Lecturer: Dr. Chabane Mazri, INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques (France)

Venue: Internationales Zentrum für Kultur- und Technikforschung (IZKT), Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 24, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Decision making is a process where multiple factors interact to shape the final outcome. Those factors can be technical, informational, emotional/psychological, cultural… Nevertheless, the limited rationality of economic operators makes the decision exercise more and more difficult in a more and more complex world. Safety management requires short, mid and long term decisions that may highly influence the ability of the organization to cope with its risks.

Course content by Units

Unit	Title & contents in brief
1.	Introduction to decision making in risk management Present how decision making may shape the way organization deals with risk. Through the study of various risk management frameworks (IRGC, ISO31000). Stakes and challenges associated to those critical phases will be highlighted.
2.	Reference models A global presentation of the way decision making is considered through different disciplines and theoretical frameworks. At the end of this second phase, the students will develop a good overview of the reference models and theories related to decision making.
3.	Methods and tools The scope of decision support tools is large. This section will introduce the most frequently used tools and methods within organizations dealing with risks. Highlights will be given to: Multicriteria approaches like ELECTRE and Multi Attribute Utility Theory. Methods to elaborate and choose Key Performance Indicators for risk management. Uncertainties management in decision making.

Announcement / Course Profile / Registration

The registration is free of charge, anyone interested in the topic are welcome on the course. Please note, however, that the course is intended for 20-25 participants. The registrations will be processed on the first-applied-first-served basis. Final application deadline: April 15, 2013.

The course targets attendees with inimum mathematical background and openness to psychological and behavioral approaches of decision makin.

Direct contact: sti889@risk-technologies.com

Mr. Andras Veres
Tel: +49 711 1839 647
av@risk-technologies.com

Ms. Roswitha Kokejl
Tel: +49 711 1839 616
rk@risk-technologies.com

Lecturers: Prof. Valerio Cozzani, University of Bologna; Dr. Ernesto Salzano, CNR - Combustion Research Institute; Dr. Alessandro Tugnoli, University of Bologna

Venue: Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT), Filderhauptstraße 142, 70599 Stuttgart (Plieningen), Germany

The course presents an introduction to Quantitative Risk Analysis, thus illustrating the necessary steps for the calculation of risk indexes. Practical approach to frequency calculation and consequence assessment, including vulnerability models, will be discussed. A specific focus on domino effect and accidents triggered by Natural-Technological (Na-Tech) events will be presented.

Course content by Units

Unit	Title & contents in brief	Duration (minutes)
1.	Definitions and risk metric Basic definitions Risk indexes: definition and use Risk tolerability and acceptability criteria	180
2.	Basic elements for risk calculation: scenario selection, frequency and consequence assessment Scenario selection from hazard identification. Parameters needed for the quantitative assessment of a scenario. Assumptions needed for the analysis of a scenario. Frequency calculation: use of results from fault tree analysis; parts count. Consequence assessment: use of models for consequence assessment.	240
3.	Risk calculation Vulnerability models. Vulnerability maps and influence of meteorological conditions. Simplified examples of risk calculation: individual risk, IRPA, societal risk, example of risk-based decision making;	120
4.	Quantitative assessment of domino effect Examples of approach to quantitative assessment (threshold models, probabilistic models, advanced deterministic models) Analysis of domino effect in complex industrial layouts Simplified examples of risk calculation	300
5.	Assessment of the industrial risk induced by natural events (Na-Tech) The main steps of the procedure developed for the assessment of Na-Tech accidents will be presented: Characterization of the natural event Identification of target equipment, damage states and reference scenarios Estimation of the damage probability, detailed fragility models Consequence evaluation of the reference scenario, identification of credible combinations of events Frequency/probability and consequence calculation for each combination Calculation of risk indexes, Early warnings	420
6.	Case-studies and use of risk results Simplified assessment of an Oil&Gas installation: simplified calculation of risk indexes and risk-based decision making; Example of domino effect and Na-Tech implementation in risk assessment	420

Announcement / Course Profile / Registration

Register before March 22, 2013 and you will receive a 10% discount from the registration fee! Final application deadline: April 1, 2013.

