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Effective alarm management - Essential alarm management (Module 1) 07 February 2023 - Virtual classroom

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Reliability awareness / Mechanical legislation awareness - Online

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Face-to-Face training course - warrington

IEC 61511 SIL determination (T242B) 08-09 February 2023 - Warrington

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ABB Consulting - 2023 Technical training programme

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Technical training programme 2023

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Date 2023	Training course	Location
07 February	*Effective alarm management - Essential alarm management (Module 1)** This module is aimed at anyone with a general interest in alarm management appreciation and awareness and is appropriate for attendance by a broad range of delegates from within operations, engineering, projects and senior management teams.	Virtual
08-09 February	IEC 61511 SIL determination (T242B)* A practical training course in the appreciation of SIL Determination to the technical requirements of IEC 61511.	Warrington
28 February	Cyber security related to IACS and SIS lifecycle management awareness (T261) This course is to provide an asset owner / EPC perspective of the key management, design, operations and maintenance of cyber security requirements in the context of IACS and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) according to IEC 61511 and IEC 62443 requirements.	Virtual
28 February-02 March	Pressure relief* This course provides a practical approach to all of the key steps needed to design and maintain relief systems and concludes with some more complex and advanced topics.	Liverpool
02 March	An engineer's guide to DSEAR This one day course provides an overview of different aspects of DSEAR required to operate a safe process and comply with the requirements of the legislation.	Virtual
06-09 March	TÜV Rheinland fundamentals of cyber security (T262) The aim of this course is to learn the fundamental principles for cyber security in the context of the management, technical, specification, design, operation and maintenance requirements of Industrial Automation Controls Systems (IACS).	Virtual
07-08 March	Design and operation of piping systems This training course explains why it is necessary to pay attention to piping systems at all stages throughout their life to prevent loss of containment and maintain a licence to operate.	Warrington
14 March	Effective alarm management* - Application of alarm management (Module 2) This module builds and further details the concepts introduced in module one. This will include practical examples to demonstrate the techniques associated with addressing continuous improvement for your alarm systems. This second module is appropriate for delegates who are involved in addressing alarm management requirements within their own operations.	Virtual
14-15 March	Asset integrity management This course covers a broad range of topic areas designed to improve the understanding of the key requirements for effective asset integrity management in high hazard process industries.	Teesside
15 March	Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) awareness (T242A) A training course to provide an awareness and basic understanding of LOPA.	Virtual
16 March	Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) awareness & appreciation (T244) New for 2023! A one day training course for people who are required to manage or implement IEC 61511 Stage 1-5 Functional Safety Assessment.	Virtual
16 March	Human reliability analysis workshop An interactive workshop for people leading or participating in human reliability analysis at high hazard sites.	Warrington
20-23 March	TÜV Rheinland certificated functional safety engineer (T245) A five day course to learn the principles and requirements of Functional Safety according to IEC 61508 / 61511 and includes the complete safety lifecycle in the context of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) projects.	Virtual
21-22 March	Area classification* This training course provides an overview of different classification and regulations of hazardous areas.	Teesside
28 March	LOPA and SIL verification New for 2023! The course starts with SIL determination and includes an introduction and overview of standards, followed by an introduction into risk and criteria.	Virtual
18 April	IEC 61511 compliance for technicians (T251F) This course will provide an end user / EPC perspective of the key risk management, design and operational requirements of functional safety according to IEC 61511.	Virtual
19-20 April	Pressure relief awareness (2x half days) USA timings A training course that covers the fundamental basis and methods for pressure relief design and operation.	Virtual
24-27 April	TÜV Rheinland cyber security risk assessment (T263) The aim of this course is to learn the fundamental principles for cyber security in the context of the risk assessment method to be applied in the process industries according to IEC 62443 and to understand the role and the process of Security Risk Assessment (SRA) in gaining an understanding of the security risks on the facility and their potential consequences.	Virtual
24-28 April	Hazard study leaders* This course covers the techniques and leadership skills required for process safety hazard identification studies, including HAZID and HAZOP.	Teesside
25 April	Root Cause Analysis (RCA) The course will cover: The use of a standard RCA method to find the fundamental cause (or causes) of a problem. The practical application of this technique to real-life examples.	Warrington
26 April	Failure Modes & Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) The course will cover: Criticality analysis methodology and its application in prioritising equipment and focusing reliability improvement work. FMECA as a method for analysing, prioritising and avoiding potential equipment failures The practical application of these techniques to real-life examples.	Warrington
04 May	Electrical awareness This course is aimed at anyone wishing to better understand general electrical and control implications for safe and reliable operations of industrial plants.	Teesside
