Pre-Start Safety Review training
Pre-Start Safety Review (PSSR) is the critical last check before commissioning a new process, restarting once after shutdown, or bringing a modified system back to online. This course equips operations, maintenance, engineering, and HSE teams to verify that design intent, safeguards, and procedures are in place so start-ups happen safely and compliantly. Using relatable industry scenarios across manufacturing, construction, utilities, and facilities, participants learn how PSSR prevents incidents gaps in documentation, equipment readiness, and human factors before something could go wrong.
Pre-Start Safety Review
Learners get a practical, step-by-step framework to plan and lead a PSSR scoping the review, assembling the team, applying risk-based checklists, and documenting findings to closure. Core topics include verifying MOC completion, process safety information, equipment integrity and isolation/LOTO, alarms/interlocks and relief systems, fire & gas protection, utilities readiness, SOPs and training records, permit-to-work interfaces, and emergency preparedness. The course includes templates and field-ready checklists so participants leave ready to run audit-grade PSSRs, communicate clear go/no-go decisions, and drive a safe, on- schedule start-up.
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Duration1 - 2 Days
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Training ModeVirtual/Face to Face
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LevelIntermediate/Advance
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LanguageEnglish and other regional languages based on availability
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Content CustomizationClient specific/Industry specific/Site specific
Why Should Employers Invest in this Training?
- Prevent start-up incidents & delays, identify and address gaps before energization to avoid injuries, damage, and last-minute rework
- Meet India-specific compliance, supports Factories Act/Rules, BOCW, and sector norms (e.g., OISD/PESO) for stronger audits.
- Audit-ready & compliant, integrates ISO 45001 & PSM, MOC, SOPs, competency, and emergency readiness into one verifiable review.
- Controls that work in the field by aligning contractors with in-house teams on PTW/LOTO, hot work, and interfaces.
- Strengthen safety culture Clear ownership, visible actions, and transparent go/no-go decisions drive accountability.
- Measurable performance track KPIs right-first-time start-ups, open actions at energization, first-90-day incident rate, and schedule adherence.
Training Objective
By the end of this course, participants will be able to plan, lead, and document audit-grade Pre-Start Safety Reviews (PSSR) for new, modified, or restarted assets and apply risk-based scoping and checklists .Also verify Management of Change completion & validate process safety information and drawings (P&IDs, cause-and-effect).Further to it confirm equipment and instrumentation readiness (isolations/LOTO, integrity testing, alarms/interlocks, relief devices, fire & gas, utilities),align PTW and contractor controls, demonstrate compliance with India-specific legal and client requirements, make clear go/no-go decisions, and track action closure and KPIs (right-first-time start-ups, first-90-day incident rate, schedule adherence) to ensure safe, on-time commissioning. safe.
Training Methodology
Instructor-led
Sessions
Collaborative
Learning
Final
Assesment
Knowledge
Checks
Virtual
Mode
How Will This Training Strengthen Workforce Readiness?
Pre-Start Safety Review (PSSR) programme builds organisational capability to commission and restart assets safely, consistently, and on schedule. Participants gain structured methods, tools, and metrics to assure design intent, verify readiness, and document defensible go/no-go decisions.
- Operational discipline at commissioning, apply a standardised PSSR workflow with SOP conformance and verification of safeguards, interlocks, and relief systems.
- Cross-functional alignment Clarify roles, responsibilities, and hand-offs across Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and HSE to reduce commissioning variability.
- Hazard identification & risk evaluation learners tie MOC to permits, isolations, drawings, and SOP updates cutting start-up and rework.
- Field readiness via PSSR Walkdowns, proof tests, and verification checklists build confidence that controls work before energizing or start-up.
- Ensures Compliance & Audit Readiness, prepares staff to meet regulatory and client audit expectations through standardized practices.
- Performance mindset with KPIs, teams track cycle time, overdue actions, and recurrence, turning dashboards into targeted improvements on the ground.
Who can take this course?
This course is suitable for a wide range of professionals at the manufacturing workspace It is ideal for:
- Operations & maintenance leads / supervisors
- HSE Personnel
- Contractors
- Maintenance Personnel
Assessment
✅ Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ)
Training Mode
Face to face training
Virtual training
