Safety Cases and Major Accident Hazard Management

Course objectives

• Identify major accident hazards and the scenarios a case must address
• Demonstrate risk reduction so far as is reasonably practicable
• Argue cost and benefit where a control is rejected
• Define safety critical elements and their performance standards
• Establish verification and assurance arrangements
• Keep the case current through management of change
• Engage a regulator on the substance of the argument

Who should attend

• Process safety managers and engineers
• Operations managers on major hazard installations
• Technical authorities and verification engineers
• Regulators and assessors
• Consultants preparing safety submissions

Course outline

1. 01An argument judged on whether it holds
2. 02Major accident hazard identification
3. 03Scenarios the case must address
4. 04Demonstrating reasonable practicability
5. 05Cost benefit argument for rejected controls
6. 06Safety critical elements
7. 07Performance standards and verification
8. 08Management of change and regulator engagement

Scheduled sessions