09-11 May	TÜV Rheinland functional safety technician (T252) The goal of this course is to learn the principles and requirements of functional safety in the context of operation and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) according to IEC 61508 / IEC 61511.	Virtual
09 May	Effective alarm management* - Advanced alarm management (Module 3) This module will feature enhanced alarm management techniques including peak alarm management and the role of alarms within safety instrumented systems (SIS). This third module is appropriate for delegates who have completed the earlier training modules and whom wish to further enhance their training requirements as recognised practioners and who are directly involved in addressing alarm management requirements within their own operations.	Virtual
10 May	Biomass handling hazards This one day course is designed to provide an understanding of the key hazards associated with biomass handling coupled with an appreciation of legal / regulatory requirements / drivers and an insight into previous incidents in industry.	Virtual
16-17 May	Mechanical legislation awareness Two modules covering PUWER and PSSR / PED. Keeping track of legislation that impacts on engineering activities. This course has been updated to cover the changes in legislation due to the UK leaving the EU.	Virtual
18 May	IEC 61511 functional safety appreciation and awareness (T241) This course will provide an asset owner / EPC perspective of the key risk management, design and operational requirements of functional safety according to IEC 61511.	Virtual
23 May	Hazards of hydrogen This one day course is designed to provide an understanding of the key hazards associated with introducing hydrogen coupled with an appreciation of legal / regulatory requirements / drivers and an insight into previous incidents in industry.	Virtual
25 May	Hazard study awareness This training course improves preparation and contribution by team members based on proven techniques covering the full project lifecycle.	Virtual
06 June	Management of Change (MoC) A practical training course for personnel who are responsible for and/or who are involved in the topic of MoC at Major Accident Hazard (MAH) sites.	Virtual
13-16 June	Pressure relief* This course provides a practical approach to all of the key steps needed to design and maintain relief systems and concludes with some more complex and advanced topics.	Virtual
29 June	Process safety awareness This course is aimed at delegates with little to no experience in process safety.	Virtual
04 July	Safety critical procedures This course is aimed at delegates responsible for developing, writing and reviewing procedures, typically safety critical operations and maintenance procedures.	Teesside
18-27 July	Pressure relief* This course provides a practical approach to all of the key steps needed to design and maintain relief systems and concludes with some more complex and advanced topics.	Virtual
22 August	Human factors awareness This course is designed to introduce the subject, help delegates with their understanding of human error and understand factors that impact on human performance.	Virtual
06-07 September	IEC 61511 SIL determination (T242B)* A practical training course in the appreciation of SIL Determination to the technical requirements of IEC 61511.	Virtual
12 September	Cyber security related to IACS and SIS lifecycle management awareness (T261) This course is to provide an asset owner / EPC perspective of the key management, design, operations and maintenance of cyber security requirements in the context of IACS and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) according to IEC 61511 and IEC 62443 requirements.	Virtual
12-13 September	Essentials of pressure systems This course aims to provide a basic understanding of the essential elements of pressure systems, some of the problems encountered and how to avoid them.	Warrington
13-14 September	Design SIL achievement (T243) A practical training course for engineers or designers who require more detailed training in the concepts and principles that underpin the IEC 61511 functional safety standard and its use for verifying the achieved Safety Integrity Level (SIL) of the proposed or existing Safety Instrumented Function (SIF).	Teesside
14 September	An engineer's guide to DSEAR This one day course provides an overview of different aspects of DSEAR required to operate a safe process and comply with the requirements of the legislation.	Virtual
19-20 September	Process Safety Management (PSM) for key personnel A training course for those wishing to gain an understanding of Process Safety Management (PSM) and its key elements.	Teesside
19-21 September	Pressure relief* This course provides a practical approach to all of the key steps needed to design and maintain relief systems and concludes with some more complex and advanced topics.	Durham
21 September	Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) awareness (T242A) A training course to provide an awareness and basic understanding of LOPA.	Virtual
25-28 September	TÜV Rheinland certificated functional safety engineer (T245) A five day course to learn the principles and requirements of Functional Safety according to IEC 61508 / 61511 and includes the complete safety lifecycle in the context of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) projects.	Virtual
26-27 September	Essentials of rotating equipment This training course aims to provide a basic understanding of the essentials of rotating equipment, some of the issues encountered and how best to manage them.	Teesside
28 September	SIL awareness for technicians T251H A practical course for understanding the derivation and operational requirements for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) in accordance with IEC 61508 / 61511.	Virtual
02-06 October	Hazard study leaders* This course covers the techniques and leadership skills required for process safety hazard identification studies, including HAZID and HAZOP.	Warrington
03-06 October	TÜV Rheinland fundamentals of cyber security (T262) The aim of this course is to learn the fundamental principles for cyber security in the context of the management, technical, specification, design, operation and maintenance requirements of Industrial Automation Controls Systems (IACS).	Virtual
