Fundamentals of Process Safety Management for Canadian Industry
Registration Closed – New PSM Training Session Coming February 2026
Registration for this session of our Process Safety Management (PSM) training is now closed. If you’re interested in strengthening your understanding of PSM principles and the Canadian PSM Standard, a new session will be offered in February 2026.
Learn the key principles and practices of Process Safety Management (PSM) through our expertly designed training course. Whether you oversee operations in high-risk industries or are working to elevate workplace safety standards, this introductory course provides a strong foundation built around the Canadian PSM Standard.
What Will This Course Cover?
Defining process safety and its importance; understanding the key principles and objectives of PSM; the relationship between process safety and occupational safety; and regulatory drivers. The PSM framework and its constituent elements will be presented.
Process safety hazards, with a focus on flammable gases, liquids, and toxic materials, and their incidents and consequences, with a focus on fires, explosions and toxic vapor clouds; brief introduction to consequence modelling.
Techniques for identifying and assessing hazardous material risks; overview of common process hazard analysis (PHA) methods like HAZOP, HAZID, FMEA, and What If;; Quantitative Risk Assessment; risk evaluation including the use and development of risk matrices, and risk informed decision-making based on the ALARP principle; life cycle risk assessment. This module will also include a brief discussion of Process Safety Information (PSI); hazard and risk registers
Process safety leadership; process safety culture; conduct of operations and organizational discipline; monitoring and continual improvement; human factors engineering and human error; regulations, codes and standards
Training and competency; management of change; integrity of equipment; procedures; safe work practices; PSSR; engineering assessments; temporary removal equipment from service; effective communication of safety protocols; Lockout/tagout (LOTO)
Quality of incoming materials; quality control in construction; quality assurance of engineering and risk assessments; quality review of standards, guidelines, procedures, programs and systems
Developing and implementing emergency response plans; coordination with first responders and local authorities; drills and simulations to assess and improve response effectiveness
Incident Investigation and root cause analysis; auditing; enhancement of process safety knowledge; Process Safety Performance Indicators (PSPI)
PSM system design – focus on PSM framework; principles for design, development and implementation of policies and program governance; gap assessment to PSM system; addressing and closing gaps; system maturity; periodic reviews and audits to check how system is working; continual improvement; business case for PSM Program
The Buncefield incident will be used to showcase PSM elements and how the contributed to the incident.
Meet Our Presenters
Marcello Oliverio
Marcello is the recipient of the 2019 Process Safety Management (PSM) Award, which recognizes his outstanding contributions to the PSM field within Canada.
He is recognized nationally as a subject matter expert on risk assessment, risk management and process safety management. He began performing PHAs and QRAs in his first position, and the work expanded to include HAZOPs and HAZIDs and dispersion modelling. He worked with Ontario Power Generation (Ontario Hydro) on issues such as management of nuclear safety systems, radiological dose assessment, and human reliability modelling. He became a manager of process risk assessment with AMEC-NSS, working on projects in the nuclear, chemical, petrochemical, transportation and mining sectors. He became the Chief Engineer with Superior Propane and guided them through the change in regulations following the Sunrise Propane incident. He retired in 2020 after a seven-year term as PSM technical leader at Enbridge where he led the development and implementation of PSM within the company. Since 2020 he has provided PSM consulting services to clients in Canada, USA and Europe.
Marcello has been actively involved with the CSChE Process Safety Management Division for many years, chairing the division from 2013-2015 and currently is a technical committee member of CSA 767 Process Safety Management Standard.
Jyoti Patel
Jyoti Patel is an expert in Operational and Enterprise Risk Management, specializing in process safety, corporate governance, and risk reporting across Oil & Gas, Transportation, Metals & Mining, and Power & Utilities. She has extensive experience in developing risk frameworks, enhancing Operational Discipline, and aligning Operational Risk with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategies.
She has experience developing Process Safety Management and Operational Excellence Management Systems (OEMS) development at a national and international levels.
Key expertise includes:
- Building resilient risk management systems and frameworks.
- Strengthening corporate governance, personal and process safety.
- Developing tailored risk matrices and reporting structures for executives.
With a strong background in PSM development, implementation and audits, and risk-based decision-making, Jyoti ensures organizations operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with industry standards.
Jyoti was chairperson of Process Safety Management Division of Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering from 2018-2021. Currently she contributes as a member of technical committee of CSA 767 Process Safety Management Standard and a member of the Energy Safety Canada working group on Process Safety.
Meet Our Industrial + Process Safety Experts
Jens Conzen
Vice President, Business Development
Jens Conzen
Vice President, Business Development
MBA, Data Science, MS, Engineering Mechanics, Dipl. Ing., Produktiontechnik (Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering and Business), Professional European Engineer, EUR ING, Member, Principal Technical Committee Member NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, Member, Energy Storage Fire Prevention and Mitigation Advisory Committee, Member, Member, Member
Christopher Unangst
Manager — Industrial + Process Safety
Christopher Unangst
Manager — Industrial + Process Safety
BS, Chemical Engineering, Certified Safety Professional, Member, Member, Member,
Jeremy Lebowitz
Senior Director + Market Leader
Jeremy Lebowitz
Senior Director + Market Leader
BS, Chemical Engineering, MS, Fire Protection Engineering, Registered PE: MA
Mark Suski
Senior Director, Business Development – Midwest Region
Mark Suski
Senior Director, Business Development – Midwest Region
BS, Fire Protection Engineering Technology,, AS, Fire Protection Engineering Technology, Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), NICET, Fire Alarm Systems - Level IV, NICET, Special Hazards Suppression Systems - Level IV, Principal Technical Committee Member NFPA 75, Standard for the Protection of Information Technology Equipment, Principal Technical Committee Member NFPA 76, Standard for the Fire Protection of Telecommunications Facilities
Dr. Gayle Nicoll
Principal Process Safety Consultant
Dr. Gayle Nicoll
Principal Process Safety Consultant
PhD, Chemistry, MS, Chemistry, BS, Chemistry, BS, Physics, Certified Safety Professional, Associate Safety Professional, Registered Environmental Professional, FEMA Emergency Management Incident Command, OSHA Certified Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, HAZWOPER Site Supervisor, Certified Chemical Security Compliance User, CFATS
Dr. Jonathan Hodges
Manager, Research, Development, Testing + Evaluation Division
Dr. Jonathan Hodges
Manager, Research, Development, Testing + Evaluation Division
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, MS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Member
Anil Kapahi
Director, RDT+E
Anil Kapahi
Director, RDT+E
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Member, Member, Member
Adrian Pierorazio
Senior Director, East Canada
Adrian Pierorazio
Senior Director, East Canada
B.Sc.e, Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc.(eng), Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A., Executive Leadership, Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, Professional Process Safety Engineer, Fellow, Professional Engineer: BC, AB, ON, NS, Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, NAFI
Parker MacNeil
Lead Engineer
Parker MacNeil
Lead Engineer
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Diploma, Chemical Engineering, P.Eng.: NS, Member, Member
Dustin Baucom
Process Safety Consultant
Dustin Baucom
Process Safety Consultant
PhD, Chemistry, BS, Chemistry (summa cum laude), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), ASP-37158
