New demand for process safety leadership training
16 Aug 2011
London – The National Skills Academy for Process Industries (NSAPI) has reported that 60 major companies in the chemical and petrochemical industries intend to upskill their senior executives and board members on a new process safety leadership for senior executives course.
NSAPI has worked with Cogent – the sector skills council for the science-based industries – and a consortium of trade bodies and senior industrialists to set the standards for the course. Focus areas include the business case for effective process safety management, and workforce engagement towards developing an organisational safety culture.
There have been several attempts by organisations to develop training in the area of process safety leadership and management, according to Ian Travers, from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) who sits on the Process Safety Project Board.
“The control of major hazard risks requires a structured and systematic approach based on sound process safety management principles,” said Travers. “Provision of an effective process safety management system is a key requirement of the COMAH Regulations and its development, implementation and maintenance requires competent staff at all levels within major hazard organisations but especially at senior management level.
“This training standard and the underpinning training will help equip senior managers with the understanding and skills needed to ensure major hazard risks are being effectively managed within their organisation.”
Courses will be delivered by Academy-accredited training providers, who will have undertaken a quality assurance process and will have had their training delivery and personnel endorsed against the requirements of the nationally agreed training standard for process safety leadership.
