EPSC/CCPS CHEF Class Webinar
EPSC is excited to announce the return of the CHEF Webinar Training Series, consisting of 11 sessions. The first sessions starts on January 28th and will take place every Wednesday until April 8th.
In the spring of 2026, an extensive online webinar series on Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (HIRA) will take place. Through 11 interactive webinars, participants will step through the complete HIRA process, with a strong emphasis on the use of simplified quantitative methods.
This approach helps professionals in the process industries better evaluate risks, make well-informed process safety decisions, prioritize risk reduction measures, and improve the consistency of analyses within and across teams.
Date: Every Wednesday from January 28 through April 8, 2026
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 PM (CET) | 09:00 - 11:00 AM (EST)
Format: Live webinars via Zoom
Professional Development: 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) per hour attended
Program by Session
Each session consists of two in-depth topics (presentations of approximately 40–45 minutes each), complemented by time for questions, worked example problems, and references to additional background materials.
- Session 1 – What Are the Hazards? | January 28th, 2026
Introduction to chemical hazards with a focus on:- Flammability
- Toxicity
- Session 2 – What Are the Hazards? (continued) | February 4th, 2026
Continuation of hazard identification:
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Reactivity
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Other relevant hazards
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- Session 3 – What Can Go Wrong? | February 11th, 2026
From hazards to potential failure scenarios:
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Inherently Safer Design
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Overview of hazard evaluation techniques
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- Session 4 – What Can Go Wrong? (continued) | February 18th, 2026
Further development of scenario analysis:
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HAZOP
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Development of incident scenarios
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- Session 5 – How Bad Could It Be? (Consequence Analysis) | February 25th, 2026
Analysis of potential consequences:
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Source models
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Vapor dispersion
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- Session 6 – How Bad Could It Be? (continued) | March 4th, 2026
Specific focus on:
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Explosions
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Impact and effect assessment
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- Session 7 – How Often Might It Happen? | March 11th, 2026
Estimating likelihoods:
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Frequency evaluation
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Introduction to risk analysis
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- Session 8 – Is the Risk Tolerable? | March 18th, 2026
Evaluating risk in context:
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Scenarios, enabling conditions, and conditional factors
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Procedures and human performance
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- Session 9 – Is the Risk Tolerable? (continued) | March 25th, 2026
Risk control and protection:
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Preventive safeguards / protection layers
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Mitigating safeguards / protection layers
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- Session 10 – Case Studies | April 1, 2026
Application of theory through practical examples.
Participants are encouraged to download the CHEF Guide (available to active participants of the CHEF sessions)
- Session 11 – Case Studies | April 8th, 2026
Continuation and further exploration of the case studies.
The CHEF Guide is also used during this session and is available to active participants.
Registration
By registering, you register for all the above dates.
The meeting is open to all full member representatives of the European Process Safety Centre (EPSC).
To register, please click the “Register” button on the right side of this page. You will then receive an email from us containing a link to register with the organizer.
Not a member of the EPSC? You can register via the CCPS.