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.
An ‘Advanced Master Class on Process Safety Engineering’ is organised as well. 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
Academic Partners
Associated Members
Contact
Geert Boogaerts
Director Safety & Sustainability
gboogaerts@essenscia.be
Samuël Jaupart
Safety Advisor
sjaupart@essenscia.be
Michèle Celis
Assistant
mcelis@essenscia.be
Programme 2024
| Education : Advanced courses | ||||
| 18-22 November | Faculty Club Leuven | Process Safety for the Life Science | Programme | Registration |
| Education : Specialized courses | ||||
| 13 – 17 May | Hyllit Hotel Antwerp | Emergency management & response | Programme | Registration |
| 2 – 5 September | Zebrastraat Gent | Hazard analysis of reactors, chemicals & processes | Programme | Registration |
| 16 – 19 September | Zebrastraat Gent | Maintenance & Shutdown in the Process Industry | Programme | Registration |
| 18-19 / 21-22 November | Faculty Club Leuven | Structural integrity & material degradation in the process industry | Programme | Registration |
| 18-22 November | Faculty Club Leuven | Process Safety for the Life Science | Programme | Registration |
| Workshops | ||||
| 5 June | Martinushoeve Zandvliet | Safe Shutdown | Programme | Registration |
| 16 October | Technopolis | Explosion demo | Programme | Registration |
| 24 October | BluePoint Antwerp | Veilig werken met chemicaliën | Programme | Registration |
| 13 November | TBC | Seveso Forum Functional Safety | Programme | Registration |
Programme 2025
| Education : Advanced courses | ||||
| 13 – 17 January | Hyllit Hotel Antwerp | Advanced Master Class on Process Safety | Programme | 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 Innovative Medicine
- 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. Inge Van Der Meeren, AMPP Plant Manager ExxonMobil
- 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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