Design, Development and Scale-Up of Safe Chemical Processes and Operations
Event overview
This advanced course on chemical and process safety, developed by safety specialists at DEKRA UK, is tailored for experienced chemists and engineers involved in the transition from development to full scale production. It provides in-depth knowledge of safety practises crucial for scaling chemical processes while minimising risk. The course covers advanced risk assessment techniques, with a focus on safety testing / calorimetry during development and process hazard analysis, layer of protection analysis and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards during scale up.
Participants will explore critical topics such as chemical reactivity, runaway reactions, and thermal stability as well as the impact of pressure relief systems, vent sizing and process control strategies on safety. Emphasis is placed on understanding the complex interplay between chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and equipment design, which are essential for safely managing large scale chemical processes.
Advanced protocols for testing are discussed, along with process safety management systems that comply with regulatory standards. Real world case studies, including discussion on the root causes of past industrial accidents, will provide insight into common challenges and best practises for avoiding catastrophic failures.
By the end of the course, participants will be well equipped to lead safety initiatives, ensuring robust safety performance from laboratory development through to full scale chemical production
The Online Live course has been specially divided up over 5 afternoon session and the following timings are UK time (GMT);
Monday, March 24 | 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm GMT
Tuesday, March 25 | 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm GMT
Wednesday, March 26 | 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm GMT
Thursday, March 27 | 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm GMT
Friday, March 28 | 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm GMT
We will be using an Online platform where you will be able to listen to the tutors and view their slides. A course manual will be sent via pdf before the course begins. There will be a chance to ask questions during the course and intereactive sessions.
Course Outline
- To train chemists and engineers in efficient methods for developing safe, low cost, robust chemical processes in the minimum amount of time
- To improve the awareness of chemists on the principles of scale-up and development, in chemical engineering concepts relating to safe plant operation and in the latest techniques for the optimisation of processes
- To learn from the experience (and mistakes) of others by examining case studies from industry
- The first two days of the course outline the fundamental science of exothermic reaction hazards and thermal stability and introduces methodologies available to qualify and quantify relevant parameters. This provides decision-making tools for all stages of design, development and production such that reaction hazards are known and can be reliably avoided
Benefits of Attending
- The ability to identify any significant sources of hazard in existing processes or development plans
- An understanding of the latest techniques for assessing risk, and measuring and quantifying chemical process hazards in the work place
- An understanding of the established best practice to reduce the hazard resulting from exothermic reaction systems with a particular emphasis on emergency relief design
Who Should Attend and Whats Included
Process R&D Chemists, Production Chemists, Chemical Engineers and anyone whose responsibilities include safety or risk assessment of chemical processes or building safety into chemical process scale-up.
The course fee includes:
- Link to watch all five live sessions
- Electronic version of the course manual*
- Course certificate
For this online course, there will be no recordings available and *the e reader manual is NOT printable or downloadable (due to copyright). If you prefer a hard copy of the manual you will have the opportunity of purchasing a professionally printed hard copy during the booking process.
DEKRA
DEKRA is an independent company specialising in process safety. They provide a range of services to help industry reduce the risk of hazards in their processes, including consulting advice, incident investigation, laboratory testing, contract research and development and the provision of training courses. Their consulting engineers have practical experience in industry to complement their expertise in process safety.
DEKRA has a worldwide client base, with experience helping many leading manufacturers in the chemical and processing industries. The company has its headquarters at Southampton in the UK with other facilities in USA (Princeton, New Jersey), Italy (Milan), France (Lyon), Spain (Valencia), Netherlands, Ireland and India (Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai).
Their senior consulting staff are internationally recognised experts in their fields, who serve on international standards committees and frequently lecture at conferences and seminars.
Other Information
Course Certificate
Upon completion of the course, participants can request a Certificate of Attendance.
Special Offer
1st delegate fee = Full price
2nd delegate fee = 5% off
3rd delegate fee = 10% off
4 or more delegate fees = 15% off
For more information on offers, do give us a call on +44 (0) 1892 956 222
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