PHA/HAZOP Facilitation Course Lunch & Learn

Date: December 9, 2025 | Time: 12:00 PM (MST) | Duration: 45 Minutes | Online | Free Registration

Develop the confidence and skills needed to run effective, structured, and high-quality PHA/HAZOP sessions.

Join us for a free educational session hosted by Risk Alive®, led by Bill Timbers, an experienced PHA facilitator and instructor with extensive industry expertise.

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Bill Timbers
PHA Facilitator, Risk & Safety Instructor
B.A.Sc. Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, P.Eng.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll learn what separates average facilitation from excellent facilitation, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how effective facilitation can significantly improve the quality and efficiency of your PHAs.
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Webinar Agenda

Welcome & Introductions

  • Meet Bill Timbers and hear about his facilitation background and goals for the session.

Why Risk Alive

  • How Risk Alive® enhances learning through real examples, expert guidance, and practical tools.

Why Facilitation Skills Matter

  • Common issues in poorly facilitated sessions (off-track discussions, uneven participation, missed hazards, time overruns).
  • How strong facilitators keep teams structured, focused, aligned, and technically accurate.

About the Course

  • Overview of the course purpose, who it’s for, and key facilitation skills participants will gain.
  • Walkthrough of the main course modules and learning outcomes.

Instructor Q&A

  • Scoping large or complex studies, addressing common facilitation challenges, managing team disagreements, and working effectively with a scribe.
Save Your Seat

About the PHA/HAZOP Facilitation Course

This 3-day PHA / HAZOP Facilitation course is designed to deliver expert instruction on how to successfully plan and execute Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) studies efficiently and effectively.
 
This includes understanding the principles behind each of the major PHA methods (HAZOP, What-if?, Checklist, FMEA), learning how to deal with challenging personalities within the PHA team and how to avoid common pitfalls and traps so your PHA studies run smoothly.
 
It is recommended that the P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) and Engineering Drawings Interpretation course be completed prior to attending this course.
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Course Benefits

  • In the afternoon of Day 2 and for Day 3, you will form a study team with other participants and take turns leading the team through “practice” HAZOP and What-if sessions.
  • The instructor will coach you and provide feedback on your performance. Participants will have the opportunity to prepare the drawings, populate the software and facilitate the studies using drawings. By the end of the exercises students will be able to facilitate their own HAZOP and What if sessions.

Personal Development

  • Three classroom or remote training days
  • Providing 2.4 CEU (Continuing Education Units) or 24 PDH (Professional Development Hours)

Who Should Attend

  • Supervisors, managers and engineers responsible for PHA studies
  • PHA / HAZOP Team Leaders & scribes
  • Health & Safety / HSE professionals
  • Process Safety Management (PSM) / Loss Management specialists

Why Learn with Risk Alive

At Risk Alive, our training goes beyond theory. We connect industry data, global experience, and real-world application to help participants not only learn - but apply knowledge immediately in their roles.
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Our Training Benefits

  • Our courses are built by process safety professionals who have facilitated thousands of PHAs around the world.
  • We can tailor the training to your company’s processes, units, or data, making it ideal for onsite or private sessions.
  • You can join the training online from anywhere or attend it in person in our Calgary classroom.
  • You’ll get practical tools and resources, including real case studies, live examples, and hands-on exercises.
  • Eligible companies may be able to access government grants to help support training costs.
  • You can earn CEUs (Continuing Education Units) or PDHs (Professional Development Hours) to support your professional development.
  • Upon completing the course, you’ll receive a complimentary 90-day trial of Risk Alive’s software LivePHA™ and our Analytics platform.

How to Register for the Free Lunch & Learn

 

 

1. Complete the quick registration form below

2. Receive your calendar invite with a webinar link by email

3. Join our Lunch & Learn online from any place

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