Production Safety Systems Training (PSST) T2 (non-API Approved)

This 24-hour training is intended for offshore and onshore oil and gas personnel responsible for the operation, maintenance, inspection, supervision, or management of production facilities and process safety systems. Target participants include production operators, control room operators, instrument and electrical technicians, maintenance personnel, supervisors, engineers, and HSE professionals who require an understanding of API RP 14C safety system requirements, hazard identification, emergency shutdown systems, fire and gas detection, and safety device testing to support safe and compliant operations. This course is not API approved.

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Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be able to: - Explain the purpose, scope, and application of API RP 14C in the design and operation of oil and gas production facilities. - Identify process hazards and abnormal operating conditions using Process Component Analysis (PCA) and Safety - Analysis Function Evaluation (SAFE) methodologies. - Describe the function and operation of key process safety devices, including pressure, level, temperature, flow, and emergency shutdown systems. - Interpret safety system symbols, logic diagrams, and shutdown schematics used within production facilities. - Explain the purpose and functionality of Emergency Support Systems (ESS), including fire and gas detection, alarm, communication, and emergency power systems. - Identify protection requirements for common production equipment such as separators, pumps, compressors, vessels, and piping systems. - Describe the principles and applications of High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS). - Explain requirements and controls associated with safety system bypasses and temporary overrides. - Describe inspection, testing, verification, and maintenance requirements for process safety systems and safety critical devices. - Apply API RP 14C principles to support safe operations, regulatory compliance, and the prevention of process safety incidents.

This course provides participants with an understanding of the requirements contained within API RP 14C, Eighth Edition (2017), and their application to offshore oil and gas production facilities. Training covers the following contents: 4. Safety Device Symbols and Identification 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Functional Device Identification 4.3 Symbols 4.4 Component Identification 4.5 Example Identification 5. Safety Analysis and System Design 5.1 Purpose and Objectives 5.2 Safety Flow Chart 5.3 Safety System Operation 5.4 Premises for Basic Analysis and Design 6. Protection Concepts and Safety Analysis 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Protection Concepts 6.3 Safety Analysis 6.4 Analysis and Design Procedure Summary Process Component Analysis: A.1 Wellheads and Flowlines A.2 Wellhead Injection Lines A.3 Headers A.4 Pressure Vessels A.5 Atmospheric Vessels A.6 Fired and Exhaust-heated Components A.7 Pumps A.8 Compressor Units A.9 Pipelines A.10 Heat Exchangers Examples of Safety Analysis Flow Diagram and SAFE Chart: B.1 General B.2 Natural Draft Burner on a Heater Treater Pressure Vessel B.3 Blank Safe Chart Remote Operations: C.1 Definitions Specific to Remote Operation C.2 General C.3 Remote Operations during Storm Conditions Safety System Bypassing: D.1 General D.2 Manual Bypass D.3 Automatic Bypass D.4 Final Element High-Integrity Pressure Protection Systems E.1 General E.2 HIPPS Implementation Methods E.3 General Requirements E.4 Input Sensors E.5 Input Sensor Maintenance and Testing E.6 Logic Solver E.7 HIPPS Logic Solver Modifications E.8 Relays E.9 Final Field Elements E.10 Design of HIPPS Valves E.11 Reset of System E.12 Installation and Commissioning Logic Solver (F.1.1-F.1.12) Emergency Support Systems G.1 General G.2 ESSs G.3 Other Support Systems Toxic Gases: H.1 General H.2 Installation, Operation, and Testing of Fixed Detection Systems H.3 Systems for Discharging Sulfide and Sulfur Dioxide to Atmosphere Testing and Reporting Procedures I.1 General I.2 Design and Installation Verification I.3 Safety System Testing I.4 Test Tolerances I.5 Reporting Methods Applicable Regulatory Requirements: - CFR 250, Subpart O – Well Control and Production Safety Systems (T-2) - 30 CFR 250.105 – Best Available and Safest Technology (BAST) - 30 CFR 250.108, Subpart A – Cranes and Lifting Operations - 30 CFR 250.300, Subpart C – Pollution Prevention and Control - 30 CFR 250.400, Subpart D – Welding and Burning Practices and Procedures - 30 CFR 250.800, Subpart H – Production Safety Systems and Test Frequencies - 30 CFR 250.1000, Subpart J – Pipelines - 30 CFR 250.1160, Subpart K – Flaring and Venting - 30 CFR 250.417, Subpart D – Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S) Concepts and Awareness - 33 CFR Parts 140–147 – United States Coast Guard Regulations Related to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Operations - 30 CFR 250.518–250.531 – Casing Management and Diagnostic Requirements