Overview
This is the first of a new quarterly Engineering Skills for Safety webinar series. It aims to inform and engage our global audience about engineering skills for safety, promote safer and innovative engineering, and establish a new skills for safety community.
The webinars provide a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and peer support among safety-focused engineers. They also foster collaboration and partnerships with co-funding organizations, while gathering valuable evidence and data for long-term program impact.
Process safety - management systems for industrial sites
The presentation provided an overview of the most applicable frameworks by highlighting key findings and learning points of a case study where many of the elements of the safety management system failed. Furthermore, it provided some tips as to what good system, and good implementation, looks like; that is addressing engineering skills for safety challenges as part of the Engineering X Engineering Skills Where They Are Most Needed (ESMN) mission.
Dr Zsuzsanna Gyenes
Dr Zsuzsanna Gyenes is a Senior Process Safety Expert with extensive experience in training CEO’s of high hazard industrial sites on Process Safety Leadership and Culture, implementing tools and overseeing Process Safety Management systems for industrial sites, reviewing safety reports, advising on risk reduction and performing on-site inspections. Currently being involved in Disaster Risk Knowledge Management, resilience goals and building scenarios for multi-hazard risk assessments. Proven track record of developing guidance documents on Lead Process Safety Metrics, speaking at international conferences and running technical symposiums worldwide. Extensive knowledge of global process safety standards and practices gained working with the world’s leading chemical and oil and gas companies across the UK, US, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
Dr Tim Slingsby
Dr Tim Slingsby is Director of Skills and Education at the Lloyd’s Register Foundation leading their substantial portfolio of programming in the UK and globally on improving safety skills. Prior to working with the Foundation, Tim was with the British Council and several other leading organisations working in the UK and on international collaboration in public engagement with science. He has also been a researcher in industry and academia following his PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Leicester. He is also serving as the Chair of Maritime Charities Group.
Helen Conlin
Helen is an experienced chartered chemical engineer, Fellow of IChemE and IChemE registered safety professional, with over 25 years of experience in regulation, industry, and consultancy. She has expertise in sociotechnical systems approaches and their practical application to improve performance, reduce risk, and solve problems. Helen has supported high and medium hazard facilities across various sectors, including oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, and nuclear. Currently, as the Head of Health, Safety, Security and Environment at Stanlow Terminals Ltd, she provides leadership in HSSE, advising the company as it transitions from owner to operator and plays a role in leading the UK's energy transition.
Greg Lymar
Greg is a highly skilled process safety professional with over eight years of experience working in high hazard industries such as oil refining, power generation, gas processing, and chemicals. He possesses a strong technical and practical knowledge of process and functional safety management principles and has demonstrated this in management and senior roles. Greg is a certified Functional Safety Engineer and a member of the Concawe Safety Management Group and the Energy Institute Hazardous Area Classification Working Group. He is also an IChemE Human Factors in Health and Safety award recipient, a former Vice-Chairman of the Tyneside IChemE Members Group, and an active STEM ambassador who frequently participates in industry events.
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Engineering skills in disaster preparedness, response and recovery
This presentation explored innovative initiatives in humanitarian engineering, and how increased skills of in-country engineer involvement in disaster preparedness, response and recovery can enhance the safety and resilience of affected communities.
Measuring engineering capability around the world: early insights from the GECR 2023
This webinar presented the index framework and provided an overview of the methodological approach and a first look at the early findings from the research. The S&P Global research team demonstrated how these data could better inform decision-makers across stakeholder types to promote best practices and identify areas of opportunity.