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Process Safety Competency

What Qualifies as a Control in Process Safety?

August 6, 2025

What Is Considered a Control in HAZOP, Bowties, and Safety Assessments? Across many types of safety assessment activities, we are invited to..

What makes a competent hazardous area classifier?

March 29, 2023

History of hazardous area classification Hazardous area classification dates back to the 18th century when the demand for energy to power the..

Consequence Modelling in Process Safety: From Fires to Toxic Releases

October 20, 2022

What Is Consequence Modelling in Process Safety? Consequence modelling is used to determine the worst-case scenarios that could occur due to a loss..

How to Build and Execute a PSM Competence Program

June 28, 2022

Why a PSM Competence Program Is Important An effective Process Safety Management (PSM) program requires specific attention to the competence of its..

What Is Process Safety? A Complete Guide with Definitions, Examples, and Major Incident Lessons

September 27, 2021

Process Safety vs Occupational Health and SafetyWhen most people think about workplace safety, they think about the general hazards that they are..

Defining Competency in Process Safety

June 23, 2020

A key part in managing the risks at an operating facility is ensuing that personnel are competent in their roles and understand how Process Safety..

What Does Good Process Safety Competency Look Like?

May 27, 2020

Building Process Safety Competency Across the Organisation A key part of managing the risks at an operating facility is ensuring that personnel are..