Risk Management, Problem Solving and Effective Decision Making

The importance of good decision-making has long been recognised as the key to any successful business and this is especially so in the petroleum industry. This course will introduce participants to a range of problem-solving and decision making and risk management techniques.

The concept of managing risk is the key to the success of any enterprise and this programme uses exercises which participants will be able to relate to their day-to-day activities.

Throughout the course, a wide range of exercises and case-studies will be used to deliver the main learning points.

Course Certificate

 Masters Consultant certificate will be issued to all attendees.

Who Should attend?

Managers, project team members and any personnel involved in critical decision making.

Course Outline

DAY 1 - Modern HSE Management Systems

· Programme introduction: delegate and tutor introductions; programme objectives

· Introduction to HSE Management Systems

· Elements, sub-elements and expectations of HSE-MS

· The role of risk management within HSE-MS

· The role of HSE Audits

· Procedures for planning and implementing of action plans

DAY 2 - Modern Incidents Investigation Techniques

· Human contribution to accidents

· The role of root cause Analysis in identifying management system failures

· Accident investigation techniques I: Fault Tree Analysis ‘FTA’

· Working in small groups on the use of FTA

· Preparation of action plans

· Incident investigation techniques II: Events & Causal Factors Analysis ‘E&CFA’

· Group exercise on investigating a multiple-fatalities accident involving offshore drilling rig

DAY 3 - Major Hazards Control

· Control of Major Accident Hazards Codes of Practice

· The HSE- Safety Case Concept

· Elements of emergency planning

· Integrating HSE within major projects plans

· Elements of Projects HSE Plans

· Project HSE Reviews ‘PHSER’

DAY 4 - Machinery Safety

· Introduction into the causation of machinery accidents

· Machinery hazards identification

· Machinery and equipment safety Codes of Practice

· Machinery safety and the CE-marking

· International machinery safety standards

· Machinery risk assessment

· Design and selection of safeguards and safety devices

DAY 5 - Promoting a Positive Safety Culture

· Introduction to Safety Culture

· Techniques for improving safety culture

· Measuring improvements in safety culture

· Integrating safety culture within the HSE Management System