Course description
Relief and Flare Systems
In this skill module, you will learn about causes of overpressure, the different types of relief valves and their applications, depressurization, and flare systems.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Anyone who needs to work with process safety engineers; this would include facilities engineers, operations and maintenance supervisors, project engineers and managers, entry level process safety engineers, experienced professionals new to oil and gas, and anyone who needs a general understanding of the breadth of the process safety engineering discipline. Technical staff from insurance companies and regulatory agencies have found the course useful. Those requiring a less technical course may be interested in PS-2, Fundamentals of Process Safety; and risk-based process safety management is the subject of HS45.
Training Course Content
You will learn how to
- Understand the typical causes of overpressure
- Identify the different types of relief devices and their applications
- Describe the purpose and operation of a depressurization system
- Identify major components of a flare system and describe their purpose