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Venue: Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT), Filderhauptstraße 142, 70599 Stuttgart (Plieningen),
Germany

The aim of the course is the introduction to transportation risk analysis. The risk assessment of road, rail and pipeline transportation of hazardous substances will be illustrated. The approaches to frequency calculation, consequence assessment and risk assessment will be discussed. Case-studies will be analyzed to illustrate the calculation and the use of individual, societal and other advanced risk indexes.

Course content by Units

Day	Title & contents in brief	Duration	Lecturer
1.	(UNIT 1) Hazards in the land transportation of hazardous substances Relevant past accidents in road, rail and pipeline transportation of hazardous substances. Statistical data and relevance of the problem. Characterization of risk sources. Applicable standards and legislation (ADR, RID, voluntary agreements, etc.)	5 h	Prof. Maschio
	(UNIT 2) Basic elements for risk calculation: scenario selection, frequency and consequence assessment Scenario selection from hazard identification. Parameters needed for the quantitative assessment of a scenario. Assumptions needed for the analysis of a scenario.	2 h
2.	(UNIT 2 - continued) Frequency calculation: accident statistics, failure data. Consequence assessment: use of models for consequence assessment. (UNIT 3 – part 1) Risk for the environment and tunnel fires Tunnel fires. Analysis of past accidents. Complicating phenomena. Modeling tools.	3.5 h	Prof. Maschio
	(UNIT 3 – part 2 continued ) Risk for the environment and tunnel fires Scenarios causing environmental damage. Modeling tools and approach to risk assessment. Magnitude of environmental damage. Parameters needed for the quantitative assessment of a scenario.	3.5 h	Dr. Antonioni
3.	(UNIT 4 - introduction) Frequency calculation: accident statistics, failure data Representation of linear risk sources Calculation of damage and risk. Simplified and detailed approaches.	3.5 h	Dr. Antonioni
	(UNIT 4 – continued) Basic elements for risk calculation: scenario selection, frequency and consequence assessment Examples of risk calculation	3.5 h
4.	(Unit 4 – continued) Examples of risk calculation	3.5 h	Dr. Antonioni
	(Unit 5) Use of risk results Examples of risk-based decision making. Direct calculation of risk for different routes. Cost benefits Analysis of passive protections. Routing	3.5 h	Dr. Landucci
5.	Tutor day - Self learning Test	5.5 h 1.5 h	Dr. Landucci

Announcement / Course Profile / Registration

Register before April 1, 2013 and you will receive a 10% discount from the registration fee! Final application deadline: April 8, 2013.

 

Both courses are dedicated to participants interested in advanced applications of risk assessment:

• Professionals dealing with risk issues on management and operational level
• Individuals with experience in industrial safety and risk assessment
• Students of mater courses in Process, Industrial, Risk engineering or similar courses

Direct contact: sti889@risk-technologies.com

Mr. Andras Veres
Tel: +49 711 1839 647
av@risk-technologies.com

Ms. Roswitha Kokejl
Tel: +49 711 1839 616
rk@risk-technologies.com

Certification for Risk Examiners and for Senior Risk Assessor both on the tracks Plant/Asset/Equipment and HSSE, as well as train-the-trainer oral exams have been organized between November 15 and 24, 2012 in the Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection.

 The certification process, per candidate, went as the following: 

1. Presentation of a project done relevant for the title Risk Examiner/Risk Assessor (the candidate has to prepare a presentation in MS Power Point, 15 minutes/candidate)
2. Discussion about the project presented (15 minutes/candidate)
3. Conclusion related to the presented work 

In addition to the certification, oral exams were organized for the candidates who have passed the written exams in order to become a SafeChina trainer. The oral part of the train-the-trainer exam consisted of:  

 

1. Presentation of a selected part of the training material for the SafeChina course (the candidate has to prepare a presentation in MS Power Point, 15 minutes/candidate)
2. Questions and answers related to the course topics (15 minutes/candidate)
3. Conclusion related to the presented work 

The project activities up to the end of July 2012 have progressed well and in accordance with the plan:

• 9 courses took place including corresponding exams
• on-the-job training (short stay) finished
• on-the-job training (long stay) running.

