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EFFECTS and RISKCURVES training

EFFECTS and RISKCURVES training

Learn how to effectively analyse the severity and risk of flammable and toxic material releases with EFFECTS consequence analysis software and RISKCURVES Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) tool.

Event categories

Oil & Gas

LNG

Hydrogen

Renewables

Energy

Automotive & Aerospace

Food & Beverage

Pharmaceutical

Equipment manufacturing

Petrochemicals & chemicals

RISKCURVES QRA software training course

What you will learn

  • Fundamentals of loss of containment (LoC) scenarios, event tree diagrams, consequence and risk modelling. Fundamentals of loss of containment (LoC) scenarios, event tree diagrams, consequence and risk modelling.
  • Effectively navigate EFFECTS user interface and features, including an introduction to the validation work. Effectively navigate EFFECTS user interface and features, including an introduction to the validation work.
  • Simulate LoC scenarios (release, pool evaporation, fire, explosion, damage and combined models) with practical exercises. Simulate LoC scenarios (release, pool evaporation, fire, explosion, damage and combined models) with practical exercises.
  • Fundamentals of QRA, including key steps, risk criteria and various calculation methods. Fundamentals of QRA, including key steps, risk criteria and various calculation methods.
  • Effectively navigate RISKCURVES user interface and features, including an introduction to the validation work. Effectively navigate RISKCURVES user interface and features, including an introduction to the validation work.
  • Apply RISKCURVES in QRA studies and interpret the results of individual risk, societal risk and consequence risk calculations. Apply RISKCURVES in QRA studies and interpret the results of individual risk, societal risk and consequence risk calculations.
  • Produce effective result presentation using GIS. Produce effective result presentation using GIS.
  • Proficiency in using EFFECTS and RISKCURVES for standard applications in projects. Proficiency in using EFFECTS and RISKCURVES for standard applications in projects.

Introduction

This course is a combination of a 2-day EFFECTS course and a 1-day RISKCURVES course which will be conducted in person.

The EFFECTS course is aimed at introducing the principles of consequence modelling and the EFFECTS user interface and giving an overview of all the models available within the software: release, pool evaporation, fire, explosion, dispersion, and combined models. The course provides a general theoretical background that is consolidated with multiple practical exercises that will be elaborated during the course. Participants are required to practice and apply their new knowledge of the software through hands-on exercises.

The RISKCURVES course extends the EFFECTS course and provides information about what a Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) consists of, which risk criteria can be used, and of course how to conduct it using the RISKCURVES tool. The course provides extensive information regarding RISKCURVES’ functionality and how to apply the software in QRA studies.


Who should attend

The course is tailored for people who plan to carry out consequence analysis and QRA studies, including:

  • HSE, process, process safety and risk engineers/specialists who work in industries such as oil and gas, chemical, renewable energy, manufacturing, and other process industries.
  • Safety and risk consultants who work in engineering service/maintenance provider companies or who are self-employed.
  • Engineering and project managers who oversee safety and risk analysis.
  • Risk analysts who work in insurance companies.
  • Regulatory body professionals who oversee national/regional safety standards/codes or emergency response planning development.
  • Incident investigation team members.
  • Lecturers, researchers, and students.



Prerequisites

The course is suitable for new users and for more experienced users who have not attended a formal course or would like a refresher course.

  • You will use your own PC and own license.
  • If you do not have a license we will provide a temporary license for the training.
  • The license will be soft-key protected and stand-alone.
  • It is recommended that EFFECTS and RISKCURVES are installed by a user with administration privileges.



Benefits for course participants

  • Acquire new knowledge and develop skills in process safety and how to use EFFECTS and RISKCURVES software tools. You will also obtain a certificate of completion as proof of your enrollment.
  • Learn directly from Gexcon's experts who have in-depth knowledge of the LoC phenomena and process safety as well as vast experience in utilising the software in practical scenarios.



Benefits for organisations

  • Gain the ability to use EFFECTS and RISKCURVES to complement relevant studies, such as consequence analysis, risk management, regulatory compliance, safety measure optimisation, emergency response planning, incident investigation and many more.
  • Use the results from the software tools to make data-driven decisions for your projects, such as to prevent the over-design of safety measures, design safe facility layouts and operational processes, and evaluate the impact of modifying existing facilities.
  • Provide an opportunity for employees to engage in professional development by attending the course, which could enhance employee morale.



Pricing

  • The EFFECTS & RISKCURVES in-person training starts at EUR 2,400 (or local equivalent) per person.
  • A discount of 10% is applied for every additional participant within the same organisation.
  • Please contact us for the complete pricing list.



Agenda

The course is delivered over 7-8 hours per day. 

Participants will be given some time to think about how to simulate and solve a series of practical cases on their own, followed by a complete discussion and explanation provided by the trainer on how to solve the exercisers provided

Day 1
  • Introduction to consequence modelling and EFFECTS
  • The EFFECTS user interface
  • Release modelling
  • Exercises (release modelling)
  • Pool evaporation modelling
  • Exercises (pool evaporation modelling)
  • Fire modelling
  • Exercises (fire modelling)
  • Q&A
Day 2
  • Explosion modelling
  • Exercises (explosion modelling)
  • Damage models
  • Receivers
  • Exercises (damage models and receivers)
  • Dispersion modelling
  • Exercises (dispersion modelling)
  • Combined models
  • Exercises with multiple phenomena
  • Q&A
Day 3
  • What is a QRA
  • How to perform a QRA
  • Risk definitions and risk calculation
  • RISKCURVES as a QRA tool
  • Exercises
  • Q&A

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