An authentic commitment to process safety is the cornerstone of process safety excellence. The entire organization, from leadership to those working on the plant floor, must make the same commitment. A workforce that is convinced that the organization fully supports safety as a core value will tend to do the right things, in the right ways, at the right times, even when no one is looking. Thus, this module teaches students the importance of consistently nurturing and championing the commitment to process safety throughout the organisation; once it is embedded in the company culture, this commitment to process safety can help sustain the focus on excellence in the more technical aspects of process safety.

• Establishing an effective Process Safety Culture and Management. Safety leadership commitment, responsibilities and workplace culture. Process safety concepts and fundamentals. Inherent Safety, Hierarchy of control. • Legal framework and Standards, Safety Management Systems, COMAH (Seveso) including Safety Case/Safety Report/Land Use Planning, Process Functional Safety Management, Machine and Equipment Functional Safety. • Maintaining process safety knowledge and competency. • Enhancing workforce involvement in Process Safety. • Building relationships with external stakeholders and communities.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: 1. Explain the importance of leadership's commitment to process safety; 2. Describe key legal instruments, standards and safety management systems with which organisations endeavour to comply in their efforts to commit meaningfully to process safety. 3. Analyse the extent to which a selected organisation(s) maintains process safety knowledge and competency, enhances workforce involvement in process safety and engages with external stakeholders and communities.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: Demonstrate an appreciation of the importance of having a strong commitment to process safety within an organisation.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: N/A

This module will be taught over a 12-week period through a formal interactive lecturing mode (1 x 2-hour lecture per week). The module will be assessed by means of in-term assignments and/or a final written exam. As part of a professional education programme for industry the module will foster interactions between researchers, industry and professional practice, by connecting theory to practice and developing action research capabilities within organisations and individuals that can lead to further research studies and or project collaborations. A core learning experience of the modules and programme is integrating the content into the learner's organisation through assignment and project work as well as considering how the theory is applied in their context Modules will incorporate a substantial component of reading involving current literature, in this context the AICHE CCPS (American institute of Chemical Engineers Centre for Chemical Process Safety) learning resources will be added into the learning experience. Guest speakers from industry will also present during the programme. These lectures will be supplemented with additional reading material, assignments, discussion forums and on-line quizzes.