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Advanced Crisis Management Training

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Advanced Crisis Management Training Course

Introduction:

The course has been developed to equip each participant with comprehensive knowledge of Crisis Planning and its various applications. Additionally, it aims to provide a solid understanding of crisis management, whether it arises from technological failures, human errors, or even acts of terrorism. The course is designed to introduce delegates to Emergency Preparedness, covering the identification of major accident hazards, the emergency response process, and the roles and responsibilities of the Incident Command Structure and the Emergency Response Team. Participants will gain the necessary knowledge to effectively respond during emergencies, as well as guidelines for effectively interacting with the media in such critical situations.

Course Objectives:

Overview of risk assessment and risk management
Hazard and risk - Concept, definitions, and terminology
Risk comparison: voluntary v. involuntary risks and tolerability of risks
Types of risk: Individual, societal, economic and environmental risks
Framework for risk assessment
Estimation and evaluation of risks: qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantified risks
The link between risk assessment and risk management: Framework for risk management
Apply the principles of hazard identification and assessment of risk to processes and machinery
Understand reliability concept and use of failure tracing methods
Demonstrate a practical understanding of a quantitative risk assessment technique and the date required for records
Advise management on the most effective control methods based on the evaluation of risk
Identify the general requirement for the development of a safe system of work
Recognize relevant International Standards for Reliability and Machinery Safety
Elements of risk management: Prioritizing actions, planning and implementing
Human error and accident causation (latent and active errors): Bhopal and Piper Alpha
Techniques for hazard identification and analysis: COSHH, check-lists, HAZOP and task-based risk assessment
Cause-consequences analysis: the role of fault trees and event trees in accident prevention
Review of the latest commercial software for dispersion modeling, fire, explosion, and toxic releases
Techniques for human reliability analysis
Preparation of action plans
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the Contingency Planning process and fundamental requirements within an organization.
Demonstrate the leadership required in the four stages of Crisis Management.
Fully appreciate the demands of efficient and effective command and control structures during major emergencies at the Strategic, Tactical, and Operational levels.
Identify the elements commonly encountered in a crisis: what can go right and what can go wrong?
Identify how to discharge corporate responsibilities and the execution of decision making between the many involved departments and outside organizations, including the media.
Demonstrate the need for coordinated planning, training, exercising, and team development.
Prioritizing and targeting corrective and preventive measures

Who Should Attend?

Any Personnel involved in carrying out a risk assessment and accident prevention
Plant Professionals
Engineers
Designers
All Professionals who has a contribution to make in ensuring the safe operation of a potential high hazard workplace.
This course will be of benefit to all those who find themselves responsible for leading on, or implementing contingency planning, crisis response and/or disaster recovery mechanisms.

Course Outlines:

Introduction to Risk Assessment

Program introduction: delegate and tutor introductions; program objectives
Introduction to HSE Management Systems
Integrating risk assessment within Risk Management
Semi-quantitative risk assessment techniques - machinery based
The task-based approach to risk assessment
Syndicate exercise: Working in small groups
Feedback and review of day 1

Professionalism in Contingency Planning & Crisis Management & Planning

The prime mission is to co-ordinate the disaster response activities and resources of all companies and any locally-based organizations. The visibility and successful efforts of an on-site planning coordinator play an important part in the acceptance and perception of the program by other related agencies.

Course introduction – aims and objectives of the event;
Philosophy and concepts of effective Crisis Management;
The Contingency Planning Co-Ordinator – Roles and Responsibilities;
Checklists for selecting and creating a self-directed Contingency Planning Team;
Who should be involved? Effective leadership and ‘ownership’ of the process.

Hazard Identification

Introduction and course overview
Why do we need safety engineering
Examples of major disasters
The safety system process
Hazard identification
Hazard control
Criteria for risk tolerability
Hazard Identification Techniques
Design out hazards
Safety standards codes, national and international
Safety analysis in engineering
Safety analysis in Chemical process
Safety analysis in manufacturing

Hazard and Operability Studies 'HAZOP'

Introduction to hazards identification and analysis techniques
Techniques for hazard identification and analysis - HAZOP
Syndicate exercise - application of HAZOP to relevant processes
Planning and implementing within the risk management system
Report back and review of day 2

Analysis of the consequences

Introduction into reliability technology
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis ‘FMEA’
Failures of Permit-to-work systems: video presentation on Piper Alpha
Analysis of the consequences- mechanics of fire, explosion and toxic releases
Role of Fault Tree Analysis to identify how accidents can happen
Group exercise on FTA
Report back and review of day 3

Human Factors and Reliability

Introduction to human factors and human error
Hierarchical task analysis ‘HTA’
Task-based HAZOP: Application to critical activities onshore and offshore
Working in small groups on task-based HAZOPS

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