Advanced Health and Safety Masterclass: Comprehensive Training and Best Practices (10 Days)

Introduction:

While a near miss may seem like a better outcome than an accident, it still highlights underlying risks. Health and safety should never be left to chance; they require a strong management system, effective leadership, thorough hazard assessment, and strategies for hazard reduction through inherently safe designs.

Organizations invest heavily in improving the skills of their leaders, managers, engineers, and supervisors in lean production processes. Yet, accidents persist, leading to injuries and financial losses.

This Advanced Health and Safety Course seeks to break the cycle of loss by developing top-tier health and safety competencies. It provides essential insights into health and safety management principles and serves as a crucial step toward further enhancing participants' capabilities in these areas.

Participants will benefit from cost reductions and efficiency gains within their organizations. The program covers key areas such as Safety Management, Hazard Control, and Process Safety Management, offering a comprehensive understanding of workplace safety.

Objectives:

At the end of this Health and Safety Training Course, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the concept of safety management.
• Detail the risk assessment process.
• Conduct workplace hazard assessments.
• Provide solutions to workplace hazards.
• Explain the importance of process safety management.
• Outline systems to prevent loss of containment.
• Identify hazards and risk controls in process safety systems.
• Understand furnace operations and their hazards.
• Recognize start-up and shutdown hazards.
• Understand ventilation and safe entry procedures in confined spaces.
• Develop emergency response plans.

Training Methodology:

• Scenario-based teaching
• Active workplace hazard assessment training
• Risk management practice
• Internal assessments
• Discussions and Q&A

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Basics of Safety Management

• Overview of occupational health and safety
• Responsibilities of employers and employees
• Safety management cycles (Plan, Do, Check, Act)
• International standards (OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001, OSHA guidelines)
• Creating a safety policy
• Surveillance systems and AiM programs

Unit 2: Evaluation & Control of Risk

• Setting targets and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Risk estimation and control strategies
• Risk control methods: avoidance, reduction, and transfer
• Policies to minimize incidents and injuries
• Reducing human error

Unit 3: Safety Management Process

• Hazards in the working environment (noise, vibration, physical hazards)
• Electrical and electro-mechanical risks
• Manual handling risks
• Environmental hazards (temperature, harassment, falls, elevated work)

Unit 4: Incident Investigation, Fire, and Emergency Measures

• Purpose and scope of incident investigation
• Fire protection principles
• Importance of emergency plans
• First-aid facilities

Unit 5: Occupational Health (HazCom) and Safety Culture

• Chemical hazards and occupational exposure limits (OELs)
• Stress management
• Building a strong safety culture

Unit 6: Process Safety Fundamentals

• Learning from accidents
• Good practice standards in the process industry (EU and USA)
• Permit to work systems
• Shift handover principles

Unit 7: Risk Management and Management of Change

• Risk management frameworks (Swiss Cheese Model, HAZOP studies)
• Inherently safer design
• Management of change

Unit 8: Combustion & Confined Space Entry

• Furnace operations and firing conditions
• Confined space entry procedures
• Cleaning, isolation, and atmospheric testing

Unit 9: Start-Up, Shutdown, Hydrocarbon Storage, and Fire Explosions

• Start-up and shutdown procedures
• Hydrocarbon storage safety
• Classification of fires and explosions (VCE, UVCE, BLEVE, Boilover)

Unit 10: Fire and Emergency Response

• Passive and active fire protection
• Emergency response strategies
• Case studies and reviews

Conclusion:

Upon completing this advanced health and safety program, participants will receive a certificate, recognizing their improved skills and competence as health and safety professionals. This certification reflects their commitment to maintaining optimal safety practices within their organization.