Process Safety & Manufacturing
courses designed by industry for industry
Can lead to a “reduction in scope or depth of inspection".
Courses listed in:
HSE’s ‘Understanding COMAH: The Performance and Recognition Framework' (Page 11, section 54D)
HSE’s COMAH Guidance Document: Examples of Operator Activities in Scope of the Framework (Page 4 - Recognising Competence in Process Safety Leadership, Management and Operation)
Since 2010, Cogent Skills has been the secretariat, facilitator and exclusive training delivery partner for the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board’s
Process Safety Management (PSM) training standards framework to industry.
Our exclusive PSM course content includes approved high hazard training guidelines – aligned to industry standards, with the key aims being to:
- Help worldwide high hazard industries keep their ‘License to Operate’
- Improve business’ operational integrity, safety and reduce the risk of a Major Accident.
- Ensure that your workforce competence management, process safety compliance and existing systems are fit for purpose
WHO IS IT FOR?
An Overview
- Training standards for high hazard industries – developed by the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board
- Assessment criteria and regulatory requirements - as listed in the Health and Safety Executive’s Major Hazard Leadership Delivery Guide
Process Safety versus Occupational (Personal) Safety– what’s the difference?
Both could end in tragedy! A very basic explanation:
- Occupational Safety. The hazards arise from the activity and the immediate work area. They are largely controlled by the individual (via work methods, and things like PPE). Occupational safety focusses on incidents which may impact the worker and those nearby.
- Process Safety. Here, hazards are in the system – stored energy, toxic or flammable materials, high temperatures etc. – and systems are needed to control these from design, through operations and changes. Loss of control of these hazards can lead to significant or catastrophic events which have greater consequences to your people, assets and the environment.
To watch
FILM. High Hazard Sites – Do you employ 3rd Party Contractors?
FILM. Meet the Experts in Skills for Regulatory Compliance
FILM. About the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board.
Since Tata Steel adopted the PSM training programme in 2016 our business has seen a:
• Marked improvement in awareness of process safety across our many locations not only in the UK but also on our European and Global sites.
• Employee engagement with process safety has increased
• More and more of our employees are aware of their role in managing process safety.
As a business operating with many high hazard facilities including upper, lower tier and also NON-COMAH sites and a strategic industry with more than 8000 employees in the UK alone, safety is always at the forefront of our concerns and continuous improvement in our process safety culture is a key objective.
Prior to adopting the PSM programme, process safety management was often seen as the responsibility of a small team of specialists, whereas now, after implementing the Process Management standards across our COMAH and NON-COMAH sites, everyone better understands their role in leading and managing process safety from boardroom to operations and engineering managers to control pulpits and workshops.
I believe that this has helped to raise our combined knowledge and competence of process safety as we address the ongoing challenges that the steel industry faces.
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Since Tata Steel adopted the PSM training programme in 2016 our business has seen a:
• Marked improvement in awareness of process safety across our many locations not only in the UK but also on our European and Global sites.
• Employee engagement with process safety has increased
• More and more of our employees are aware of their role in managing process safety.
As a business operating with many high hazard facilities including upper, lower tier and also NON-COMAH sites and a strategic industry with more than 8000 employees in the UK alone, safety is always at the forefront of our concerns and continuous improvement in our process safety culture is a key objective.
Prior to adopting the PSM programme, process safety management was often seen as the responsibility of a small team of specialists, whereas now, after implementing the Process Management standards across our COMAH and NON-COMAH sites, everyone better understands their role in leading and managing process safety from boardroom to operations and engineering managers to control pulpits and workshops.
I believe that this has helped to raise our combined knowledge and competence of process safety as we address the ongoing challenges that the steel industry faces.
