pipelines Agency, Chevron, NuStar Energy, Certas Energy, Advanced Insulation and EDF. Beacon Safety Consulting’s business is split between training and competent person work.
Since 1999 David has been working in health and safety. He is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) and is on the UK Governments Occupational Health and Safety Consultants Register (OSHCR).
David’s company runs a number of courses including the NEBOSH International General Certificate, NEBOSH Environmental Certificate, NEBOSH International Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety, IOSH Managing Safely and tailored courses such as IOSH Working Safely in the Oil and Gas Industries.
Competent person work carried out by David’s organisation includes the production of safety reports, carried out hazard studies (including Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPS), bow-tie’s and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA). David uses a combination of theory and practical knowledge to make training as relevant as possible to his delegates. Currently David lives in Cheltenham in the UK.