Process Safety

Fundamentals of Process Safety

Understand why fires, explosions and toxic releases happen in the process industry and how they are prevented.

  • Online
  • 16 hours
  • Beginner level
  • Spanish
  • Verifiable certificate
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When you finish, you’ll be able to

  • Distinguish process safety from occupational safety and understand why they are managed differently.
  • Recognize material hazards (toxicity, corrosivity, flammability, reactivity, explosivity) and find the information that matters in the Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
  • Explain how pressure, temperature, stored quantity and surroundings turn a hazard into a disaster, and how a fire, an explosion, a BLEVE and a runaway reaction occur.
  • Speak the language of risk: hazard, initiating event, consequence, frequency, preventive and mitigative barriers, risk matrix and ALARP.
  • Understand how a scenario is analyzed as a team with What-If, HAZOP, FMEA and LOPA, and what makes a layer of protection truly count.
  • Apply the hierarchy of controls and the principles of inherently safer design: minimize, substitute, moderate and simplify.
  • Recognize the elements of the CCPS RBPS framework: culture, procedures, work permits, asset integrity, contractors, management of change, emergencies, incident investigation, metrics and audits.
  • Read the major industry accidents as chains of decisions and apply their lessons in your own work.

Understand why fires, explosions and toxic releases happen in the process industry and how they are prevented. Twelve modules, twenty investigated real cases, 3D models and the CCPS RBPS framework, explained step by step.

Training scope

Process accidents are nothing like a cut on the hand. They are fires, explosions and toxic clouds that come out of a tank, a reactor or a pipe and reach the people in the plant, the neighbors and the environment. Flixborough, Bhopal, Piper Alpha, Texas City and Deepwater Horizon were not bad luck: in each one there were signs, decisions and barriers that kept weakening without anyone noticing in time. This training explains how that happens and, above all, what is done to keep it from happening.

The training goes from the basics to the organizational level, in four parts. The foundations: what process safety is and why ethics matters. Recognizing hazards: materials and their toxicity, how pressure, temperature, stored quantity and surroundings make a hazard worse, chemical reactivity, fire and explosion. Understanding and controlling risk: the language of risk, how a scenario is analyzed with What-If, HAZOP, FMEA and LOPA, the hierarchy of controls and inherently safer design. Managing it every day with the CCPS Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) framework: commitment and culture, procedures, work permits, equipment integrity, contractors, management of change, emergencies, incident investigation, metrics and audits.

It is for anyone who works near a process with hazardous substances, and also for anyone preparing to enter the industry. You don't need to be an expert: you start from the ground up. When you finish, you will know what you are looking at in a plant and what to ask when something doesn't add up.

Methodology

What makes it different is the way it explains: each idea is backed by an investigated real case and, when the mechanism needs to be seen, by a 3D model.

  • Short videos: 142 videos of 1 to 6 minutes, grouped by module, so you can study at your own pace from your phone or computer.
  • Clear narration and subtitles in Spanish in every video.
  • 3D models: examples and analogies (a pressure cooker, a runaway reaction, a can in the campfire, the Swiss cheese of barriers) are shown with animated models where each part is labeled as the voice names it.
  • Real cases with sources: twenty investigated accidents, told with real photos from verified sources (CSB, NASA, USCG and others in the public domain or under a free license, with the credit on screen); when there is no free photo, with a recreation labeled as illustrative.
  • One question in every video: the voice presents a situation with three options, gives eight seconds to think and then explains the answer. It is not graded: it helps fix the idea.
  • Assessment per module and final exam on the platform.

The content follows the RBPS framework and the topics of the CCPS SAChE program, with learning outcomes written in the ANSI/ASSP Z490.1-2024 format. This training is not a product of CCPS or AIChE, and is not endorsed or reviewed by them.

This training includes

  • 16 hours of academic training: videos, review, each module’s assessment and the final exam.
  • A welcome Module 0 and 12 modules, in four stages.
  • 142 short videos (5 h 35 min of video) with Spanish narration and subtitles.
  • Twenty real industry cases, from Flixborough and Bhopal to Texas City and Deepwater Horizon.
  • 3D models of the mechanisms and a question to think about in every video.
  • One assessment per module (20 questions, 65 % to pass, unlimited attempts) and a final exam (40 questions, 70 %, 10 attempts).
  • A 16-hour certificate of completion, verifiable online.

Curriculum

  1. Module 0 · Welcome: the course roadmap5:41
  2. Module 1 · Why Process Safety Matters33:52
  3. Module 2 · Ethics and Professionalism17:28
  4. Module 3 · Hazard Recognition: Materials and Toxicology22:54
  5. Module 4 · Hazard Recognition: Conditions, Size and Surroundings27:06
  6. Module 5 · Chemical Reactivity Hazards27:11
  7. Module 6 · Fire and Explosion Hazards27:22
  8. Module 7 · Understanding Risk: from Hazard to Consequence26:57
  9. Module 8 · HIRA: Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis29:12
  10. Module 9 · Hierarchy of Controls and Inherently Safer Design29:20
  11. Module 10 · RBPS Pillar I: Commit to Process Safety26:31
  12. Module 11 · RBPS Pillar III: Manage Risk34:52
  13. Module 12 · RBPS Pillar IV: Learn from Experience26:55
  • 13modules
  • 142videos
  • 16hours
  • 12module exams
  • Final exam

Module 0 · Bienvenida: la ruta del cursoFree to try

Module 1 · Importancia de la Seguridad de ProcesosFree to try Try them free

Start whenever you want: you go through it at your own pace.

Who is it for?

