The essenscia Process Safety Academy offers high quality safety courses and specialist training in Dutch or English. Participants gain in-depth knowledge of the possible mechanical, chemical, or organisational causes of incidents. The Process Safety Academy also acts as a learning platform where safety experts can share their experience and best practices in process safety.
There is also an ‘Advanced Master Class on Process Safety Engineering’. This course is also integrated into various Flemish university programmes, as well as a series of specialist courses, weekly in-depth modules on specific safety topics.
Core Members
Contact
Samuël Jaupart
Safety Advisor
sjaupart@essenscia.be
Michèle Celis
Assistant
mcelis@essenscia.be
Programme 2023
| Education : Specialized courses | ||
| 4 – 7 September 2023 | Hazard analysis of reactors, chemicals & processes (Zebrastraat Gent) | Registration |
| 18 – 21 September 2023 | Maintenance & Shutdown in the Process Industry (Zebrastraat Gent) | Registration |
| 20-21 / 23-24 November 2023 | Structural integrity & material degradation in the process industry (Faculty Club Leuven) | Registration |
| 4 – 8 December 2023 | Human & Organizational factors | Registration |
| Workshops | ||
| 4 October 2023 | Toepassing van de Machinerichtlijn op afsluiters (Zandvliet) | Registration |
| 18 Oktober 2023 | Explosion demo (Technopolis) | Registration |
| 26 Oktober 2023 | Veilig werken met chemicaliën (Bluepoint Antwerpen) | Registration |
Programme 2024
| Education : Advanced courses | ||
| 15 – 19 January 2024 | Advanced Master Class on Process Safety (Hyllit Hotel Antwerp) | Registration |
| 11 – 15 March 2024 | Process Safety in the life science industry (Faculty Club Leuven) | Registration |
| Education : Specialized courses | ||
| 11 – 14 March 2024 | Process Safety Engineering (Faculty Club Leuven) | Registration |
| 13 – 17 May 2024 | Emergency management & response (Hyllit Hotel Antwerp) | Registration |
Governance Board
The Governance Board is the industrial sounding board of the essenscia Process Safety Academy. The Board consists of business leaders and safety experts from international companies in the chemical and life sciences industry. This advisory board determines the direction of the Process Safety Academy’s programme and ensures that the workshops and training courses are optimally tailored to the current needs and requirements of the process industry. In addition, the Board monitors the funding and financial management of the Process Safety Academy.
GOVERNANCE BOARD AND STEERING COMMITTEE
- MSc. Ivan Pelgrims, President Process Safety Academy, Director, Evonik
- MSc. Koen Colpaert, HSE Group Process Safety Manager, Borealis
- MSc. Kris Deboutte, INEOS
- MSc. Filip De Proft, Johnson & Johnson Agriculture
- MSc. Benny Ghoos, Senior Operations Support Manager, Johnson & Johnson
- MSc. Nico Hertoghe, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering
- Phd. MSc. Pol Hoorelbeke, Vice President Safety, TotalEnergies
- MSc. Marnix Mahieu, Managing Director, Kronos
- MSc. Frank Quaeyhaegens, Head of Technical Services, Covestro
- MSc Stephen McGrady, EHS BL Director – GSK UK
- MSc. Geert Vercruysse, Process Safety Expert, BASF
- MSc. Jan Weckx, Antwerp Process Safety Lead, Bayer Agriculture
- Yves Verschueren, Managing Director, essenscia
- Ann Wurman, Director essenscia Flanders
- Fréderic Druck, Director essenscia Wallonie & Brussels
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