R-Tech has considered this situation and, having in mind certification and train-the-trainer activities foreseen for the Autumn 2012, submitted the request to DEG for extension of the project for another 3 months. This extension will allow to conduct planned activities in a smooth and the most convenient way for the beneficiaries.

The request has been approved by DEG and R-Tech is reviewing the plan of activities for Winter 2012/2013 season.

SafeChina course TTT "Train-the-trainer" took place in the period May 31  to June 2, 2012 at BMILP, together with extraordinary round of exams for SafeChina courses.

19 participants of SafeChina courses having score on the exams higher than 85% have applied for the "train-the-trainer" course. After one-day lecturing, they took the written exam while corresponding oral exam will take place in November 2012. Successful candidate will gain the title "SafeChina trainer" which will allow them to continue SafeChina courses during the project and on commercial basis after the project is finished.

New partnership agreements relate to train-the-trainer activities and inclusion of SafeChina courses into in-house training programs/university's education programs or into training programs to be offered to the market.

The proposals are prepared to be considered with 

• Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Company
• Beijing Municipal Institute of Labor Protection
• Safety & Environment Engineering College, Capital University of Economics and Business
• Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd., Shenzhen (1 participant).
• Willis Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd. China.

New officer of DEG in charge for SafeChina project, Ms. Veth, investment manager in Special Programs Department, paid a visit to BMILP of March 26, 2012.

In this occasion, during the meeting with representatives of BMILP and other partners of the project, actual results, current and coming activities have been considered. The host of the meeting were Mr. Zhang Bin, general director and Ms. Wang Tong, vice director of the BMILP.

As the strategic partner in the SafeChina project, BMILP has presented of the project activities and results up to the moment, as well as the contribution of the BMILP and benefits received from the project. Other partners in the project, such as Sinopec Corporation Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd, Willis Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd, Beijing Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB), Beijing Research Center of Urban Systems Engineering (BRCUSE), National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES) took also opportunity to discuss the project activities. They expressed the satisfaction with the project achievement so far, but also showed the interest to extend their participation in the future activities and for possible continuation of the project after two-years period.

Based on success of previous courses (course #4a: Risk Based Inspection - Petro and course #5: Reliability Centered Maintenance and Root Cause Failure Analysis), Sinopec Corporation Beijing YANSHAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd, has asked to host next course, course #6 HSE and HSSE: Health, Safety, Security and Environment.

Course #6 HSE and HSS, gives an overview of related EU regulation and explains the objectives and requirements, as well as state-of-the art in the implementation including constraint and advantages. Special focus is: on the integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) as defined in the new Industrial Emissions Directive (Directive 2010/75/EU) and the former IPPC directive (Directive 2008/1/EC) on the prevention of major accidents (Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards - so-called Seveso II Directive). The course started today and will finish with final exam on Friday, November 25, 2011.

Autumn /Winter round of SafeChina training started October 17, 2011 with the courses #4 RBI-PETRO: Risk Based Inspection - Petro The course elaborates risk issues in petrochemical industries and explains principles of Risk-Based Inspection (RBI), existing approaches and gives links to applied codes and standards. The focus is given to the standard of American Petroleum Institute API 580/581 and its application in petrochemical industry. The host of the training is Sinopec Corporation Beijing YANSHAN PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. and the course takes place in its Education and training center. 47 participants from different industrial, consulting or engineering companies take part in this five-days training, extending their knowledge and improving their skills in implementation of international standards and codes related to the risk-based inspection. Curriculum of the course includes 7 training units, preparation for final exam and final exam which is a part of certification program for professional titles. Lecturing is complemented with examples, exercises, movies and case studies illustrating the problems and solutions of these problems.

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SafeChine training in July 2011 included two courses 

• July 18 to 22, 2011,
  course #3 POWER, Risk Analysis in Power Industries
  
  
• July 25 - 29, 2011, Risk Analysis in Power Industries
  course #2 PETRO, Risk Analysis in Chemical/Petroleum Industries

with 37 participants from different Chinese institution (universities and industries). These courses represent the introduction to risk assessment and management and are dedicated to the engineers, law makers, researches working in or dealing with power and petrochemical industries. See short description of SafeChina Course #2 and Course #3.

Both courses were hosted by Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection (BMILP). Attendees who have successfully passed the corresponding final exams will have certificates as Risk Professionals and gain the chance for higher level of professional qualification (trainers for SafeChina courses, Senor Risk Assessor, Risk Examiner). Certificates will be issued by Steinbeis University Berlin, Germany. See examples of certificates.

SafeChina training continues in October 2011 according to the SafeChina training plan).

SafeChine training continues in July 2011, the online applications for the coming courses are open!

Two new courses, out of 10 planned (see SafeChina training plan), will be held, both hosted by Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection (BMILP):

• July 18 to 22, 2011,
  course #3 POWER, Risk Analysis in Power Industries
  
  
• July 25 - 29, 2011, Risk Analysis in Power Industries
  course #2 PETRO, Risk Analysis in Chemical/Petroleum Industries

Both courses represent the introduction to risk assessment and management and are dedicated to the engineers, law makers, researches working in or dealing with power and petrochemical industries.

See short description of SafeChina Course #2 and Course #3.

The training language is English but the course curriculum and transparencies are prepared in Chinese language as well. 

The course attendees will receive Certificate of attendance. Attendees who successfully pass the final exams of the courses will have certificates as Risk Professionals and gain the chance for higher level of professional qualification (trainers for SafeChina courses, Senor Risk Assessor, Risk Examiner). Certificates will be issued by Steinbeis University Berlin, Germany. See examples of certificates.

The online applications for the courses are open!

Course #3 POWER, Risk Analysis in Power Industries

Course #2 PETRO: Risk Analysis in Chemical/Petroleum Industries

Representative of the German Governement, Mr. Volker Schwab from DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (the German investment and development agency) met on May 24, 2011 SafeChina project partners and discussed the progress of the project and planned project activities.

The meeting took place in the premises of Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection, BMILP which, authorized by Risk Analysis Council of China Association for Disaster Prevention (RAC) and supported by Beijing Normal University, is the main Chinese supporting project partner. +30 participants representing partners in the project and companies and associations having the interest for the training and education offered by the SafeChina project have attending the meeting.

The Agenda was comprehensive and during the meeting the achievements in the period September 2010 - May 2011 (building the project infrastructure in China and in Germany, contracting process with education supporter in China and Germany, results of SafeChina survey of needs, courses done...) current activities and the plan of the project in the next period have been discussed.

The SafeChina project aims to build a sustainable education service in China and to offer engineers and relevant professions to learn about the EU HSE practices and regulation. Large industrial companies, small enterprises, research and development institutions, governmental bodies etc., have the great opportunity to train their employees, free of charge, within the project. The representatives of 15 new Chinese companies have joined the project by signing the annexes of the Partnership agreement between BMILP and Steinbeis University Berlin represented by Steinbeis Transfer Institute Advanced Risk Technologies. The annexes define the needs of these companies for training which includes SafeChina courses, on-the-job training in German/EU companies, training for future SafeChina trainers and certification for professional titles and the  training plan is shaped to suit these needs.

SafeChina preliminary training plan was prepared by the middle of the February 2011 in collaboration with Chinese partners. After the first SafeChina course in March 2011 (Course # 1 Introduction to risk and safety management in industry, and based on the results of the SafeChina survey of needs conducted in March and April 2011, the training plan was updated to reflect the needs of the target training groups.

The plan includes training courses with the main topics related to different aspects of safety and risks,  on-the-job training in Germany and other EU countries, certification for professional titles and training of the future SafeChina trainers.

