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Major Accident Hazard Management Training Course

Equips teams in high-risk facilities to identify and assess major accident hazards, model loss-of-control scenarios and prevent fires, explosions and releases.

PSRM · Process Safety & Operational Risk ManagementAll Levels#2771ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Health, Safety, Environment & SustainabilityCategories:Process Safety & Operational Risk Management

Course Overview

This course provides practical knowledge and skills for identifying, assessing, and managing major accident hazards in high-risk industrial environments. It focuses on understanding major accident scenarios, evaluating the potential consequences of loss of control, and establishing effective measures to prevent serious incidents involving fires, explosions, hazardous substance releases, and other catastrophic events. Participants examine major accident hazard identification, risk assessment, prevention strategies, safety-critical elements, barrier management, and emergency preparedness. The programme also addresses the relationship between process safety management, asset integrity, operational control, management of change, and regulatory compliance in preventing major accidents. Practical exercises enable participants to assess major accident scenarios, evaluate the effectiveness of preventive and mitigative safeguards, identify weaknesses in critical controls, and develop structured risk reduction plans that support operational safety and business continuity.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the principles and significance of major accident hazard management.
  • Identify major accident hazards and develop credible accident scenarios.
  • Assess the likelihood and potential consequences of major industrial incidents.
  • Apply appropriate hazard identification and risk assessment techniques.
  • Evaluate preventive and mitigative barriers used to control major accident risks.
  • Identify safety-critical elements and establish appropriate performance requirements.
  • Integrate major accident hazard management into operational procedures and process safety systems.
  • Assess the impact of asset integrity failures, human factors, and organizational weaknesses.
  • Apply management of change processes to prevent the introduction of new major accident risks.
  • Develop emergency preparedness and response arrangements for major accident scenarios.
  • Monitor safety performance and evaluate the effectiveness of critical risk controls.
  • Establish improvement plans to strengthen major accident prevention and mitigation.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for HSE managers, process safety engineers, operations managers, risk management specialists, asset integrity engineers, maintenance managers, emergency response coordinators, safety officers, and professionals responsible for controlling major accident hazards. It is particularly relevant to oil and gas companies, refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical manufacturing facilities, offshore installations, power generation facilities, storage terminals, and other high-hazard industries where major incidents could result in serious injuries, fatalities, environmental damage, asset losses, or significant business disruption.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify major accident hazards associated with industrial activities and hazardous installations.
  • Develop credible major accident scenarios based on hazardous conditions and potential loss-of-control events.
  • Evaluate accident likelihood, severity, and potential consequences.
  • Apply hazard identification and risk assessment methods to major accident prevention.
  • Identify safety-critical barriers and evaluate their effectiveness and reliability.
  • Establish performance standards and monitoring requirements for safety-critical elements.
  • Assess the influence of equipment failure, human error, and organizational factors on major accident risks.
  • Integrate risk control measures into operational activities, maintenance, and management of change.
  • Develop emergency response strategies for major accident scenarios.
  • Interpret risk assessment findings and translate them into practical control measures.
  • Monitor leading and lagging safety indicators to evaluate risk control performance.
  • Prepare a major accident hazard management and improvement plan.

Course Outline

Day 1

Major Accident Hazards and Risk Management Fundamentals

  • Principles, scope, and objectives of major accident hazard management.
  • Characteristics of major industrial accidents and catastrophic events.
  • Common major accident scenarios involving fires, explosions, toxic releases, and loss of containment.
  • Differences between personal safety risks and major accident process safety risks.
  • Identifying hazardous materials, energy sources, process conditions, and vulnerable assets.
  • Understanding initiating events, escalation mechanisms, and potential consequences.
  • Relationship between process safety management and major accident prevention.
  • Organizational responsibilities, leadership commitment, and safety culture.
  • Overview of major accident prevention principles and relevant regulatory obligations.
  • Practical Exercise: Identify major accident hazards in a selected industrial facility and develop an initial list of credible accident scenarios.
Day 2

Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Accident Scenario Analysis

  • Systematic identification of major accident hazards across operational activities.
  • Hazard identification techniques, including HAZID and structured risk reviews.
  • Application of HAZOP and other suitable risk assessment methods.
  • Developing credible accident scenarios and identifying initiating events.
  • Evaluating the likelihood, severity, and consequences of major accident events.
  • Assessing fire, explosion, toxic exposure, and environmental release scenarios.
  • Understanding escalation factors and conditions that can increase accident severity.
  • Evaluating existing safeguards and identifying risk control gaps.
  • Prioritizing major accident hazards according to risk significance.
  • Documenting risk assessments and maintaining major accident hazard registers.
  • Practical Exercise: Conduct a structured risk assessment for a selected major accident scenario and identify the required preventive and mitigative measures.
Day 3

Prevention, Safety-Critical Elements, and Barrier Management

  • Principles of major accident prevention and loss-of-containment control.
  • Identifying preventive and mitigative barriers for major accident scenarios.
  • Defining safety-critical elements and their role in preventing or limiting major accidents.
  • Establishing performance standards for safety-critical equipment and systems.
  • Managing mechanical integrity, inspection, testing, and preventive maintenance.
  • Evaluating the reliability, availability, and effectiveness of critical safeguards.
  • Identifying common-cause failures, barrier degradation, and escalation factors.
  • Integrating operational procedures, permit-to-work systems, and safe operating limits.
  • Applying management of change to process modifications and operational changes.
  • Monitoring critical control performance and addressing deficiencies.
  • Practical Exercise: Develop a barrier management plan for a selected major accident hazard, including safety-critical elements, performance standards, inspection requirements, and corrective actions.
Day 4

Emergency Preparedness, Incident Response, and Regulatory Compliance

  • Principles of emergency preparedness for major accident scenarios.
  • Developing emergency response plans based on identified hazards and credible consequences.
  • Defining emergency roles, responsibilities, communication channels, and escalation procedures.
  • Coordinating internal emergency response teams and external emergency services.
  • Planning evacuation, isolation, containment, and incident control measures.
  • Managing potential fire, explosion, hazardous substance release, and environmental emergency scenarios.
  • Conducting emergency drills, testing response arrangements, and evaluating readiness.
  • Investigating incidents and near misses to identify underlying causes and lessons learned.
  • Understanding applicable legal, regulatory, and reporting obligations.
  • Maintaining emergency documentation, response records, and improvement actions.
  • Practical Exercise: Evaluate an emergency response scenario involving a major industrial incident and develop recommendations to improve preparedness, coordination, and response effectiveness.
Day 5

Performance Monitoring, Assurance, and Continuous Improvement

  • Establishing a major accident hazard management framework.
  • Defining leading and lagging indicators for major accident risk control.
  • Monitoring safety-critical elements and verifying barrier performance.
  • Conducting audits, inspections, and assurance reviews of major accident controls.
  • Evaluating recurring deficiencies, incidents, and changes in risk exposure.
  • Integrating major accident hazard management with asset integrity and operational risk management.
  • Reviewing management of change arrangements and operational learning processes.
  • Prioritizing corrective actions and improvement initiatives according to risk significance.
  • Establishing management review and performance reporting arrangements.
  • Developing an implementation roadmap for sustained major accident risk reduction.
  • Final Workshop: Develop a major accident hazard management plan for a selected industrial facility, covering hazard identification, scenario assessment, critical barriers, performance standards, emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance, monitoring arrangements, and prioritized improvement actions.

Upcoming Dates

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Doha · 22 – 26 Mar 2027 · Classroom

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