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Safety Leadership in the Oil and Gas Industry

Building & Maintaining a Safety Culture to Avoid Major Accidents

Safety Leadership in the Oil and Gas Industry
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

23-27 Jun 2025
Amsterdam
$5,950
24-28 Nov 2025
Dubai
$5,950
02-06 Feb 2026
London
$5,950
09-13 Mar 2026
Dubai
$5,950
22-26 Jun 2026
Amsterdam
$5,950
23-27 Nov 2026
Dubai
$5,950

ONLINE

14-18 Jul 2025
Online
$3,950
06-10 Apr 2026
Online
$3,950
20-24 Jul 2026
Online
$3,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

Training Overview

Training Overview

Safety leadership is a vital element in ensuring a secure and efficient work environment within the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical industries. It all begins with people – their behaviors and the culture they create. The importance of safety cannot be overstated, as it directly influences the well-being of employees and the operational stability of the organization. Strong safety leadership ensures that everyone, from executives to technical staff, is committed to upholding the highest safety standards and practices.

This Safety Leadership in the Oil and Gas Industry training course is specifically designed to cater to individuals at all levels within the organization. Whether you're a manager, technical expert, supervisor, or HSE specialist, this course will provide you with the critical skills and knowledge needed to lead in safety. The curriculum tackles the unique challenges within the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical sectors, emphasizing a proactive safety approach. It also highlights the role of AI in fostering a stronger safety culture. This course is indispensable for those involved in high-risk and critical safety operations management.

This training course will feature:

  • How to utilise management and leadership criteria to improve your Safety Leadership
  • The key interpersonal and behavioural safety techniques to influence and improve overall safety
  • Strategies to prevent incidents and accidents, and the correct procedures for handling these
  • Using advanced Safety Coaching techniques to increase individual safety performance
  • The impact and benefits of utilising AI in Safety culture
  • Help create, adapt and improve the safety climate and culture of the organization

What are the goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize & understand the roles and responsibilities of Safety Leadership
  • Employ leadership and team working techniques to effectively manage safety on site
  • Apply behavioural safety techniques to improve communication and safety culture
  • Identify and determine critical risk identification and hazard analysis to prevent accidents and incidents
  • Provide a continuously improved safety culture across the organization as well as employing AI

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit those who operate in a technical, managerial or supervisory capacity in the sector.

  • Managers
  • Technical personnel
  • Engineering/Project/Process personnel
  • Supervisors
  • Team leaders
  • Safety personnel

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This highly interactive and engaging training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes facilitated group and individual exercises, case studies, role-play scenarios, targeted videos and a behavioural psychometric profiling tool. The instructor will also facilitate learning by encouraging the delegates to test and critically appraise theories and concepts.

The Course Content

Day One: Becoming a Safety Leader
  • Safety-critical operations and risks in the Oil, Gas & Petrochem Industries
  • The importance of Safety Culture and Psychological Safety
  • Distinguishing Safety Leadership from Safety Management
  • Transitioning from technical or supervisory roles to safety leadership
  • Exploring behavioural safety concepts and their impact
  • Identifying and understanding "at risk" behaviours (violations and errors)
Day Two: Advanced Behavioural Safety Influence
  • Recognizing your own and others' behavioural styles
  • Using the ABC model of behavioural change
  • Enhancing communication skills: effective questioning and listening
  • Skills and techniques for influencing and negotiating
  • Understanding situational awareness and human perception
  • Developing advanced interpersonal skills to challenge unsafe behaviours
Day Three: Leading Safety Performance: Teamwork, Coaching and AI
  • Setting safety performance criteria and objectives
  • Principles and factors of effective teamwork
  • Motivational factors influencing safety performance
  • Coaching for safety in the process environment
  • Providing powerful feedback to gain safety commitment
  • Employing AI to improve safety
Day Four: Risk Control and Accident Investigation
  • Defining hazard and risk
  • Identifying critical safety hazards in the Industries
  • Conducting risk assessments and forming risk matrices
  • Implementing control measures: permits and safe systems of work
  • Procedures for accident and incident investigation
  • Conducting effective accident and incident review meetings
Day Five: Safety Leadership: Developing a Safety Culture
  • Embodying safety leadership within the organization
  • Defining and delivering a safety vision
  • Gaining support and buy-in from key stakeholders
  • Creating and sustaining a positive safety climate and culture
  • Commitment to ongoing workplace safety improvements
  • Planning the next steps