SAMTRAC Masterclass: Petrochemical
A comprehensive five-day Masterclass equipping both aspiring and practicing practitioners with the knowledge and skills to manage environmental, safety, health and security procedures within the Petrochemical Sector.
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None
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N/A
NQF Level
None
Professional Body
None
Course Summary
Course objectives:
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- identify typical equipment, processes and materials in the petrochemical industry to assist in hazard identification and risk assessment.
- understand various regulations of the OHS Act, National Road Traffic Act and international requirements and the measures which should be in place to ensure compliance and acceptance locally and internationally.
- have an understanding of the various risk assessment techniques and methodologies which are used in the petrochemical industry and be able to assess controls for effectiveness.
- understand how periodic events change the risk profile, management of change requirements and how to incorporate the management of Service Providers in the
HSE processes.
- understand human factors and behaviour and how incident investigation can be used to improve the safety culture of a company.
Formative assessment:
On each day of the training, the learners will complete in-class activities per module. They will do a two-hour practical exercise at home to practice the group activities, which shall be required to build a portfolio of evidence. The portfolio of evidence must contain a total of five practical exercises for the five modules.
Summative Assessment
At the end of the 5 days: A summative assessment with a PoE will be required. The learners will be given 2 weeks to complete this assessment.
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