Offshore Risk Management Seminar

The course is led by Ian Sutton; he is both a Course Director and Instructor with the PetroSkills organization. The seminar is based on Mr. Sutton's books Process Risk and Reliability Management and Offshore Safety Management. Each student will receive a copy of these books.

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Dates and Locations

Dates and locations for this course are shown below.

Date Location
June 25-29, 2012 Houston, TX
November 12-16, 2012 Houston, TX

Course Overview

DESIGNED FOR

Managers, engineers, contractors, operations supervision and regulatory compliance personnel who are responsible for implementing and managing SEMS and offshore safety management programs.

THE COURSE

This course is Case Study based. Throughout the five days a series of offshore and onshore incidents (both large and small) will be described, using videos where available. The cases are:

Piper Alpha
Deepwater Horizon / Macondo
Lifeboat fall
Blackbeard
Mariner
Mumbai High North
P36
Three Mile Island
Your case study
Your case study

Each of these events, and others which are not so well known, will be used to illustrate the concepts introduced during the course.

The application of risk management principles will help improve safety — particularly the number and severity of major events. However, this course goes beyond pure safety. Given the massive investments that companies are making in areas such as deepwater and Arctic projects, the proper application of risk management techniques can reduce the likelihood of catastrophic economic loss or of creating a major environmental problem.

YOU WILL LEARN

Develop and implement a risk management program for all phases of offshore oil and gas work.
Understand how to identify hazards, determine consequence and likelihood, and determine overall levels of risk (safety, environmental and economic).
Understand the role of regulations and industry standards, including BSEE, Safety Cases and the American Petroleum Institute.
Apply the concepts presented to the real-world events that are presented as case studies.
Prepare a Safety Case.
Conduct a Formal Safety Assessment.
Understand the twelve technical elements of a Safety Management System, including operating procedures, management of change, hazards analysis, mechanical integrity and auditing.
Understand the risk associated with high capital projects.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Day One
Morning
1.1 Introduction and Objectives
1.2 Case Study: Piper Alpha
1.3 Background
1.4 Risk Management
Afternoon
1.5 Case Study: Deepwater Horizon/Macondo
1.6 Offshore Risk Management
1.7 Safety Cases
1.8 RP 75

Day Two
Morning
2.1 Case Study: Lifeboat Fall
2.2 SEMS
2.3 SEMS II
Afternoon
2.4 Case Study: Blackbeard
2.5 Quantification of Risk
2.6 Formal Safety Assessments
2.7 Inherent Safety

Day Three
Morning
3.1 Case Study: Mariner
3.2 Elements of Process Safety
3.3 Safety and Environmental Information
3.4 Hazards Analysis
3.5 Management of Change
Afternoon
3.6 Case Study: Mumbai High
3.7 Operating Procedures
3.8 Safe Work Practices
3.9 Training

Day Four
Morning
4.1 Case Study: P36
4.2 Mechanical Integrity
4.3 Pre-Startup Review
4.4 Emergency Response and Control
4.5 Incident Investigation
Afternoon
4.6 Case Study: Three Mile Island
4.7 Audits
4.8 Records and Documentation