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.

 

John R. Cocchio, BASc (ChE), MBA

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

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Welcome & Introduction

  • 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
  • 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

  • Questions from the audience

Why Learn with Risk Alive

Since 1994, Risk Alive has trained more than 5,000 process safety professionals and facilitated over 4,000 PHAs. Our instructors still practice.
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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

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