HSE in Maintenance & Construction Activities

Course Content

• OPERATIONS & HSE

  • Hazards and risks incurred - Consequences.
  • Risk management means: equipment, organizational and human aspects.

• MAIN HAZARDS OF HYDROCARBON PROCESSING

  • Flammability: flame ignition and propagation principles; types of combustibles, oxidizers and most common ignition sources in process facilities.
  • Toxicity: exposure limits; specific hazards associated to H₂S; use of Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
  • Fluid behavior and related hazards: vessel pressure, consequences of temperature variation (thermal expansion, vaporization, vacuum, water hammer).

• RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS - JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS

  • Fundamentals of risk assessment process.
  • Job Safety Analysis (JSA) procedure and steps.
  • JSA exercise.

• PERMIT TO WORK SYSTEM PROCEDURE

  • Permit To Work (PTW) system. Objectives. Roles and responsibilities.
  • Main elements of PTW system. Typical approval process and information flowchart.
  • Master permit and associated certificates.
  • Management of shift and rotation handover. Permit renewals.
  • New technologies applied to PTW system. Digital PTW.

• HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & RISK ASSESSMENT OF MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION WORKS

  • Risk assessment and recommended mitigation measures associated to:
  • Lifting: manual and mechanical.
  • Work at height/over water/diving.
  • Use of tools: sand blasting, lifting, chemical and HP cleaning, hydraulic tests, flexible pipes, welding tools, milling…
  • Radioactive sources: hazards, markers, use.
  • Electrical equipment: electrical classes, hazards, habilitation, consignation, personnel protection.
  • Confined space works: ventilation, gas detection, oxygen content of air, penetration, evolution of hazard during works, supervision.
  • Hydrostatic testing.
  • Welding/grinding/cutting.

• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

  • Main concepts.
  • Potential environmental impacts in maintenance and construction operations.
  • Waste management principles and strategies for planning and implementation.

• ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK - HUMAN FACTORS

  • Introduction to HSE Management system.
  • SIMultaneous OPerationS (SIMOPS) management.
  • Management of change.
  • Downgraded situations.
  • Human factors in risk management.

• HSE MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS

  • Contractor management as a key element of HSE Management system.
  • Definition of elements for HSE contractor management from selection process to final performance evaluation.
  • HSE risk assessment of contract scope.

• AUDITS - MEANS OF IMPROVING THE HSE PERFORMANCE

  • Objectives of an audit.
  • Pre-audit preparations: audit boundaries, expectations, audit checklists, audit plans.
  • Audit: findings versus expectations.