Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA)

Course overview

This course develops the knowledge and practical judgement needed to understand major accident scenarios and challenge the evidence supporting process-risk decisions. The learning sequence begins with hazards, consequences and affected people, then develops the tools and decisions involved in task and process scope definition. Participants connect these foundations with the remaining modules and complete applied work focused on residual risk, ownership and review.

The programme is intended for process-safety and HSE personnel, engineers, operations supervisors and managers. Examples are examined from both the person delivering the work and the person reviewing its adequacy. Participants practise identifying the relevant requirement, gathering evidence, recognising uncertainty and documenting a justified recommendation. The emphasis and level of challenge follow the approved foundation level and the stated duration of 1 Day.

Learning combines facilitator explanation, structured questions, case analysis and practical outputs that can be reviewed against the objectives. Corporate groups can use agreed, anonymised procedures and records to make the discussion relevant to their own operations. Exercises distinguish a training recommendation from an authorised workplace decision: local law, client requirements, contracts, engineering standards and manufacturer instructions remain applicable. The closing activity produces a specific improvement or review plan, with responsibilities and evidence requirements that participants can discuss with their own management.

Why this course matters

The course connects hazards, consequences and affected people with residual risk, ownership and review. Participants practise making the reasoning and evidence behind an operational decision clear enough for others to review.

Learning objectives

• Explain the scope of hazards, consequences and affected people.
• Identify the key requirements for task and process scope definition.
• Apply a structured approach to risk assessment methods and limitations.
• Evaluate evidence relating to control selection and hierarchy.
• Develop a practical output for residual risk, ownership and review.

Who should attend

process-safety and HSE personnel, engineers, operations supervisors and managers

Prerequisites

No formal prior qualification is specified. Participants should be able to discuss workplace examples and follow the teaching language.

Course curriculum

1. Hazards, consequences and affected people

   Describe a risk as a credible scenario with causes, an event and consequences in a defined context.

2. Task and process scope definition

   Start with the outcome the organisation needs and identify the boundaries of the service or study.

3. Risk assessment methods and limitations

   Describe a risk as a credible scenario with causes, an event and consequences in a defined context.

4. Control selection and hierarchy

   Assurance asks whether the organisation has adequate grounds to trust its arrangements.

5. Residual risk, ownership and review

   Describe a risk as a credible scenario with causes, an event and consequences in a defined context.

Practical learning

An operating facility proposes a change while one protective system is impaired. The team has an old hazard-study action list, current maintenance records and a pressure to restore capacity. Management needs a defensible decision supported by current scenario and control information.

Participants examine this fictional case through the course modules, identify missing information and prepare a justified response. Corporate examples can be adapted within the agreed scope.

Assessment approach

Knowledge checks assess understanding, while a practical case output tests application. Review criteria are accuracy, use of evidence, recognition of limitations, clear responsibility and feasibility. The facilitator provides feedback; joining instructions confirm attendance requirements and any formal pass criteria before delivery.

Completion information

An Al-Warkaa professional-development completion certificate may be issued against the confirmed attendance and assessment requirements. This is not a claim of professional licensure, regulatory authorisation or third-party accreditation.

Delivery options

Live Online / Distance Learning; Classroom; Corporate In-House; Blended where suitable

Online delivery means instructor-led live online or distance learning. Practical workshops retain the stated classroom/in-house preference. Dates, teaching language, venue and the session schedule are confirmed before enrolment.

Corporate delivery

Request a proposal with the course, number of participants, location, preferred dates and delivery method. Groups above 12 receive a custom quotation. Travel, venue, accommodation, printing, examinations and third-party certification are included only when expressly stated in the proposal.

Frequently asked questions

Does an enquiry reserve a place?

An enquiry starts a discussion. Your place or group delivery is confirmed after availability, scope and commercial terms are agreed.

Can the course use our procedures?

Yes, relevant anonymised documents can be agreed for corporate delivery. Added scope and extensive preparation are confirmed in the quotation.

Is this available as an immediate self-paced course?

The approved online pathway is live online/distance learning. Self-paced learning media is not represented as available until it has been developed and enabled.