NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management

Process safety management is a blend of engineering and management skills focused on preventing catastrophic accidents and near missis, particularly structural collapse, explosion, fires, and toxic releases associated with loss of containment of energy or dangerous substances such as chemicals and petroleum products.

Benefits in PSM training course

• Provides you knowledge to recognize process safety hazards and to the prevention of any catastrophic incidents
• Contribute to the organization to identify, analyze, mitigate, and monitor process hazards and risks across your organization 
• Ensure compliance with process safety regulations and standards
• Understand the various risk assessment methodologies
• Gives additional knowledge to process safety leaders, process managers, process engineers, operators and technicians to manage processes within the industry 
• Help to prevent loss of life and to protect valuable assets and help organizations avoid prosecution and ultimately loss of reputation.

Qualification is for:

• INDIVIDUALS, health and safety supervisors and managers, who work in high hazard process industries; oil and gas, chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals where process safety management is critically important.
• EMPLOYEERS directly involved in process industries seeking to implement effective system for process safety management:
  • To help keep workers safe from injury and loss of life, protect valuable assets and reduce indirect costs, court litigation and loss of reputation and
  • Achieve international standard and help win new business.

Key topics covered in the qualification

Range of issues affecting process industries:

• Establishment of process management system
• Develop strategies for asset management and maintenance
• Safe procedures for start-ups and shutting downs of process plant operations
• Performance standards of safety for critical systems and equipment
• Identifying hazards and preventive controls for:
• Chemical reactions
• Bulk handling and storage of dangerous substance
• Fire and explosion
• Purpose and important features of emergency plans

To equip the delegates with a broad understanding of the principles underlying the qualification in Process Safety Management, the training is divided into four key elements;

1. Process safety leadership
2. Management of process risk
3. Process safety hazard control
4. Fire and explosion protection

NEBOSH PSM Training Duration

• Teaching and assessment is 28 hours
• Private study and reading is 20 hours

Type or mode of Study

• Open learning

Certification

• Delegates will be awarded an accredited NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management Certificate upon successfully completing this qualification.

Certification Issuance and Validity

• 2 – 3 months after passing the whole qualification – No expiry

NEBOSH PSM Assessment

• Online multiple choice.
• Remotely proctored to ensure their integrity.
• PSM1 unit is assessed by a 90 minutes online multiple-choice question.
• Consist of 40 questions; 10 of the questions are extended scenario questions which will be randomly distributed.
• Each question is worth 1 mark and has one correct and three incorrect responses available.
• Question paper covers the whole syllabus with at least one question per element and all questions are compulsory.
• Use ONLY laptop/desktop with functional camera and microphone during the exam.
• Technical learner guide can be downloaded below or in the supplementary notes.

Unit pass standard

Pass standard is 60% (24 correct questions out of 40)

Assessment dates

Online multiple choice assessments will take place once a month.

Learner Guide

• Please read carefully the below technical learner guide before the assessment.
• On Screen Multiple Choice Assessment – Technical Learner Guide

Before the online assessment

• Prepare your equipment to be used like the laptop or desktop (with portable webcam) with a functional camera and microphone.
• Download compatible browsers like the chrome or edge.
• Have a good internet connection location to ensure a smooth flow for your online assessment.

IMPORTANT NOTES during the assessment

• You will be required to have a complete scan of the room where you will complete your assessment.
• If your internet will become unstable and connection is lost, you will still be able to log back into the portal and continue with your assessment.
• Remember, any loss of connection is recorded and the assessment time will continue to count down while you are not connected.

NEBOSH PSM Course Registration Requirements

• Registration in HSEPro Online System
• Learner passport/ID copy
• Course fee payment

Payment Terms

• Installment or full payment

Mode of Payment

• Credit / debit card
• Cash payment
• ATM cash deposit
• Bank to bank transfer

Professional recognition and SQA accreditation

Holding a regulatory accreditation is a badge of quality,  duly recognized in UK and increasingly worldwide for maintaining  its highly regarded professional status.

The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Management is a UK accredited qualification which provides you certain guarantees, such as:

• Ensures specific quality criteria is fit for its purpose
• Contents are relevant
• Uses appropriate assessment methodology
• Suitably planned to meet National Occupational Standards (NOS)
• Highly supported by relevant stakeholders and employers

Note:

The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management is not accredited by SQA Accreditation. However it is broadly comparable to Level 7 in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) comparable to RQF Level 4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Guidance and useful information to support you in NEBOSH Incident Investigation qualification.

• Syllabus Guide
• Online Multiple Choice
• On Screen Multiple Choice Assessment – Technical Learner Guide
• NEBOSH PSM Brochure
• NEBOSH Reference Sources
• NEBOSH Plagiarism and Collusion Arrangements
• NEBOSH Policies and Procedures

NOTE: You will be directed to NEBOSH website and documentation downloads.

1. No Refund shall apply for the following conditions:

• If the training batch already started.
• Learners who have already registered in the examination (applicable to all new, resit, transfer learners).
• Non-attendance of the Learner or if no prior notice of cancellation is communicated to the HSEPro Coordinator.

2.  If the Learner decides to cancel his/her training registration, the following terms and conditions applies:

• If cancellation is before the start of the batch class/session, learner will only receive 70% refund from the course fee amount received.
• All expenses already incurred or spent for the training shall be deducted from the actual amount which the trainee has already paid. Deductions may include but not limited to:
  • Books and training materials (if part of the course)
  • Registration fees to accreditation bodies (if applicable)
  • Administrative/Service Charge
  • 5% VAT

Click HERE for the full information of the refund and cancellation policy.

5-Day Study Plan for Remote Examinations

Easy 2 methods for a 5-day study plan

1. Prepare
   • Understand and identify the important parts of each chapter/ topic or lecture
2. Review
   • Familiarize all the important parts

What you need to do?

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How to Study Effectively

Studying does not end with reading and memorization alone but requires a thorough amount of time management, organized notes taking and self-testing to make it effective. Here we will provide you with a simple method to follow that will be of great help to better learning.

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Understanding Critical Thinking

What is critical thinking and why is it very important? First, we need to define the word critical, it means two different things depending on the context it is used. It could mean a negative aspect of a thing or the important aspect of a subject or an idea.

Critical thinking does not only seek to understand the important matters of a subject or idea but to question the information and arguments you encounter in your studies. It is considered the key skill that every learner should learn to be able to think critically about the information being presented to them as well as to learn how to study with an open mind.

Importance of critical thinking in areas that involves:

• Data interpretation, understanding arguments, and identifying the significance of an assignment
• Drawing out well-thought and reasoned arguments in order to justify your own arguments and ideas.
• Combining your own ideas along with the ideas of other writers, researchers or theorists.

What are the critical thinking models?

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