Name: Risk Assessment within Production Operations Training Course
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Scheduled Dates

14 - 18 Dec 2026

London - UK

$5,950

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Dubai - UAE

$5,950

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London - UK

$5,950

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Dubai - UAE

$5,950

13 - 17 Sep 2027

London - UK

$5,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

The Risk Assessment within Production Operations training course equips participants with the practical skills needed to identify hazards, assess operational risks, and determine whether existing control measures provide sufficient protection against major incidents. Production facilities rely on a combination of technical, procedural, and human safeguards to maintain safe and reliable operations. Effective risk assessment therefore goes beyond hazard recognition and requires an understanding of control failures, the impact of change, and the influence of human and organisational factors on risk.

This training course guides participants from the core principles of risk assessment through HSE management systems, process safety, major-incident investigation, and human factors. Participants will explore BowTie methodology, Layers of Protection, and LOPA concepts while reviewing contractor management, plant isolation, permit-to-work systems, and management of change. Real-world major-incident case studies are used to examine barrier failures, root causes, and human error. The training course concludes by addressing emergency response and safety culture, demonstrating how risk assessment supports the broader systems required to prevent, prepare for, and respond to significant operational incidents.

This Risk Assessment within Production Operations training course will highlight:

Applying structured approaches to hazard identification and risk assessment
Using BowTie methodology, barriers, and Layers of Protection to assess risk-control effectiveness
Enhancing process safety through robust HSE management systems
Learning from major incidents, system breakdowns, and root-cause investigations
Understanding human factors, human error, and operational reliability
Linking risk assessment with emergency preparedness and a strong safety culture

What are the Goals?

By the end of this Risk Assessment within Production Operations training course, participants will be able to:

Apply structured risk-assessment techniques within production operations
Evaluate process-safety risks using BowTie, barrier-management, and Layers of
Protection approaches
Assess critical HSE management controls, including contractor management and plant-isolation practices
Analyse major incidents to determine immediate, underlying, and root causes
Evaluate the impact of human factors on operational risk and barrier performance
Improve risk-control effectiveness through monitoring, emergency preparedness, and safety culture initiatives

Who is this Training Course for?

This Risk Assessment within Production Operations training course is intended for professionals involved in production operations, process safety, operational HSE, and risk management. It is particularly suitable for:

Production and Operations Engineers
Process Engineers
HSE Engineers and HSE Professionals
Process Safety Engineers
Risk and Safety Professionals
Operations and Production Supervisors
Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
Asset Integrity Professionals
Plant and Facility Engineers
Technical professionals engaged in operational risk assessment and incident investigation

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Risk Assessment within Production Operations training course uses a combination of expert-led presentations, facilitated discussions, group exercises, and detailed industrial case studies. Participants will apply risk-assessment techniques to realistic production and process-safety situations while examining how technical, procedural, and human barriers may be compromised. Major incidents will be reviewed through evidence-based analysis, event sequencing, and root-cause investigation methods. Practical exercises covering BowTie analysis, LOPA concepts, human factors, and emergency preparedness help reinforce the relationship between risk assessment and effective operational decision-making.

Organisational Impact

Organisations will benefit from:

A more structured approach to identifying and evaluating production risks
Increased understanding of process-safety barriers and control performance
Enhanced contractor-management, permit-to-work, and plant-isolation practices
Improved recognition of vulnerabilities that could lead to major incidents
Stronger incident-investigation and root-cause analysis capabilities
Better integration of risk assessment, emergency preparedness, and safety culture initiatives

Personal Impact

Participants will develop:

Increased confidence in identifying hazards and assessing operational risks
Practical knowledge of BowTie, LOPA, and barrier-focused risk-assessment techniques
Greater ability to identify process-safety weaknesses and system-control deficiencies
Enhanced skills in incident analysis and root-cause identification
Improved awareness of human error, violations, and human reliability factors
A stronger understanding of emergency response and the development of a positive safety culture

Daily Agenda

Day 1: Introduction to Risk Assessment

The concepts of hazards, risk and risk assessment and a review of the risk assessment process
Syndicate exercise: Risk assessment and HSMS to control risk
Personal safety and process safety
Syndicate exercise: Process safety exercise (Part 1)
Risk assessment tool: BowTie diagram
Syndicate exercise: Process safety exercise (Part 2)
Layers of Protection and barriers (control measures)

Day 2: Elements of HSE Management Systems and Process Safety

Environmental issues affecting land, air and water
Process safety: fires, explosions, Fault Tree Analysis and explosive-atmosphere risk assessment
Key elements of the HSE Management System
Contractor selection, control, checking and auditing
Isolation of plant and associated operational controls
Understanding the process, the effect of change and cooling-system failure

Day 3: Major Accidents and How They Occur

Permit-to-work systems, principles of operation and examples of failure
System failure: review of a process override incident
How barriers are defeated and how major incidents develop
Major-accident timelines, plant explosions and consideration of root causes
Process-safety leading and lagging indicators
Major-incident analysis, evidence gathering and incident sequencing
Root-cause analysis, human factors, risk-control recommendations and reporting

Day 4: Human Factors and Risk Assessment

Layers of Protection and review of BowTie
Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
Introduction to human factors and human error
Errors, violations and syndicate exercises
Review of a major industrial incident involving errors and violations
Improving human reliability
Reactive and active monitoring

Day 5: Major Incidents, Emergency Response and the Role of Safety Culture

Rules versus risk assessment
Process safety and the start-up phenomenon
Rethinking the root cause of major incidents
Understanding health and safety culture
Developing and promoting a positive safety culture
Emergency response planning and review of barriers

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this training course, delegates will be awarded an official PetroKnowledge Certificate of Completion, signed by the course facilitator. The certificate confirms successful participation and records the total learning hours completed.
Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.

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