Health, Safety and SecuritySimultaneous Operations Management
Most work is assessed on its own risk, and the incidents happen where two activities that were each safe are carried out near one another by teams who did not know about each other. This course covers managing that overlap. Delegates work through identifying simultaneous operations during planning rather than discovering them on site, the interaction matrix that shows which combinations are permitted, conditional or prohibited, and the authority that decides. Communication and coordination arrangements are covered, including the daily meeting that establishes who is doing what and where. Isolation, permits and their interaction across teams follow. Escalation and stopping work are addressed. The course closes on shutdowns and turnarounds, where the density of simultaneous work is highest and the workforce is largely unfamiliar.
Course objectives
- Identify simultaneous operations during planning
- Build an interaction matrix of permitted and prohibited combinations
- Establish who has authority to approve a combination
- Run coordination arrangements including the daily interface meeting
- Manage isolation and permit interaction across teams
- Escalate and stop work when conditions change
- Control simultaneous work during shutdowns and turnarounds
Who should attend
- Operations and maintenance supervisors
- Turnaround and shutdown coordinators
- HSE practitioners and permit authorities
- Construction managers on operating sites
- Contractor supervisors working alongside other trades
Course outline
- 01Two safe activities beside each other
- 02Identifying simultaneous operations in planning
- 03The interaction matrix
- 04Permitted, conditional and prohibited combinations
- 05Authority and approval
- 06Coordination and daily interface meetings
- 07Isolation and permit interaction
- 08Escalation, stopping work and turnaround density
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 to 23 October 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 2 to 4 November 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 13 to 15 January 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 24 March 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |