Oil & Gas
Professionals working in petroleum, refining, processing, and related operations.
NEBOSH HSE Qualification
Strengthen Your Process Safety Management.
Develop a broad understanding of accepted principles and recognized industrial practices for managing process risk and controlling process safety hazards.
NEBOSH PSM
HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management
Unit PSM1
Study E-Learning
Taught Study Minimum 28 Hours
Assessment Online MCQ
Course Overview
Understand and Control Process Safety Risks
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management provides learners with a broad understanding of accepted principles and recognized industrial practices used to manage process safety risks.
The qualification was developed by NEBOSH together with Great Britain's Health and Safety Executive, combining vocational occupational safety expertise with specialist knowledge of high-hazard industries.
It is designed to help learners recognize process safety hazards and contribute to effective systems for controlling those risks.
Who Is This For?
Designed for Process Industry Professionals
Particularly relevant to people involved in managing safety within high-hazard process environments.
Chemical Industry
Managers, supervisors, and safety professionals working around chemical process hazards.
Pharmaceuticals
Professionals responsible for health, safety, and process-risk controls in pharmaceutical operations.
Safety Professionals
Safety representatives, HSE advisers, supervisors, and managers working in process industries.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn
Build knowledge of key process safety systems, controls, equipment, and emergency arrangements.
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Process Safety Systems
Understand how process safety management systems are established and maintained.
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Asset Management
Understand asset-management and maintenance strategies in process environments.
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Start-Up & Shutdown
Understand principles for safe start-up and shutdown of process plant.
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Critical Systems
Understand performance standards for safety-critical systems and equipment.
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Major Hazards
Understand controls for chemical reactions, dangerous substances, fire, and explosion.
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Emergency Planning
Understand the purpose and important features of emergency plans.
Unit PSM1
Four Core Process Safety Elements
The PSM1 syllabus is organized into four major areas of process safety management.
01
Process Safety Leadership
Understand the importance of leadership, organizational learning, competence, process safety culture, and effective management systems.
02
Management of Process Risk
Explore risk-management techniques, operating procedures, permit systems, management of change, asset integrity, and safe plant operation.
03
Process Safety Hazard Control
Understand hazards associated with process equipment, chemical reactions, bulk storage, and the controls needed to reduce process risk.
04
Fire Protection & Emergency Response
Understand fire and explosion hazards, protection systems, emergency planning, and arrangements for responding to process safety events.
Key Topics
Practical Process Safety Knowledge
Process safety management systems
Process safety leadership
Asset management and maintenance strategies
Safe start-up and shutdown procedures
Performance of safety-critical systems
Chemical reaction hazards
Bulk storage of dangerous substances
Fire and explosion prevention
Emergency planning and response
Management of process risk
NEBOSH Assessment
Online PSM1 Assessment
Past assessment dates automatically disappear from the schedule below.
Assessment Date Result Notification
PSM
Recommended Safety Foundation
The qualification is aimed at people who already have a reasonable understanding of general occupational health and safety.
Entry Requirements
No Formal Entry Requirement
There is no formal entry requirement for the qualification, but learners are recommended to have an underpinning knowledge of health and safety principles.
Previous completion of a NEBOSH General Certificate, such as the International General Certificate, can provide a useful foundation before studying Process Safety Management.
Learners should also have a suitable level of English to understand and apply the concepts covered by the qualification.
Benefits for Employers
Strengthen Process Safety Capability
Better Hazard Awareness
Strengthen employee understanding of major process hazards and controls.
Improve Compliance
Support health and safety management and regulatory-compliance objectives.
Protect Operations
Help protect people, assets, facilities, customers, and business operations.
Safety Leadership
Support a proactive organizational approach to process safety management.
Learning Format
Flexible E-Learning Preparation
E-Learning
Access structured learning content online and work through the qualification at a flexible pace.
Guided Preparation
Develop understanding of the PSM1 syllabus and prepare for the online assessment.
Online Assessment
Complete the NEBOSH PSM1 multiple-choice assessment online after registration through the Learning Partner.
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Build Stronger Process Safety Knowledge.
Develop your understanding of process risk, safety-critical systems, hazard controls, fire and explosion protection, and emergency response through the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management.