03-04 October	Design and operation of piping systems This training course explains why it is necessary to pay attention to piping systems at all stages throughout their life to prevent loss of containment and maintain a licence to operate.	Teesside
10-11 October	Mechanical legislation awareness Two modules covering PUWER and PSSR / PED. Keeping track of legislation that impacts on engineering activities. This course has been updated to cover the changes in legislation due to the UK leaving the EU.	Virtual
10 October	Effective alarm management* - Essentials of alarm management (Module 1) This module is aimed at anyone with a general interest in alarm management appreciation and awareness and is appropriate for attendance by a broad range of delegates from within operations, engineering, projects and senior management teams.	Teesside
11 October	Effective alarm management* - Application of alarm management (Module 2) This module builds and further details the concepts introduced in module one. This will include practical examples to demonstrate the techniques associated with addressing continuous improvement for your alarm systems. This second module is appropriate for delegates who are involved in addressing alarm management requirements within their own operations.	Teesside
12 October	Effective alarm management* - Advanced alarm management (Module 3) This module will feature enhanced alarm management techniques including peak alarm management and the role of alarms within safety instrumented systems (SIS). This third module is appropriate for delegates who have completed the earlier training modules and whom wish to further enhance their training requirements as recognised practioners and who are directly involved in addressing alarm management requirements within their own operations.	Teesside
12 October	Deep dive audits and assessments This course covers how to plan, prepare and conduct deep dive audits and assessments on Major Accident Hazards (MAHs) using ABB’s proven techniques and methodology.	Virtual
16-20 October	Process Safety Management (PSM) best practice A training course for people who implement and operate PSM systems.	Teesside
17-18 October	Area classification* This training course provides an overview of different classification and regulations of hazardous areas.	Warrington
19 October	Pressure relief awareness A training course that covers the fundamental basis and methods for pressure relief design and operation.	Virtual
26 October	Effective process safety leadership New for 2023! A training and development event for leaders and those wishing to effectively lead process safety within organisations.	Virtual
06-09 November	TÜV Rheinland certificated functional safety engineer (T245) A five day course to learn the principles and requirements of Functional Safety according to IEC 61508 / 61511 and includes the complete safety lifecycle in the context of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) projects.	Virtual
06-10 November	Advanced hazard assessment techniques for SIL determination (T242C) This course is designed for those who need to understand the causes and sequence of failure that can lead to significant hazardous events occurring and be able to identify the key contributors to the level of risk - to people, business or the environment.	Teesside
14 November	Hazards of hydrogen This one day course is designed to provide an understanding of the key hazards associated with introducing hydrogen coupled with an appreciation of legal / regulatory requirements / drivers and an insight into previous incidents in industry.	Virtual
14-15 November	Asset integrity management This training course covers a broad range of topic areas designed to improve the understanding of the key requirements for effective asset integrity management in high hazard process industries.	Warrington
15 November	IEC 61511 Functional safety appreciation and awareness (T241) This course will provide an asset owner / EPC perspective of the key risk management, design and operational requirements of functional safety according to IEC 61511.	Teesside
20-23 November	TÜV Rheinland cyber security risk assessment (T263) The aim of this course is to learn the fundamental principles for cyber security in the context of the risk assessment method to be applied in the process industries according to IEC 62443 and to understand the role and the process of Security Risk Assessment (SRA) in gaining an understanding of the security risks on the facility and their potential consequences.	Virtual
21-23 November	Pressure relief* This course provides a practical approach to all of the key steps needed to design and maintain relief systems and concludes with some more complex and advanced topics.	Edinburgh
21-23 November	Human factors in the workplace A practical course on how to manage and reduce human error in the workplace.	Warrington
28 November	Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) awareness and appreciation (T244) New for 2023! A one day training course for people who are required to manage or implement IEC 61511 Stage 1-5 Functional Safety Assessment.	Virtual
30 November	Safety critical procedures This course is aimed at delegates responsible for developing, writing and reviewing procedures, typically safety critical operations and maintenance procedures.	Warrington
05 December	Hazard study awareness This training course improves preparation and contribution by team members based on proven techniques covering the full project lifecycle.	Virtual
06 December	Process safety awareness This course is aimed at delegates with little to no experience in process safety.	Virtual
07 December	Biomass handling hazards This one day course is designed to provide an understanding of the key hazards associated with biomass handling coupled with an appreciation of legal / regulatory requirements / drivers and an insight into previous incidents in industry.	Virtual
12-14 December	TÜV Rheinland functional safety technician (T252) The goal of this course is to learn the principles and requirements of functional safety in the context of operation and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) according to IEC 61508 / IEC 61511.	Virtual
14 December	Management of Change (MoC) A practical training course for personnel who are responsible for and/or who are involved in the topic of MoC at Major Accident Hazard (MAH) sites.	Virtual

