Introduction
NEBOSH has joined forces with Great Britainโs Health and Safety Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), to develop the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management. Throughout the course candidates will develop the key skills needed to assess risks and hazards, protect against fire and effectively lead process management while considering health and safety. The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Management equips delegates with a crucial understanding of the accepted principles and recognized industrial practices for managing process risks.
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management course is ideal for people working or are interested in working, in process industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. It is the perfect qualification for newly appointed managers, junior managers, team leaders or safety representatives working in the process industry.
Why NEBOSH HSE in Process Management
Benefits for Employers:
- Have confidence in your employees to handle process hazards.
- Remain compliant with health and safety regulations.
- Provide your customers with the peace of mind they deserve when on your premises.
- Become a corporate leader in process safety awareness and be seen as a proactive business that protects your employees.
Benefits for Learners:
- Earn an accredited qualification to further your career
- Take responsibility for health and safety process management in your workplace with the necessary knowledge and skills
Who the course is for?
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management course is ideal for managers, safety representatives and health and safety advisors who work in process industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals, both inside and outside the UK. We recommend learners have an underpinning knowledge of health and safety principles.
Learning Outcome
Upon completing the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management, delegates will have an understanding of the following areas of knowledge:
- Establishment of process management systems
- Asset management and maintenance strategies
- Safe start-up and shutdown of process plant
- Performance standards for safety critical systems and equipment
- Hazards and controls for:
- Chemical reactions
- Bulk storage of dangerous substances
- Fire and explosion
- Purpose and features of emergency plans
- This unit is divided into the following four key elements:
- Process safety leadership Management of process risk
- Process safety hazard control
- Fire and explosion protection
Course outline
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management is a one-unit qualification, consisting of the following elements:
Unit PSM1: Process safety management
- Element 1: Process safety leadership
- Element 2: Management of process risk
- Element 3: Process safety hazard control
- Element 4: Fire protection and emergency response
Detailed Course Syllabus
Unit PSM1: Process Safety Management
- Process safety management meaning
- Process safety leadership
- Organizational learning
- Management of change
- Worker engagement
- Competence
- Establishing a process safety management system
- Risk management techniques used within the process industries
- Asset management and maintenance strategies
- Role and purpose and features of a permit-to-work system
- Safe shift handover
- Contractor management HSE Certificate in Process Safety
- Operating procedures
- Safe Start-up and shut-down
- Safety critical performance standards
- Utilities
- Electricity/static electricity
- Dangerous substances
- Reaction hazards
- Bulk storage operations
- Fire hazards
- Fire and explosion control
- Dust explosions
- Emergency preparedness
Assessments
The course is assessed online multiple choice examination based on a total of 40 questions, with 90 minute time limit.
The multiple choice test is accessed online via the NEBOSH exam portal, login details will be sent by email prior to your exam. You can login to complete any time during a 24-hour period, however once you have started there is a 90 minute time limit to complete and submit.
PSM1 exam dates
| Exam Date | Registration Deadline |
| 28 May 2025 | 21 April 2025 |
| 25 June 2025 | 20 May 2025 |
| 23 July 2025 | 18 June 2025 |
| 27 August 2025 | 22 July 2025 |
| 24 September 2025 | 19 August 2025 |
| 29 October 2025 | 24 September 2025 |
| 26 November 2025 | 22 October 2025 |
| 17 December 2025 | 12 November 2025 |
Course Advisor
Binh Pham, M.Sc, CMIOSH, FIIRSM
Email: training@safety.edu.vn
Call/Zalo: 0966.449.449
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Unit PSM1: Process Safety Management
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Element 1: Process Safety Leadership
โข Process safety management meaning โข Process safety leadership โข Organizational learning โข Management of change โข Worker engagement โข Competence
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Element 2: Management of Process Risk
โข Establishing a process safety management system โข Risk management techniques used within the process industries โข Asset management and maintenance strategies โข Role and purpose and features of a permit-to-work system โข Safe shift handover โข Contractor management HSE Certificate in Process Safety
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Element 3: Process Safety Hazard Control
โข Operating procedures โข Safe Start-up and shut-down โข Safety critical performance standards โข Utilities โข Electricity/static electricity โข Dangerous substances โข Reaction hazards โข Bulk storage operations
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Element 4: Fire and Explosion Protection
โข Fire hazards โข Fire and explosion control โข Dust explosions โข Emergency preparedness
