Safety Management of Major Hazards

Purpose of the Workshop

Successful companies are driven by committed, knowledgeable leaders and robust, dynamic Safety Management Systems. These systems are continuously reviewed, valued, and improved to optimize overall performance across their asset portfolios in both operations and projects.

By strategically managing uncertainty, exploiting synergies, and maintaining a balanced and diversified approach, these companies achieve top-tier safety performance and operational excellence.

The purpose of the workshop’ is to equip industry leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage safety, mitigate major hazards and prevent accident within their organizations. This workshop will focus on several key areas critical to ensuring a safe, healthy and resilient operational environment:

• Leadership Role, Visibility, and Support: Enhance understanding of the vital role leadership plays in safety management, emphasizing the importance of visible and active support for safety initiatives leading to excellence.
• Safety Culture: Foster a strong safety culture that permeates every level of the organization, encouraging proactive safety practices and continuous improvement.
• Hazard Recognition: Develop techniques for identifying and assessing potential hazards, enabling leaders to implement effective preventative measures.
• Human Factors: Address the impact of human behaviour and ergonomics on safety, providing strategies to minimize human error and enhance overall safety performance.
• Proper Implementation of Management Systems: Ensure the effective application of comprehensive safety management systems, integrating best practices and compliance requirements.
• Competency and Accountability: Build a framework for developing competency among staff and establishing clear accountability for safety-related responsibilities.
• Integration of Projects and Operations: Promote seamless integration between project management and operational processes to maintain safety standards throughout all phases of operations.
• Resilience: Strengthen the organization’s ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from unexpected challenges, ensuring long-term sustainability and success.

By focusing on these critical aspects, the workshop aims to empower leaders to drive safety excellence, mitigate risks, and cultivate a resilient and high-performing safety culture within their organizations.

Learning Outcomes for the Workshop

By the end of the ‘Leadership & Safety Management of Major Hazards’ workshop, participants will be able to:

Understand Leadership Roles in Safety Management:

1. • Recognize the critical role of leadership in fostering a safe & healthy environment.
   • Demonstrate ways to enhance leadership visibility and support towards excellence.

Cultivate a Strong Safety Culture:

1. • Develop strategies to instil a proactive safety culture within their organizations.
   • Implement best practices for promoting safety awareness and continuous improvement.

Identify and Mitigate Hazards:

1. • Apply practical technique for hazard recognition and risk assessment.
   • Formulate effective preventive measures to manage major hazards.

Integrate Human Factors & Implement Effective Safety Management:

1. • Understand the impact of human factors on safety performance.
   • Develop strategies to minimize human error and improve ergonomics in the workplace.
   • Ensure the proper implementation and maintenance of comprehensive safety management systems.
   • Integrate compliance requirements and industry best practices into safety protocols.

Develop Competency and Accountability:

1. • Establish frameworks for building staff competency and defining clear accountability for safety responsibilities.
   • Foster a culture of ownership and responsibility for safety at all organizational levels.

Bridge Projects and Operations:

1. • Promote seamless integration between project management and operational processes to uphold safety standards throughout all phases.
   • Identify and exploit synergies between projects and operations to enhance safety performance.

Enhance Organizational Resiliency:

1. • Strengthen the ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from safety challenges.
   • Implement strategies to build long-term resilience and sustainability in safety practices.

Participants will leave the workshop equipped with practical tools and strategies to lead their organizations toward leadership excellence in safety management and major hazard prevention.

Target Audience:

This course is open to all personnel who need to gain knowledge on process safety management including:

• Safety Professionals.
• Project Managers.
• Process, Chemical, Mechanical Engineers,
• Loss Prevention & Security.
• Supervisors, Team Leaders.
• Operating staff and employees in general.

Course Methodology

The learning methodology uses a mixture of presentations, discussion, case studies, video content and interactive exercises to transform participant knowledge into hands-on practice in a safe environment.

Certification:

After successfull completion of the course and passing the assessment, candidates will receive an accredited ASSP Safety Management of Major Hazards Certificate with Credit CEU 1.2