Up to May 2012 it will be held

• 12 different courses
• 2 instances of the training courses for future SafeChina trainers
• 2 instances of certification exams
• on-the-job training in the German/EU companies for selected candidates.

See the training plan and description of the courses.

Online application for each event from the plan will be soon open inviting interested professionals to apply for the training.

The first SafeChina Course #1 INTRO, Introduction to Risk and Safety Management in Industry scheduled for the the week March 14 - 18, 2011! The course will be hosted by Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection, BMILP.

The course represents a general introduction to the topics of risks related to the general use of the chemicals by a modern society and related industrial sectors (chemical/process, oil & gas, power generation, heating, etc.). Hazards, related risks, and due legislative safety measures will be outlined considering acute (accidents) and chronic (pollution) risks within life cycle of chemicals (hazardous materials) and presented in units 1 and 2. Units 3 and 4 have provided the introduction to major accidents prevention (EU legislative obligations) and related process safety risk assessment methodology. Where applicable, related EU directives will be briefly mentioned.

In the end of the course the students will have the basic knowledge about:

• general terms used in the area of risk (safety, hazard, risk and risk assessment...)
• topics of corresponding EU regulation/directives such as REACH, Seveso II, ATEX, and others
• major accidents prevention (EU legislative obligations) and related process safety risk assessment methodology
• main steps in process safety assessment (input data, hazards and identification methods and tools, related risks, and due legislative
• safety measures related to acute (accidents) and chronic (pollution) risks within life cycle of chemicals (hazardous materials).

Online Application form for the course is open.
Click here if you want to see details about the course and to apply for it.  


    本课程概述了现代社会的一般化学药品使用的有关风险及相关产业部门（化学制品/工序，石油和天然气，发电，供热等）使用的风险。
    包括化学品（危险品）生命周期内的急性（事故）和慢性（污染）风险，灾害和有关风险以及适当的立法措施将在第一单元和第二单元中讲到。第三单元和第四单元 旨在提供重大事故预防的介绍（欧盟立法义务）及相关安全风险评估的方法的过程。在适当情况下会介绍相关的欧盟指令。
    在课程结束后培训人员将具备以下基本知识：

• 在风险区域使用的一般条款（安全，危险，风险和风险评估...）
• 欧盟诸如REACH，Seveso II, ATEX等法规的主题
• 预防重大事故（欧盟立法义务）及相关过程的安全风险评估方法
• 在安全评估过程的主要步骤（输入数据，危害和识别的方法和工具，相关风险，以及适当的立法
• 在化学品（危险品）生命周期中有关急性（事故）和慢性（污染）的风险安全措施。

     参加课程培训的申请已经开始，如果申请通过，成功注册的人员将得到通知。如果您想参加，请点击这里。

SafeChina Kick-off Meeting which took place on November 16, 2010 in Beijing has been published by several medium and organizations, including China  Science Times, Work Safety News,China Occupational Safety and Health Association(COSHA), Beijing Academy of Science And Technology(BJAST), Beijing Muncipal Institute of Labour Protection(BMILP).

Science Times pulished the news on web-side and newspaper. The news can be downloaded using the following links: Chinese version, English translation

 

China Work Safety News published the news in second page which is roundup news on november 18，2010.

    

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The news also has been published by China Occupational Safety and Health Association(COSHA), Beijing Academy of Science And Technology(BJAST) and Beijing Muncipal Institute of Labour Protection(BMILP).

The Chinese news Link:

              (1) http://www.cosha.org.cn/103272/103293/180447.html
             
              (2) http://www.bjast.com.cn/Article/20101118/10419.htm 
             
              (3) http://www.bmilp.com/sndt/4663.shtml     
         

The SafeChina Kick-off Meeting (Germany) took place on October 26, 2010 at Steinbeis, Haus der Wirtschaft, Willi-Bleicher-Strasse 19, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany. See the Agenda of the meeting.

The project partners (see list of participants) gathered to discuss and clear up the contract requirements and individual responsibilities as well as the time tables for the project activities and tasks.