*IChemE approved training course

Group Bookings:
A discount of 10% per person applies to Group Bookings of 3 people.
A discount of 15% per person applies to Group Bookings of 4 people.
A discount of 20% per person applies to Group Bookings of 5 people.

ABB's Development programme is designed to offer a structured curriculum of training, or roadmap, (from our list of professional development courses), suitable for:

Graduates to attend as part of their graduate training programme
Individuals who wish to progress to the next level within their company
Individuals who wish to be chartered by their chosen professional institute
Individuals who have changed their discipline or department

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ABB delivers training development programme for Syngenta - Grangemouth

Our interactive e-Learning courses allow you to complete the training at your own pace and at a time that fits your schedule.

Reliability awareness modular training course
Nine modules covering reliability of plant assets. These modules outline key methodologies you can use to understand current / potential causes of equipment reliability and the maintenance methods to address them. They range from 20 to 40 minutes in length and can be mix and match to suit your training requirements.

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Reliability awareness modular training

Module 1: Reliability - The basics (£Free / complimentary)
Module 2: Criticality Analysis (CA)
Module 3: Loss management
Module 4: Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Module 5: Failure Mode Effect Analysis / Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis
Module 6: Spares management
Module 7: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and benchmarking
Module 8: CEDAC - Cause & Effect Diagrams with Additions of Cards
Module 9: Types of maintenance

Mechanical legislation awareness
Two modules covering:
1) Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations and PSSR / PED
2) Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER)

Keeping track of legislation that impacts on engineering activities.

