Practical process-safety learning

Training for better risk decisions at site level.

Four focused courses for teams working with MHI duties, HAZOP studies, emergency planning and risk assessment.

Each programme is shaped around the people, documents and operating questions your facility needs to address, from Johannesburg to industrial sites across South Africa.

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Team-focused brief
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Industrial context
Facilitator leading a process safety workshop with an industrial team
Workshop-led learning, grounded in the decisions teams make at site.

Course catalogue

Choose the capability your team needs next.

Start with the task in front of your team. Each course gives participants a structured way to contribute to the next review, decision or plan.

Team working through a facilitated HAZOP workshop013-day course

Hazard identification

Training Course: Advanced HAZOP

This course develops practical HAZOP preparation, facilitation, guide-word application, documentation and action follow-up techniques.

  • For safety professionals
  • Certificate provided
Industrial team participating in process-safety training022-day course

Regulatory responsibility

Understanding MHI Regulations 2022 Training

This course explains the MHI Regulations 2022 and the responsibilities that apply to appointed MHI Responsible Persons.

  • For safety managers
  • Certificate provided
Emergency response team planning around a facility scenario033-day course

Operational readiness

Training Course: Emergency Planning

This course covers emergency-planning principles and the development of emergency plans aligned to SANS 1514.

  • For emergency coordinators
  • Certificate provided
Technical team discussing risk assessment techniques04

Risk-assessment practice

Training Course: Risk assessment techniques

This course develops practical skills for selecting and applying risk assessment techniques to facility hazards and operational decisions.

  • For technical teams
  • Certificate provided

Course selection guide

Match the programme to the work already on your desk.

  1. 01
    Preparing for an MHI assessment

    Start with Understanding MHI Regulations 2022 when appointed Responsible Persons need a clear view of their regulatory responsibilities.

  2. 02
    Getting more from a HAZOP

    Use Advanced HAZOP Training for teams that need to read design intent, test deviations, document safeguards and write actions that can be closed.

  3. 03
    Testing emergency readiness

    Choose Emergency Planning when your team needs a structured approach to emergency-plan development.

  4. 04
    Choosing a risk assessment method

    Use Risk assessment techniques training when your team needs to select and apply a method that fits the hazard and decision.

South Africa's MHI framework incorporates SANS 1461 risk-assessment and SANS 1514 emergency-planning requirements. The Department's 2024 explanatory notes also list information and training among the immediate requirements for MHI duty holders.

For your facility

Need a programme built around your team and operating context?

We can arrange any of the four listed courses for your team.

Talk to a training specialist