CPD This is a 1-day course intended to help delegates to understand the concept of ALARP (“As Low as is Reasonably Practicable”), and how to use it in risk management, decision making and ALARP demonstration.

Following completion, delegates will be able to apply the ALARP concept in real-life scenarios, using it to make and justify decisions on which risk reduction techniques to apply.

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to ALARP

What is ALARP?
Origin and legal context (UK HSE, international relevance).
ALARP and the “Tolerability of Risk” (ToR) triangle.
Practical examples of ALARP in everyday life.

Module 2: The ALARP Principle in Risk Management

The three regions: Intolerable, Tolerable if ALARP, and Broadly Acceptable.
Risk assessment basics and the hierarchy of controls.
Relevant good practice (RGP).

Module 3: Applying ALARP in Practice

Steps in demonstrating ALARP.
Decision-making tools (risk matrices & cost-benefit analysis).
ALARP and the concept of gross disproportion.
Engineering and operational risk controls.
Individual risk vs societal risk.

Introduction to F-N curves.

What regulators expect.

Module 4: Cost-Benefit Analysis

The value of a life.
Gross disproportion.

The concept of gross disproportion.
Gross disproportion factors – where they come from and when to use them.
How to apply gross disproportion correctly at different risk levels.

Cost-benefit analysis examples.
Using cost-benefit analysis to make decisions.

Applying ALARP at older facilities
A systems engineering approach to ALARP

Who should attend

Process safety and functional safety professionals who wish to understand ALARP and correctly apply it in real life situations.

Pre qualification

This workshop assumes no-prior knowledge of ALARP.

After this training course you will be able to

Use ALARP decision-making techniques including qualitative ALARP assessment and quantitative cost-benefit analysis.
Use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate whether risks have been reduced to ALARP levels.
Document and justify ALARP decisions.
Know what to do if the cost-benefit calculation either passes or fails.

Use cost-benefit analysis to appraise different possible risk reduction measures and to decide which one(s) to use.

What you will get

The course material in printed format.
A certificate of attendance for each delegate that attends the full course. (8 hours of CPD).

Course Options

Classroom

The Course is delivered over 1 day in public classroom sessions.

In-House

The course is delivered at a client's premises as a closed course, and can be customized to suit your needs. Please contact us for more information.

Live Online

The Course is delivered as 2 x 4 hours sessions (usually mornings).

About the Trainer

David Sparkes

The trainer for this course is David Sparkes. He is Technical Director of Method Process Safety Ltd. He is a chartered chemical engineer, experienced HazOp and LOPA facilitator, a Fellow of the IChemE, and is registered with the IChemE as a Professional Process Safety Engineer (PPSE).