These modules have been updated to cover the changes in legislation due to the UK leaving the EU.

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1) Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations

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2) Provision and Use of Work Equipment

ABB has developed a number of documents which detail the various learning paths you can take through our portfolio of world class training.

Please find below a suite of documents to help you choose complimentary courses to attended and make the most of your learning experience.

Effective alarm management

Essential alarm management (Module 1)

Application of alarm management (Module 2)

Advanced alarm management (Module 3)

Functional safety

Functional safety - Technician

Functional safety - Engineer / Manager

Functional safety and cyber security - Engineer / Manager

Hazard study

Hazard study - Team member

Hazard study - Study leader

We also offer our Development programme that allows you to create a personalised training package. Please click here! for a copy of our brochure.

Process and functional safety (*IChemE Approved)

Advanced hazard assessment techniques for SIL determination (T242C)*

An engineer’s guide to DSEAR

Area classification*

Biomass handling hazards

Cyber security related to IACS and SIS lifecycle management awareness (T261)

Deep dive audits and assessments

Design SIL achievement (T243)

Effective alarm management - modular training course*

Effective process safety leadership

Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) awareness and appreciation (T244)

Hazards of hydrogen

Hazard study awareness

Hazard study leaders*

Human factors awareness

Human factors in the workplace

Human reliability analysis workshop

IEC 61511 Compliance for technicians (T251F)

IEC 61511 Functional safety appreciation and awareness (T241)

IEC 61511 SIL determination (T242B)*

Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) awareness (T242A)

LOPA and SIL verification

Management of Change (MoC)

Pressure relief*

Pressure relief awareness

Process safety awareness

Process Safety Management (PSM) best practice

Process Safety Management (PSM) for key personnel

Safety critical procedures

SIL awareness for technicians (T251H)

TÜV Rheinland cyber security risk assessment (T263)

TÜV Rheinland fundamentals of cyber security (T262)

TÜV Rheinland functional safety engineer - SIS (T245)

TÜV Rheinland functional safety technician training (T252)

Integrity management and inspection

Asset integrity management

Design and operation of piping systems

Electrical awareness

Essentials of pressure systems

Essentials of rotating equipment

Mechanical legislation awareness

Maintenance and reliability

Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Environmental and sustainability (Coming soon!)

Environmental sustainability skills for managers

Environmental sustainability skills for the workforce

e-Learning

Mechanical legislation awareness - Machinery Directive and Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations

Mechanical legislation awareness - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)

Reliability awareness

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If you have a specific team that you wish to train at a given time, our trainers can come to your premises, another venue of your choosing, or if you prefer we can provide the training virtually, using our specifically designed software.

Our in-house courses are ready to be delivered off-the-shelf, or we can tailor them to your organisation’s particular needs, policies or even installations, to ensure that the right message is communicated to your people.

We understand that not all companies operate in the same way, so we can work with you to identify your particular competency needs, then customise courses or even combine multiple courses into a structured curriculum, i.e. to be part of your graduate development programme or your on-going engineering development programme. For more information about our suggested training plans, please see our Development programme.

We believe in being flexible and sensitive to specific customer needs. As such, if these cannot be met by existing course content, we would be pleased to adapt or develop courses to suit individual or company needs.

For example:

In-house courses, whether delivered at the client's site or virtually, present an opportunity for problem-solving workshop sessions, where specific issues from within the work place can be worked through
Courses can be specifically developed using a range of topic modules, to suit client needs
One-to-one coaching is also available, tailored to suit the needs of the individual
In-house courses can be tailored to include customer specific procedures etc.

These courses have been successfully delivered for many years across all industry sectors including chemical, petrochemical, oil & gas, power, pharmaceutical and other process industries.

Our approach to technical training

All our courses are prepared and run by experienced practicing engineers and consultants, with many years experience.

