PSM Introduction

Your Tutor
Hello and welcome to the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management.

My name is Peter Brookbank and, although I didn’t know it at the time, I started my working life in the Process Industry
working part time in the school holidays at the Rio Tinto Zinc plant at Avonmouth near Bristol in the UK.

After a life working with Rolls Royce jet engines, I once again found myself in the Process Industry in 2010 working at
the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating Plant (KPO) in a place called Aksai in Kazakhstan, delivering oil and gas variants
of standard NEBOSH courses to managers and employees of KPO.

By then I was a self employed Chartered Safety Practitioner with the NEBOSH Diploma, with a Master’s Degree in
Occupational Safety and Health and a PGCE in Further Education Teaching.

I have worked in Europe, Africa, South-East Asia and the Middle East as an HSE auditor as well as teaching NEBOSH
International Diploma, International General Certificate and the NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and
Gas.

I have been delivering the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management from its introduction in May of 2017
and in this short overview I am going to tell you what the course is, how the assessment works and what to do if you
need help with any part of the course.

Introduction to your Process Safety Management Certificate

Course
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management is based on International Standards and Management
Systems, highlighting the importance of process safety management in the process industry, enabling you to effectively
discharge workplace safety responsibilities.

It consists of one unit broken down into 4 Elements, which are:

• Process Safety Leadership
• Management of Process Risk
• Process Safety Hazard Control and,
• Fire Protection and Emergency Response

Online Course Materials

As you work your way through this course you will find the online course material, videos, review questions, discussion
forum and additional resources all of which have been designed to help you when it comes to sitting the exam.

The course content and help on navigating through the online course is available by clicking on the “Getting Started”
button. So, remember to take a look.

The Assessments
To gain your qualification you must pass the Unit PSM1 assessment.

It is assessed by a 90-minute multiple-choice question paper which consists of 40 multiple-choice questions.

10 of the questions are extended scenario questions which will be randomly distributed throughout the paper.

Each question is worth one mark and has one correct and three incorrect responses available.

The question paper covers the Key topics set out in the NEBOSH Syllabus Guide.
 PSM Introduction

That is:
• Process safety leadership
• Management of change
• Competence
• Management of process risk
• Process safety hazard control
• Fire and explosion protection

Enjoy the Course!

I hope that you enjoy your course and that you find the study materials useful.

Please remember that you have access to a discussion forum and online tutor support every step of the way; both while
you are studying and as you prepare for the Unit assessments.

I wish you the best of luck with your studies.

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