  • Field operators and technicians in chemical and petrochemical plants, refineries, oil and gas, fertilizers, food and any process with hazardous substances.
  • Maintenance, inspection and integrity personnel.
  • Supervisors and shift leaders.
  • Process and project engineers.
  • Health, safety and environment professionals who need a foundation in process safety.
  • Managers and plant leaders who make decisions on budget, schedule and production.
  • Students and people preparing to enter the process industry.

Requirements

  • None. No prior technical training or plant experience is required.
  • A phone or computer with audio.
  • Internet connection.

Your instructor

Anselmy Castañeda

Anselmy Castañeda

Occupational Health and Safety (A.A.S.) · OSHA, PSM, CCPS · co-founder of Global Safety Solutions

He develops and delivers occupational and process safety training programs (H2S Awareness and Confined Space courses). He is also a graphic and audiovisual designer, marketing specialist and web developer: he produces GSS's training videos, brand identity and digital platforms. Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety.

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Your certificate

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  • Anyone can verify it with its unique code, in seconds.
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Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions of the training «Process Safety Fundamentals»

By enrolling in this EURECA Academy training, delivered by Global Safety Solutions LLC (GSS), you accept the following conditions. Read them carefully: they explain what your enrollment includes, how you pass, and what your certificate attests.

1. Enrollment, payment and access

  • The training is paid for once, in US dollars (USD), through the payment methods offered by the platform. Your enrollment becomes active when the payment is confirmed.
  • Access lasts two (2) years from activation. During that period you can watch the videos, review and take the assessments at your own pace, 24 hours a day.
  • This training allows you to re-enter after obtaining the certificate, to review the content, until your access expires.
  • The account is personal and non-transferable. Sharing your username or password is not allowed, nor is having another person take the assessments for you. If shared or fraudulent use is detected, GSS may suspend access and void the certificate.
  • Free trial: the welcome module and module 1 can be tried without paying for 14 days. The trial does not include downloads, and you must enroll to continue with the rest of the training.

2. Refunds

Refunds are governed by the policy published in the EURECA Academy terms: an online purchase can be refunded within 15 days after payment, as long as you have not completed the training or received its certificate. Once the refund is made, access to the training is closed.

3. Structure, assessment and passing

  • The training has a welcome module and 12 modules, with 16 hours of academic training in total: videos, review, assessments for each module and a final exam.
  • Assessment for each module: 20 questions drawn at random from its bank on each attempt. You pass with 65% and attempts are unlimited. Passing it opens the next module.
  • Final exam: 40 questions spread across the 12 modules. You pass with 70% and you have up to 10 attempts.
  • The assessments are individual and closed-book: you are expected to answer them on your own, without help from others.

4. Certificate

  • When you pass all the assessments and the final exam you receive the 16-hour certificate of completion, issued by Global Safety Solutions LLC, with a code that can be verified online.
  • The certificate attests that you completed and passed this theoretical training. It does not certify competence to design, operate or audit a process safety management system, nor does it replace the training, authorizations or assessments required by your employer or the legislation of your country.
  • The name that appears on the certificate is the one on your account: check it before issuing it.

5. Scope and liability

The content is for educational and workforce training purposes. It is based on recognized industry frameworks (among others, the CCPS Risk Based Process Safety pillars and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119) and on real investigated cases. Its purpose is for you to understand why fires, explosions and toxic releases occur in the process industry and how they are prevented.

Participation in this training does not substitute for or replace compliance with applicable federal, state or local regulations, industry standards, or the policies and procedures of your employer or worksite (work permits, risk analyses, management of change, emergency plans, among others).

Global Safety Solutions, its instructors, subject matter experts, affiliates and all parties involved in the development, distribution or maintenance of this training are released from all liability for any incident, injury, illness, loss or damage resulting from misuse, misinterpretation or application of the content outside its scope and training purpose.

Each participant acknowledges that it is their responsibility to comply with the laws, regulations and safety policies of their company, and that this training does not authorize them to perform work outside their qualifications or assigned responsibilities.

6. Copyright and use of the material

All the content of this training (text, graphics, images, illustrations, videos, animations, audio, 3D models, assessments, and the design and structure of the course) is the exclusive intellectual property of Global Safety Solutions, unless otherwise indicated, and is protected by United States copyright laws and international intellectual property agreements.

The training is licensed for the personal and educational use of the enrolled participant. No part may be copied, recorded, downloaded without authorization, reproduced, distributed, resold, published or used to create derivative works without the prior written consent of GSS. Unauthorized use may give rise to civil or criminal liability.

The trademarks, logos and identifiers that appear in the training belong to Global Safety Solutions or to their respective owners. Industry cases are cited for educational purposes based on their public investigation reports.

7. Personal data

The data of your account, your progress, your grades and your results are used to give you access to the training, issue and verify your certificate and assist you. They are handled according to the privacy policy published at eurecaacademy.com.

8. Changes to the training

GSS may update the content, the assessments or the platform to keep the training current with standards and good practices, without reducing what your enrollment includes. Your progress and the certificates already issued are kept.

9. Contact

For questions about your enrollment, your access or your certificate, write to us from the Help or Contact section of eurecaacademy.com.

By continuing with this training, you confirm that you have read, understand and accept these terms and conditions.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the certificate verifiable?

Yes. When you complete the training you receive a certificate that can be verified online: it carries a unique code and a QR code so anyone can check it.

What language is the training in?

For now this training is in Spanish only (videos, subtitles and exams). The platform and support are available in Spanish and English.

Do I need prior experience?

No, beyond what is noted under “Requirements”. The training is built to guide you step by step.

How do I get my certificate?

Complete the training and pass the assessment; your certificate is issued, downloadable and verifiable online.

Is it a one-time payment?

Yes: one-time payment, no subscription. Checkout is completed securely and encrypted.

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