Responsible Care® Basic Principles of Risk-based Process Safety Management (RBPSM) Training Course Module 1

This online course will introduce delegates to the Risk-based Process Safety Management (RBPSM) System approach and how to implement such a system within chemical manufacturing facilities as part of the international Responsible Care® Initiative. The course is geared to improve sustainable process safety performance in industries that manufacture, use and/or handle chemicals, by focusing on new ways to design, correct or improve process safety management practices. It also has many other industry-wide benefits, including enhancing good perception of the chemical industry by the public.

When integrated with other SHE and security management systems, the RBPSM course ensures that delegates begin at the design phase, including construction, pre-startup reviews, key aspects of production and maintenance as well as consider human factors. It is a management system course that is focused on the prevention of, preparedness for, mitigation of and response to the release of chemicals and energy from a process. It takes a risk-based approach to reducing or eliminating harm, including damage to plant, material, the environment, and people.

Companies are expected to implement appropriate process safety management systems within their facilities to ensure that process hazards are identified, understood, and controlled to prevent process-related injuries and incidents. RBPSM provides a more holistic framework of elements for the next generation of process safety management. These new elements help to eliminate gaps and inconsistencies that are known contributors to PSM failures.

Learning Outcomes:

• Introduce the definition of Risk-based Process Safety Management, its history, and benefits to the chemical industry.
• Explain benefits of the safe operation and management of plant and equipment.
• Explain the elements of a Risk-based Process Safety Management System.
• Understand the requirements of implementing a Risk-based Process Safety Management System.
• Identify what could be done to address high potential, low probability incidents.

Who Should Attend:

This course is vital for those involved in designing, implementing, and maintaining a successful process safety management system including:

• Process safety personnel.
• Operators, supervisors, and plant managers.
• Engineers, SHEQ personnel and representatives.
• Responsible Care® Management Representatives (RCMRs).

Entry Requirements

• Any person working in operations and/or SHEQ departments of chemical manufacturing facilities is eligible to attend.

Course Outline

• Welcome.
• MS Teams House-keeping Rules.
• Introductions.
• Introduction to Process Safety.
• Risk-based Process Safety.
  • Committing to Process Safety.
  • Understanding Risk.
  • Managing Risk.
  • Learning from Experience.

Assessment

• Delegates will be required to demonstrate through an online assessment that the learning outcomes described above have been achieved.

Programme

Presenter

Francois Holtzhausen
Process Safety Consultant

Francois Holtzhausen is a chemical engineer and graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand. His process safety career started in 2000 when he was appointed Process Safety Technology Leader for the Dow Chemical Company (Dow), where he was responsible for driving the implementation of process safety at the newly acquired Dow facilities in South Africa. During 2006, he was appointed Process Safety Advisor for Sasol South Africa Limited (Sasol) and was tasked with the implementation of a process safety management system at Sasol. Francois was part of the Sasol team that developed the Sasol FER Severity Index. He retired from Sasol in 2015 and is currently a consultant in process safety, focusing mainly on process safety training and auditing. He was the chairperson of the CAIA Gauteng Process Safety Forum from 2013 to 2018 and is a CAIA-certified Responsible Care® Management System auditor.

Registration

Kindly complete the form below and click on the SUBMIT button, to book your seat at the training course.

Banking Details

Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association
First National Bank, Parktown
Account no: 5492 533 4515
Branch code: 25 04 55

Notes:

1. Payment must take place 72 hours prior to the training. Kindly forward proof of payment (i.e., a copy of the bank deposit slip or EFT payment) to rsvp@caia.co.za.
2. Please provide a copy of your ID by e-mailing it to rsvp@caia.co.za.
3. Registration must be completed by 29 August 2022.
4. CAIA must be notified in writing of cancellations 48 hours prior to the training. Cancellations received less than 48 hours prior to the training, will be charged in full.

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