The qualification is a one unit qualification with Unit PSM1 being divided into four elements. Shown as the following:

Element 1: Process Safety Leadership

• 1.1: Process safety management meaning
• 1.2: Process safety leadership
• 1.3: Organisational learning
• 1.4: Management of change
• 1.5: Worker engagement
• 1.6: Competence Element
  

2: Management of Process Risk

• 2.1: Establishing a process safety management system
• 2.2: Risk management techniques used within the process industries
• 2.3: Asset management and maintenance strategies
• 2.4: Role and purpose and features of a permit-to-work system
•  2.5: Safe shift handover
• 2.6: Contractor management

Element 3: Process Safety Hazard Control

• 3.1: Operating procedures
• 3.2: Safe Start-up and shut-down
• 3.3: Safety critical performance standards
• 3.4: Utilities
• 3.5: Electricity/static electricity
• 3.6: Dangerous substances
• 3.7: Reaction hazards
• 3.8: Bulk storage operations Element

4: Fire and Explosion Protection

• 4.1: Fire hazards
• 4.2: Fire and explosion control
• 4.3: Dust explosions
• 4.4: Emergency preparedness

NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management will give your staff a broad understanding of the accepted principles and recognised industrial practices for the management of process risk. Having this knowledge will mean they're able recognise a process safety hazard and assist in providing a method to control and minimise this risk. It is highly beneficial to businesses to inform their staff in this way, particularly in the high hazard process safety industry.

This course is ideal for people working or are interested in working, in process industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. ItΓÇÖs the ideal qualification for newly appointed managers, junior managers, team leaders or safety representatives working in the process industry.