New NEBOSH/HSE qualification in process safety management

摘要

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and NEBOSH have collaborated to develop a new specialist Process Safety Management qualification specifically for the process industries. The qualification combines the advanced technical 'high hazard' expertise of HSE with NEBOSH's ability to deliver strong vocational occupational health and safety qualifications. The course aims to raise awareness of major hazards/accidents (process safety) as opposed to personal safety (e.g. slips and trips) and in turn highlight the importance of process safety management in reducing major accidents. The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management is designed to provide a sound breadth of knowledge and understanding of Process Safety Management. This will allow participants to contribute to the effective management of process safety risks that they encounter on a day to day basis at work. Primarily the qualification is aimed at process operators, supervisors and managers. The paper outlines the key characteristics of the qualification (e.g. syllabus) and the process by which this was determined by HSE and NEBOSH. There has been worldwide interest in the qualification and training providers can use the syllabus developed to put together training courses. The experiences of NEBOSH and HSE in developing the qualification (including syllabus, course material and the exam question set) are discussed.