Some of our courses are accredited / recognised by professional bodies such as:

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and members will receive a discount on all accredited courses
The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)

Each session has been designed to be self-contained, but can be readily combined into a structured development programme, covering the following levels:

Awareness - Aimed at providing a basic understanding and appreciation
Intermediate - More in depth analysis of the subject
Advanced - Leading to practitioner level

For ideas about complementary courses, please see our Development programme.

The courses are presented in an interactive manner by presentation and discussion of the key issues. Case studies based on actual events and exercises are included to allow delegates to put the new ideas they have learned into practice.

ABB University UK

ABB University Sweden

ABB MyLearning

Our team is happy to work with you to understand your individual needs and find the best training solution for your people.

Group Bookings:
A discount of 10% per person applies to Group Bookings of 3 people.
A discount of 15% per person applies to Group Bookings of 4 people.
A discount of 20% per person applies to Group Bookings of 5 people.

For all events please contact:

Jackie Kendall
+44 (0)1642 372121
jackie.kendall@gb.abb.com

Terms and Conditions

ABB Consulting - Special Conditions for Training
These Terms and Conditions are applicable to any training course, event, conference, seminar (‘Training Services’), subscribed to or organised by ABB Consulting.

These Special Conditions for Training are to be read in conjunction with the ABB General Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services (together the ‘Terms and Conditions’). In the event of inconsistency between these Special Conditions for Training and the ABB General Conditions of Contract for Consultancy Services, the provisions of the Special Conditions for Training shall prevail. By booking any training Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

Cancellations made up to 28 days prior to the event will be subject to an administration fee of £50 per delegate, or transfer to the next available course for free. Cancellations made 27-14 days prior to the event will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50% or transfer to the next available course for £100 admin fee per delegate. Cancellations made thereafter will be subject to the full event fee, however a substitute delegate can be named at any time. Transfers to the next available course can only be completed once. Transfers to the next available course can only be completed once.

Cancellation period	Cancellation fee
28+ days prior to event	Cancellation - £50 administration fee Transfer to next available event - Free
14-27 days prior to event	Cancellation - 50% of full event fee Transfer to next available event - £100 administration fee
0-13 days prior to event	Cancellation - Full event fee, however a substitute delegate can be named at any time

Prices apply to bookings made prior to 31st December 2022. Payment is due at the end of the month following the date of the training course. Accommodation is not included in the prices.

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to cancel the event, alter the content, change the timing of the programme, or the listed speaker(s).

Please note:
For courses held in hotel venues: If you request overnight accommodation at the hotel and then choose to cancel less than 2 weeks prior to the event, then it is your responsibility to pay any cancellation fees. Any event fee already settled will be refunded if the event is cancelled by ABB Consulting, which we withhold the right to cancel any event up to two weeks prior. Travel expenses will not be covered.

For courses held in ABB locations: ABB Consulting withholds the right to cancel the event up to one week before the event. Therefore, we recommend any accommodation and travel bookings are flexible.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR ILLNESS:
For anyone who is unable to attend the training due to illness, we will happily transfer you onto the next available event.

Any other reasons for cancellation, please see Terms and Conditions above.

Chris Flower
Process Engineering Manager

Chris Flower is a process engineering manager for ABB and fellow of the IChemE with over 25 years of process engineering experience. Throughout his career Chris has been involved in pressure relief be it, designing new systems, reviewing existing systems or validating systems designed by others across the whole range of process industry sectors. Chris has lead the pressure relief course for more than 14 years training over 100 delegates a year.

“Training is a vital part of our industry, passing on good practice as well as the real life experiences that cannot be captured in guides and standards.”

“Training is a rewarding experience and we try to have as much fun as possible while spending three intensive days.”

Graeme Laughland
Principal Process Safety Consultant

Graeme Laughland is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a Professional Process Safety Engineer with more than 30 years of practical experience in plant operations and process safety management. He has led over 260 hazard studies/PHAs (mainly HAZOP), conducted PSM audits and Deep Dive Assessments in Europe, USA, the Middle East and India and has run > 100 training courses on PSM, Hazard studies/PHAs, Process Safety Management Leadership, Human Factors, Process Safety Information and RAGAGEP, PSM Auditing, Process Safety Performance Indicators and Deep Dive Audits and Assessments. His consultancy experience covers oil, gas, chemicals, petrochemicals, power, pharmaceutical and bio-fuel industry sectors.

