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TRAINING COURSES

Facility Siting Regulations and Hazard Analysis Techniques

This 2-day course starts by covering the regulations and recommended practices (RPs) around facility siting. This includes a historical review of incidents that led to the OSHA PSM standard followed by an in-depth review of the API 752, 753, and 756 recommended practices.  Students will learn what the API RPs require and how to apply them successfully in a facility siting study. The course continues with a technical review of the analysis methods used in facility siting studies including dispersion modeling, explosion modeling, fire modeling, toxic dispersions, risk analysis, and building analysis. This review covers the modeling details students need to know to either perform the calculations using both spreadsheet and software tools or evaluate the modeling work performed by consultants. Workshops with multiple example problems allow the student to work through the application of these models. The course concludes with a detailed review of building analysis methods for blast loads followed by a look at potential solutions including retrofits, new construction, and blast-resistant modular buildings. Students leave with a solid foundation of knowledge on both how to assess the hazards at a site and what building options are available to keep employees safe. 

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for PSM managers, process safety engineers, facility siting coordinators / SMEs, and anyone involved in the facility siting decision-making process. If you perform facility siting studies, review facility siting studies done by others, or manage those who do - this course is for you.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

The 2-day course will cover the following:

Day 1

  • Review the historical basis for PSM and facility siting

  • Look specifically at API RP 752, 753 and 756 documents

    • Review the requirements and recommendations in each document and how to satisfy them

    • BRG instructors participated in the API Committees producing these guidance documents

  • Understand the fundamentals of blast waves and how they interact with buildings

  • Learn how to apply blast curve techniques for calculating vapor cloud explosions, pressure vessel bursts, and BLEVE.

  • Learn about more detailed analysis techniques such as CFD and detailed fire analysis​

  • Blast load calculation workshops

Day 2

  • Learn how to calculate fire and toxic hazards, including evaluating the vulnerability of personnel evacuations

  • Learn what goes into a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) and how it differs from a consequence study

  • ​Fire and QRA workshops

  • Review different building types and understand their specific vulnerabilities to blast loads

  • Understand the tools and methods used to evaluate potential building damage from explosions using dynamic analysis techniques including material properties and response criteria

  • Understand non-structural and window glass fragment hazards including basic mitigation techniques

  • Review retrofit and new building construction details that give a building blast resistance

  • Learn the important questions to ask when siting a blast resistant modular building (BRM)

Instructors

Greg Knight Headshot

Greg Knight, Sr. Director Engineering

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  • Participated in API 752/753/756 committee

  • 25 years of experience doing explosion modeling

  • Has performed over 200 facility siting and QRA studies

  • Wrote FACET3D software which implements the models taught in this course

  • Enjoys jiu-jitsu and cycling

Chris LeBoeuf Headshot

Chris LeBoeuf, P.E., VP Engineering

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  • 25 years of experience doing structural design for blast

  • Has performed over 200 facility siting studies

  • Designs blast-resistant metal buildings and BRMs

  • Has hardened commercial buildings for terrorism threats

  • Likes yoga and hiking

Course Sessions and Details

COURSE

Facility Siting Regulations and Hazard Analysis Techniques (2 Day)

COST

Single Registrant

$1100*

Groups 2+

$935*

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*per person

START DATE

May 6, 2025  (8 am)

  • Location: San Antonio, TX Branch Office

  • Light breakfast and lunch provided

  • Hardcopy and digital versions of training materials provided

  • The class will be confirmed and payment requested 1 month before start date​

    • Wait to make travel arrangements until after the class has been confirmed​​​

  • Most major credit/debit cards are accepted for payment​

  • Cancellation policy: after payment has been made registrants may substitute a coworker or move to a future session

Registration

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