HSE in Surface Production Operations

EPSAFOP-EN-P

Who should attend?

  • This course provides a thorough understanding of risks and safety measures related to products, equipment and different operations in Oil & Gas production facilities.
Public :
  • Engineers and staff involved in operating Oil & Gas field production facilities.

Level :Knowledge

Prerequisite :
  • Provide evidence of a professional experience of at least 3 months related to HSE and/or Oil & Gas process industry.

Course Content

  • OPERATIONS & HSE - Duration : 0.25 Day

      • Hazards and risks incurred. Consequences.
      • Risk management means: equipment, organizational and human aspects.
  • MAIN HAZARDS OF HYDROCARBON PROCESSING - Duration : 0.75 Day

      • 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).
      • Fundamentals of pressure relief equipment: pressure relief valves, rupture disks, vacuum protection, flame arrestors.
  • RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS - JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • Fundamentals of risk assessment process.
      • Job Safety Analysis (JSA) procedure and steps.
      • JSA exercise.
  • PERMIT TO WORK SYSTEM PROCEDURE - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • 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.
  • SAFE ISOLATION OF PLANT & EQUIPMENT - Duration : 1.5 Days

      • Management of isolations.
      • Lock-out/tag-out procedure.
      • Steps of process isolations.
      • Degassing-inerting: steam, nitrogen, water, vacuum, work permits…
      • Risks associated to operations of depressurization and drainage toward: flare, slops, tanks, oily water.
      • Start-up: checks, accessibility and cleanliness, line up, deaeration, seal tests, oil in.
      • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • HSE IN MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION WORKS - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • Risks associated to construction and maintenance works:
      • Lifting and rigging operations.
      • Access and working in confined space. Ventilation and atmosphere analysis: oxygen content explosivity, toxicity.
      • Works at height: ladders, scaffolding, mobile elevated working platforms…
      • Safe use of tools.
      • Radioactive sources.
  • ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK - HUMAN FACTORS - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • Introduction to HSE management system.
      • SIMultaneous OPerations (SIMOPS) management.
      • Management of change.
      • Downgraded situations.
      • Human factors in risk management.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN FIELD OPERATIONS - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • Main concepts.
      • Tools to manage sustainability.
      • Potential environmental impacts in field operations.
      • Sustainability reporting. Introduction to regulatory framework.

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • Deepen knowledge of hazards involved in routine operations, SIMOPS and shutdown/start-up operations,
  • Assess risks involved in different operations and adopt best industry practices,
  • Adopt the most appropriate safety measures in routine Oil & Gas processing operations and when faced with unforeseen events,
  • Explain key safety management rules leading to high HSE standards.

Ways & Means

  • Several applications and illustrations.
  • Several case studies and teamwork sessions.

Learning assessment

  • Assessment by test at the end of the course.

More

Coordinator :IFP Training trainer (permanent or contracted) having a good expertise and/or experience of the related topics, trained to adult teaching methods, and whose competencies are kept up-to-date.

To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding. Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com