COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of HSE Critical Equipment System (HSECES) Implementation and Audit. It covers the purpose of HSECES; the importance in major accident hazard (MAH) prevention; the relationship with safety case/COMAH/SEVESO; the HSECES lifecycle approach, regulatory and standards framework and identification of HSE critical equipment and systems; the safety case and HSECES interface and roles and responsibilities in HSECES implementation; and the asset integrity and HSECES. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the performance standards (PS) and the elements of a good performance standard; the writing performance standards; and developing a HSECES register; the barrier management and bowtie analysis; the human and organizational factors (HOF); the specifying safety functions and integrity levels; the procurement and vendor documentation; and the lifecycle traceability from design. 

 

Moreover, the course will also discuss the HSECES in commissioning and start-up, operation phase; the maintenance and inspection, risk screening for HSECES changes, and change approval and implementation; the re-validation of PS and risk scenarios and documentation and training updates; the alignment of vendor specs with PS; and auditing suppliers for HSECES compliance; the service contracts and verification scope; the assurance versus verification versus validation; the verification planning and execution, audit protocols and schedules, auditor independence and objectivity and governance and escalation; the evidence gathering and triangulation, interviewing and walkthroughs, document and record reviews; and using digital tools for audit support. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the typical failures in HSECES systems, non-compliance to PS or verification and root causes and systemic issues; writing effective audit reports, action tracking and close-out; reviewing feedback into the risk management system, and leading indicators for performance improvement; linking HSECES with OE programs and the synergies with asset management (ISO 55000); the safety culture and leadership engagement and data analytics in performance monitoring; the smart sensors and predictive analytics, digital twins for verification and simulation; the cloud-based HSECES registers and role of AI in auditing and assurance; the custom templates for PS and verification, checklists and scoring systems, digital forms and dashboards; and the KPI development for HSECES health.