Operational Risk Intelligence and Safety Leadership Course Overview
Format: Free online on-demand session (no registration required).
Free webinar for those who are interested in strengthening leadership judgment with industry risk data and AI-powered access.
In 30 minutes, John R. Cocchio walks through the new full-day course and teaches a short version of one of its topics.
What you'll learn:
- How the full-day course is built
- “Mine the Diamond”: using Frank Bird’s Accident Ratio Study and critical leading indicators to decide where limited resources go
- What industry PHAs have identified for a propane storage and transfer facility
Built for: Plant managers, operations and maintenance leaders, production supervisors, process safety, engineering, reliability, EHS and risk professionals, and the engineers and new-in-role supervisors growing into these roles.
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John R. Cocchio
BASc (Chem. Eng.), MBA
32 years at Dow Chemical Canada (1980 to 2012) on world-scale chlor-alkali, EDC-VCM and polyethylene units. Taught Leadership in Risk Management at the University of Alberta from 2012 to 2025.
Webinar Agenda
Welcome & Introduction
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John’s background in operations, process safety and teaching risk management leadership
The Full-Day Course
- Four modules and 30 topics, from definitions and the risk management cycle to leadership at all levels
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A Companion exercise at the end of each module, building each participant’s Operational Risk Intelligence Brief
Sample Topic: Process Safety and Catastrophic Incident Prevention
- Normalization of deviance, and the difference between a capped consequence and a catastrophic release
- Frank Bird’s Accident Ratio Study, critical leading indicators, and “Mine the Diamond”
The Risk Intelligence Companion in the Course
- Sunrise Propane, Toronto, August 10, 2008, treated as if it had not happened yet
- Four prompts on propane storage, transfer and loading operations: Discover, Challenge, Prioritize, Act
Q&A
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Questions from the audience
Why Learn with Risk Alive
Our Training Benefits
- Our trainers have over 30 years of practical experience.
- You’ll get practical tools and resources, including hands-on exercises.
- Three real cases: Sunrise Propane (2008), Fernie Memorial Arena (2017), and a compressor decision.
- You can join the training online from anywhere or attend it in person in our Calgary classroom.
- We can tailor the training to your company’s processes, units, or data, making it ideal for private onsite sessions.
- You may be eligible 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.
- Free access to the Risk Intelligence Companion during the course, kept afterward (built on anonymized industry PHA studies).
The Full-Day Course
Operational Risk Intelligence & Safety Leadership. One full day, in person in Calgary or live remote. Next session: November 30, 2026.
Link: riskalive.com/products/operational-risk-intelligence-and-safety-leadership