Process Safety Specific Training
Elevate your expertise in Process Safety Management through our diverse range of training programs.
From establishing a strong foundation to delving into advanced concepts, our courses cater to every learning stage. Gain TÜV Rheinland certifications or experience the cutting-edge with our new Technology Enabled Training by Risk Alive®, ensuring you stay at the forefront of industry innovation.
All courses are offered throughout the year with both in-person and virtual attendance options.
Explore our comprehensive course offerings below!


Process Safety Training
As part of the RSD group of companies, Institute of Hazard Prevention provides standards-driven training, consulting, and software solutions that aim to make the workplace (and the world) safer through education.
What Makes Risk Alive® Different?
Real-time, instructor-led training experiences to promote active participation and collaboration amount participants.
Options to attend in-person at our Calgary, Alberta, Canada facility or remotely from anywhere in the world!
Private training and customized courses available - if you have a large group to train or are looking for dynamic training solutions for your team, contact us to explore private training!

Foundational Courses

TECH-OPS by Risk Alive®
Technology Enabled Operations to improve your operations risk awareness and integrate real-time risk assessment data for consistent updates on critical process changes, enable a deeper understanding of operational risk impacts, foster a collaborative learning environment, and enhance collective efforts for safer operations through data-powered PHA's.
Course Duration: One classroom or live remote training day
$1,499

TECH-BUSINESS by Risk Alive®
Technology Enabled Business course focused on budget allocation and ROI optimization. This course uses data-driven HAZOPs/PHAs and advanced analytics to empower participants with actionable insights for confident investment decisions across business units.
Course Duration: One classroom or live remote training day
$1,499

TECH-Q/C by Risk Alive®
Enhance your risk assessments with the Technology Enabled Q/C course. Emphasizing collaboration, utilizing extensive hazard data, and introducing Plan & Assist industry benchmarking. Harness AI and data for proactive risk mitigation, gaining tailored analytics for tangible takeaways.
Course Duration: One classroom or live remote training day
$1,499
Foundational Courses

Introduction to SIL/SIS for Operations and Maintenance Technicians
Introduces the concepts and definitions related to Process Hazards, Risk Analysis, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), and Functional Safety Management.
Course Duration: Two classroom or live remote training days
$1,990
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P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) and Engineering Drawings Interpretation
Teaches participants how to read and interpret documentation critical to the safe day-to-day operation of facilities.
Course Duration: Two classroom or live remote training days
$1,990
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Fundamentals of Instrumentation & Controls (I&C)
Teaches participants I&C fundamentals for a better understanding of how process measurements and control can ensure the reliable, safe, and efficient operation of facilities.
Course Duration: Two classroom or live remote training days
$1,990

Introduction to PHA / HAZOP
Learn the theory behind conducting PHA or HAZOP studies and why they matter. Prerequisites are required.
Course Duration: One classroom or remote training day
$1,045

Fundamentals of Risk-Based Process Safety Management
Teaches the fundamentals of process safety management, geared toward operations and technical personnel.
Course Duration: Two classroom or live remote training days
$1,990

Fundamentals of the Safety Lifecycle
Teaches the Safety Lifecycle from the conceptual phase of a project through to operations.
Course Duration: Two classroom or live remote training days
$1,990
Advanced Courses
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Introduction to Controls Hazard & Operability (CHAZOP) Study
Teaches the technical content behind a CHAZOP session and why they are performed.
Course Duration: One classroom or live remote training day
$1,045

PHA/HAZOP Facilitation
Provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to lead PHAs within their organization.
Course Duration: Three classroom or live remote training days
$2,415
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LOPA - SIL Determination (Part 1 of SIL Workshop Series)
Teaches participants how to plan and execute Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Determination studies in accordance with the IEC 61511 standard.
Course Duration: Two classroom or live remote training days
$1,990
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SIL Verification (Part 2 of SIL Workshop Series)
Provides participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to conduct SIL Validation studies that are compliant with the IEC 61511 standard.
Course Duration: Two classroom or live remote training days
$1,990

Certification Courses
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F.S. Eng (TÜV Rheinland) for Process Hazards & Risk Analysis (PH&RA)
Incorporates the principles of the REVISED IEC 61511:2016-2nd EDITION and other relevant international standards into a technical training course designed to support engineers
Course Duration: Three and a half classroom or live remote training days
$3,465
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F.S. ENG. SIS (TÜV Rheinland) Certification
The only worldwide extended vocational training program in Functional Safety where knowledge and competencies are independently reviewed, and where certificates are issued.
Course Duration: Four and a half classroom or live remote training days
$4,515

TÜV Rheinland Exam Re-Write & 10-Year Re-Certification
Contact us to book your exam re-write or to discuss your 10-year recertification.
Meet Your Subject Matter Experts

David Clarke
B.Sc. Elect. Eng., P. Eng. Engineering Manager / Executive / Instructor

Malcolm Harrison
B.Sc. Mech. Eng., P.Eng., TÜV (Rheinland) F.S. Expert / Instructor

Jamie Merriam
B.Sc. Elec. Eng., P. Eng., TÜV (Rheinland) F.S. Eng. Functional Safety Engineer / Instructor
Past Projects: Terra Nova FPSO, Edm. Refinery Upgrade, Fort Hills, MR2 (Petro Canada), Firebag 3, Tailings Reduction Operations, Coker Upgrade (Suncor)

Guillermo Pacanins
TUV (Rheinland) SIS, PH&RA F.S Senior Expert ID No.:168/11
With over 30 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer, Mr. Guillermo Pacanins specializes in Process Controls and Functional Safety within the process industry. He's taught Process Automation courses to some of the world's largest companies, thanks to his excellent communication and leadership skills, combined with his in-depth understanding of Process Safety Engineering. Mr. Pacanins is also a TUV Functional Safety Expert who leads functional safety workshops worldwide for Risk Alive®. As an accredited facilitator of the "Lessons from Longford" and "Creating a Mindful Organization" workshops, he's a successful functional safety analyst and educator. Additionally, Mr. Pacanins holds a Process Safety Practice Certificate from Texas A&M University's Mary Kay O'Connor Center for Process Safety.
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Fred Cowen
B.A.Sc., M.Eng., P.Eng., PMP, EMBA., TÜV (Rheinland) Functional Safety Engineer / Trainer
Fred is a P. Eng. with over 28 years experience in Instrumentation and Controls, Process, and Mechanical design. He has over 18 years experience delivering over 200 industrial combustion projects in the oil and gas, cement, steel, gypsum, materials, and food industries and has done extensive research in biofuel combustion. In 2016, Fred started up FCowen Engineering Inc. which is an industrial combustion company providing industrial burner and valve train design, emissions and safety testing, maintenance, on site and remote training, as well as functional safety lifecycle services to global clients.
When Fred is not working, he enjoys spending quality time with his wife and 4 kids that he is very thankful to have.
Fred provides TÜV approved and other training workshops for ACM, and is a certified TÜV Functional Safety Engineer and Trainer.

Rob Michalowicz
B.A.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), S.M. (Chem. Eng.), P. Eng. Sr. Process Safety Engineer / Instructor
Mr. Michalowicz is a professional engineer with 40 years of experience in the following engineering roles: plant process engineer, design & development process engineer, and process safety engineer. Thirty of those 40 years of experience were devoted to the field of process safety as a process safety engineer and as a manager of process safety. Rob has worked in process safety engineering for an operating chemical company (14 years) and as a consultant (16 years) and has experience with many different techniques of hazard identification and risk assessment and all of the elements of process safety management.
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