“Training is a key starting point in developing competence and we all want to be competent when it comes to protecting people’s lives and the environment.”

“You can improve your competency by joining us at our training courses where you can actively discuss your issues and learn from our experienced course tutors.”

Johanna Smith

Johanna Smith
Process Safety Consultant

Johanna Smith is a Process Safety Consultant for ABB. Jo has worked both in the UK and in the US, gaining experience in a wide range of process safety areas, including safety critical task analysis, consequence modelling, occupied buildings risk assessments and the development of COMAH reports, specifically predictive aspects. Jo has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and is a Technical Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF).

“Knowledge and expertise shared through training is key to enabling others to make a difference in their organisations. For me, training is a key part of planning for tomorrow’s success.”

Hazard study awareness
“Course notes comprehensive and useful for reference.”
“Experienced presenter with good examples to share, good use of actual incidents to back up the learning.”
“Excellent introduction to HAZOP and Hazard Studies.”

Hazard study leaders
“Excellent mix of videos, presentations and exercises.”
“Realised the power of hazard study 1 and hazard study 2.”
“Excellent course materials.”
“Professional presentation.”
“Good practical sessions - enables theory to be reinforced.”

Hazards of hydrogen
“Good pace, large range of topics with sufficient detail to have a broad understanding of the subject.”
“Broad content but very much covers the most important bases.”
“Good standard for those new to Hydrogen but seems to also work well for those who have more knowledge.”

Human reliability analysis workshop
“Practical session was really helpful and it was really good to get some hands-on experience.”

Management of Change (MoC)
“Comprehensive coverage of subject.” - Victrex
“A really good and consolidated delivery of the topic.” - Calor Gas
“Very well presented, Graeme knew course content very well.” - Valero

Pressure relief
“Recently attended and enjoyed ABB's pressure relief course. An intense few days but learnt a lot about PSV and bursting disc design. Looking forward to applying the contents especially for the chemical reaction and two phase relief commonly seen in batch reactors. Recommend the course in times where under and overpressure industrial incidents are still prevalent. Thank you to Chris Flower and the team for the course delivery.” Sameen Barabhuiya, Process Engineer, Nufarm

Process Safety Management (PSM) best practice
“Tutor’s knowledge, course content and practical exercises were the best things about the course.”
“Excellent course and will be sending more of our staff on it.”
“Extensive examples provided, exhaustive documentation and comprehensive exercises.”

Training during COVID19

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ABB delivers training development programme for Syngenta - Grangemouth

In our ever changing world, we at ABB are committed to providing our customers with World Class technical training, that works for them. Considering this, we would like to offer our courses as either face-to-face or virtual classrooms.

Face-to-face courses will follow all UK Government and ABB guidelines. Virtual classrooms (webinars) allow our customers to receive the same training as our face-to-face courses but in the comfort of their own office / home (access to a computer and the internet is required).

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Learning and development

ABB has now been certified as an IEMA training centre

Effective alarm management - Essential alarm management (Module 1) 07 February 2023 - Virtual classroom

Reliability awareness / Mechanical legislation awareness - Online

IEC 61511 SIL determination (T242B) 08-09 February 2023 - Warrington

ABB Consulting - 2023 Technical training programme

Technical training

Technical training course list 2023

Development programme

e-Learning

Learning paths

Open courses

Downloads

Our interactive e-Learning courses allow you to complete the training at your own pace and at a time that fits your schedule.

About our courses

In-house courses

Our approach

ABB University courses

Booking and contacts

Meet some of our tutors

What our course delegates say

Training during COVID19

Explore other solutions and services

Engage with us

Latest videos

Popular links

ABB Web feeds

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