This online course will introduce you to the CCPS Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) Management approach, described in the CCPS book Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety, 2007. It covers the four pillars and twenty elements that define the structure for the RBPS approach. The course will help you design, implement, and maintain a risk-based process safety management system that will fit your company’s needs and resources.
You will learn the definition and importance of RBPS and learn the four pillars of RBPS. Key principles and essential features for each of the twenty elements that make up the pillars will be discussed.
The four pillars include:
1. Commit to process safety
2. Understand hazards and risk
3. Manage risk
4. Learn from experience
Subjects discussed include:
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Value the importance of Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) and how it fits into business success
List the four pillars and 20 elements of RBPS and describe their interaction.
Describe a RBPS management system that supports the culture, needs, and resources of your company.
Apply the 20 elements of RBPS design to your workplace by utilizing the accepted methods and resources.
Those involved in designing, implementing and maintaining a successful process safety management system in your company including:
Lecture One: Introduction
Lecture Two: Overview of Risk Based Process Safety
Lecture Three: Process Safety Culture
Lecture Four: Compliance With Standards
Lecture Five: Process Safety Competency
Lecture Six: Workforce Involvement
Lecture Seven: Stakeholder Outreach
Lecture Eight: Process Knowledge Management
Lecture Nine: Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis
Lecture Ten: Operating Procedures
Lecture Eleven: Safe Work Practices
Lecture Twelve: Asset Integrity and Reliability
Lecture Thirteen: Contractor Management
Lecture Fourteen: Training and Performance Assurance
Lecture Fifteen: Management of Change
Lecture Sixteen: Operational Readiness
Lecture Seventeen: Conduct of Operations
Lecture Eighteen: Emergency Management
Lecture Nineteen: Incident Investigation
Lecture Twenty: Measurement and Metrics
Lecture Twenty-one: Auditing
Lecture Twenty-two: Management Review and Continuous Improvement
Lecture Twenty-three: Implementation and the Future
Final Exam: 25 Questions
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