Summary
Process Safety Management hit the headlines in 2005 following the major explosions and fires at BP’s Texas City refinery and the Buncefield storage depot in the UK.
The Baker panel review in the USA and the Health and Safety Executive’s ‘Leading from the top - avoiding major accidents’ programme in the UK has amplified the importance of effective PSM. An essential part of effective PSM is an integrated and comprehensive PSM system. The PSM system needs to include both technical and organisational elements as specified in the OSHA CFR 1910 for PSM, and the UK HSE’s HSG 65 successful Health and Safety management. The latter is used as the framework for demonstrating that UK COMAH sites comply with the requirements of the Seveso III directive.
The diagram shows how process safety generally deals with high severity and low likelihood major accidents, whereas personal or occupational safety deals with more routine ‘slips, trips and falls’.
Both aspects of safety are equally important but process safety has not always received the attention it deserves and requires a different approach to be adopted.
This training course is based on the PSM framework provided by OSHA in the USA and by the HSE in the UK. It also includes the practical experience of TÜV Rheinland process safety consultants in the design and operation of high hazard process plants.
The benefits:
- Understanding the key elements of a PSM system
- Understanding of relevant good practice within each element
- Identifying ways of improving your company’s PSM system
- Opportunity to network with other process safety specialists
- Discuss specific issues with TÜV Rheinland’s specialist consultants
- Receive TÜV Rheinland’s detailed course manual with key references
The training method
The course consists of presentations, interactive case studies and practical exercises. It combines an understanding of the theoretical requirements with practical implementation.
Course feedback
“Tutor’s knowledge, course content and practical exercises were the best things about the course.”
“Excellent course and will be sending more of our staff on it.”
“Extensive examples provided, exhaustive documentation and comprehensive exercises.”
When
Monday 12 October 2026, 13:00-17:30
Tuesday 13 October 2026, 08:30-17:00
Wednesday 14 October 2026, 08:30-17:00
Thursday 15 October 2026, 08:30-17:00
Friday 16 October 2026, 08:30-12:00
