Training and Performance Assurance
Role based training delivery with competency assessment and retraining triggers
What this element is and why it matters
Training and Performance Assurance is the operational arm of Process Safety Competency (Element 3), covering the actual delivery of role based training, the assessment that proves competency, and the retraining cycles that prevent skills from decaying. The element maps to OSHA PSM 1910.119(g), which requires initial training before assignment, a refresher every three years or sooner if procedures change, and documented verification. Our team turns competency requirements into training your people genuinely retain.
Individual significance for organisations
Organisations that treat training as continuous capability building rather than annual compliance achieve dramatically lower human error incident rates. The element is also where workforce engagement is concentrated, because investing in training signals that the organisation values its people, which in turn strengthens the culture described in Element 1.
Contribution to Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS)
Training and Performance Assurance is how RBPS Element 3 on competency actually gets operationalised. It directly enables the execution of Operating Procedures (Element 8), competency in Safe Work Practices (Element 9), the implementation of MOC (Element 13), and the response capability of Emergency Management (Element 16). Element 12 is the bridge between knowing what should be done, which the procedures hold, and actually being able to do it.
What compliant execution looks like
How we implement this element
A focused six step methodology calibrated to deliver training and performance assurance as a working capability rather than a documented compliance artefact.
Working to ISO 10015, we map the role to competency gap, separate generic from role specific and site specific content, and align it with your hiring and promotion cycles.
We build a modular curriculum per role that integrates process safety, operating procedures, emergency response, and behavioural training, and we set the Bloom's Taxonomy level for each module.
We use classroom learning for foundations, the simulator for emergency response, on the job training for procedural work, and blended e learning for refreshers, all designed around the four Kirkpatrick levels.
We combine written examination, practical demonstration, and a scenario based test, with documented verification per OSHA PSM (g)(3).
We track training records, refresher cycles, and certification expiry in the learning management system, with a quarterly leadership review of currency status.
We trigger targeted retraining whenever an MOC affects a role relevant procedure, and integrate it with the MOC closure gate.
Element implementation flow chart
A decision gated workflow that shows the actual sequence of activities from initiation through steady state operation, with key decision points highlighted.
What we produce
- A training needs analysis per role
- A modular curriculum design
- A delivery schedule per modality
- A competency assessment protocol with documentation
- A learning management system for currency tracking
- A procedure change retraining trigger workflow
Where execution fails
- Generic training that does not fit the specifics of the role
- Classroom only delivery with no on the job competency demonstration
- A refresher cycle that slips past three years without anyone noticing
- An MOC closing before the role relevant retraining is complete
Codes this element is built on
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Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) full element index
Talk to us about implementing Training and Performance Assurance
We can scope this element implementation against your facility, regulatory context, and existing management system maturity, then integrate it with the other Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) elements you already operate.