Operational Safety Training | NEBOSH Courses

Introduction

The NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Safety provides you with the specialist skills and know-how to fulfil your health and safety responsibilities in this hazardous industry.

Pre-Requisites

The Knowledge Academy recommends that you have previously studied the NEBOSH National General Certificate or the NEBOSH International General Certificate.

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for those who have the responsibility for ensuring safety as part of their day to day duties, including Managers, Supervisors and Employee representatives as well as newly appointed Health and Safety Advisors.

What will you learn?

Whether Health and Safety is your key focus or just a section of what you do in your role, the NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Safety will provide you with a vital understanding to help you perform better in your job, discovering techniques that are useful and practical not just theoretical. This qualification is recognised worldwide. It is the hallmark required by employers and will undoubtedly help career prospects.

Course Outline

Element 1: Health, Safety and Environmental Management in Context

On completion of this element, candidates should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to:

• Explain the purpose of and procedures for investigating incidents and how the lessons learnt can be used to improve health and safety in the oil and gas industries
• Explain the hazards inherent in oil and gas arising from the extraction, storage, and processing of raw materials and products
• Outline the risk management techniques used in the oil and gas industries
• Explain the purpose and content of safety cases and safety reports in the oil and gas industries

Element 2: Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1

On completion of this element, candidates should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to:

• Explain the principles of assessing and managing contractors, including the roles of parties involved.
• Outline the tools, standards, measurement, competency requirements and controls applicable to Process Safety Management (PSM) in the oil and gas industries.
• Explain the role and purpose of a permit-to-work system.
• Explain the key principles of safe shift handover.
• Explain the importance of safe plant operation and maintenance of hydrocarbon containing equipment and processes.
• Outline the hazards, risks and controls to ensure safe start up and shut down of hydrocarbon containing equipment and processes.

Element 3: Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2

On completion of this element, candidates should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to:

• Outline types of failure modes that may lead to loss of containment from hydrocarbon.
• Outline types of failures that may lead to loss of containment from hydrocarbon.
• Outline the controls available to maintain safety critical equipment.
• Outline the hazards, risks and controls available for safe containment of hydrocarbons offshore and onshore.
• Outline the fire hazards, risks and controls relating to hydrocarbons.
• Outline the hazards, risks and controls available for operating boilers and furnaces

Element 4: Fire Protection and Emergency Response

On completion of this element, candidates should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to:

• Outline appropriate control measures to minimise the effects of fire and explosion in the oil and gas industries.
• Outline the principles, procedures and resources for effective emergency response.

Element 5: Logistics and Transport Operations

On completion of this element, candidates should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to:

• Identify the main hazards of and suitable controls for marine transport in the oil and gas industries.
• Identify the main hazards of and suitable controls for land transport in the oil and gas industries

Unit assessment summary

The Unit is a taught unit assessed by one two-hour written examination. The written examination consists of ten ‘short-answer’ questions and one ‘long-answer’ question. All questions are compulsory. Candidate scripts are marked by external examiners appointed by NEBOSH.

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