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Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course

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15
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English
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02 Nov 2026
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Overview

The Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course equips oil and gas professionals with the practical competencies required to evaluate asset condition, assess process safety controls, and verify the effectiveness of integrity management systems. Delivered by Institute For Oil & Gas Training, this specialised programme strengthens asset integrity auditing, process safety audit practices, audit procedures, and integrity management compliance across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.

Oil and gas organisations operate complex facilities containing pressure systems, pipelines, storage tanks, rotating equipment, process vessels, and safety-critical instrumentation. These assets operate under demanding conditions involving pressure, temperature, corrosive environments, flammable materials, and potentially hazardous process conditions. Effective asset integrity management requires more than scheduled inspections and maintenance activities. It depends on structured assurance processes that identify weaknesses, assess control effectiveness, verify compliance obligations, and establish clear accountability for corrective actions.

An asset integrity and process safety auditor evaluates whether established management systems translate into reliable operational controls. This involves reviewing inspection programmes, maintenance records, risk assessments, management of change processes, process safety information, emergency arrangements, and performance monitoring systems. Auditors must understand the relationships between equipment condition, process hazards, operational decisions, and organisational responsibilities to determine whether existing safeguards remain effective.

The course addresses the skills gap between routine compliance checking and comprehensive, risk-based auditing. Technical specialists often understand individual equipment or process systems but require a broader auditing perspective to evaluate management system effectiveness. Similarly, internal auditors and assurance professionals need sufficient technical understanding to assess the significance of inspection findings, maintenance deficiencies, process deviations, and overdue corrective actions. The programme brings these perspectives together through a systematic approach to audit planning, evidence collection, evaluation, reporting, and follow-up.

Asset integrity auditing is particularly important where equipment deterioration, corrosion, ageing infrastructure, deferred maintenance, or incomplete inspection records affect operational reliability. An audit helps organisations determine whether their integrity programmes adequately identify degradation mechanisms, prioritise inspection activities, and translate technical findings into appropriate decisions. It also examines whether asset information remains accurate and whether responsibilities for managing identified threats are clearly assigned.

Process safety auditing provides a complementary perspective by examining the systems that prevent major accidents and limit their consequences. These systems include hazard identification, operating procedures, process safety information, mechanical integrity, permit-to-work arrangements, management of change, contractor controls, emergency preparedness, and incident investigation. Auditors evaluate how these elements function together rather than treating them as isolated compliance requirements.

The Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course from Institute For Oil & Gas Training develops an integrated approach to assurance. Participants learn to distinguish between administrative compliance and demonstrated control effectiveness, assess evidence against defined audit criteria, identify systemic weaknesses, and communicate findings in a manner that supports management decisions. The programme also addresses risk-based prioritisation, root cause analysis, corrective action verification, and the use of audit results to improve operational performance.

The course supports organisations seeking greater consistency in their internal assurance activities, improved visibility of integrity threats, and stronger coordination between engineering, inspection, maintenance, operations, and process safety teams. It provides a structured foundation for assessing whether controls are suitable, implemented correctly, and maintained throughout the operating life of an asset.

By completing this programme, participants strengthen their ability to evaluate integrity management compliance, identify weaknesses before they develop into more serious operational problems, and recommend practical improvements. The resulting audit capability supports safer operations, more reliable equipment, clearer governance, and a more disciplined approach to managing process safety and asset integrity risks.

Objectives

  • Explain the principles of asset integrity management and process safety assurance within oil and gas facilities.

  • Establish clear audit objectives, scope, criteria, responsibilities, and evidence requirements.

  • Develop risk-based audit plans that reflect asset criticality, operational hazards, degradation mechanisms, and previous findings.

  • Apply structured audit procedures to engineering records, inspection programmes, maintenance systems, operating procedures, and management controls.

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of mechanical integrity arrangements for pressure equipment, pipelines, tanks, and other safety-critical assets.

  • Assess process safety management arrangements covering hazard identification, operational control, management of change, and emergency preparedness.

  • Verify integrity management compliance against applicable legislation, recognised standards, company requirements, and approved procedures.

  • Conduct professional audit interviews and obtain reliable evidence through observation, document review, and record sampling.

  • Identify non-conformities, control weaknesses, recurring deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

  • Differentiate between isolated failures, systemic weaknesses, and symptoms of underlying organisational problems.

  • Classify audit findings according to evidence, risk significance, and potential operational consequences.

  • Apply root cause analysis principles to investigate recurring audit findings and ineffective corrective actions.

  • Prepare concise, evidence-based audit reports with clear conclusions and practical recommendations.

  • Establish corrective action requirements, ownership, target dates, and verification arrangements.

  • Evaluate audit trends and performance indicators to identify recurring risks and weaknesses in integrity management.

  • Communicate audit results effectively to operational personnel, technical specialists, management teams, and assurance functions.

Training methodology

Institute For Oil & Gas Training delivers the Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course through a practical, industry-focused approach that connects auditing principles with the operational realities of oil and gas facilities. The methodology combines technical briefings, industry-based case studies, simulated audit exercises, evidence evaluation, risk assessment, reporting workshops, and professional discussions. These activities develop the practical skills required to plan and conduct effective asset integrity audits, evaluate process safety controls, verify integrity management compliance, and recommend corrective actions based on reliable evidence.

Technical Briefings and Guided Discussions

Participants examine the principles of risk-based auditing, auditor independence, evidence quality, management system evaluation, and compliance verification. The sessions establish a clear understanding of audit terminology and demonstrate how technical requirements translate into practical audit criteria. Guided discussions also explore the difference between identifying a procedural deficiency and determining whether that deficiency creates a significant asset integrity or process safety risk.

Industry-Based Case Studies

Industry-based case studies present realistic oil and gas scenarios involving corrosion under insulation, overdue inspections, recurring equipment failures, inadequate maintenance records, incomplete hazard reviews, and weaknesses in management of change processes. Participants evaluate the available evidence, identify gaps in existing controls, and determine which audit questions require further investigation. These exercises strengthen their ability to connect technical findings with operational risks and organisational responsibilities.

Simulated Audit Planning and Execution

Participants examine the main stages of an audit, including defining the scope, establishing audit criteria, reviewing documentation, preparing checklists, interviewing personnel, sampling records, and documenting evidence. Simulated audit exercises demonstrate how to apply structured audit procedures while adapting the scope and questions to the risks, equipment, and activities associated with different facilities. This approach develops a consistent method for conducting asset integrity auditing and process safety reviews.

Evidence-Based Assessment Exercises

The programme uses examples of inspection reports, maintenance histories, risk registers, operating procedures, incident records, and corrective action logs. Participants assess whether the available documentation demonstrates effective implementation of established controls. They also examine discrepancies between documented procedures and actual operating practices, learning to distinguish verified facts from assumptions and unsupported conclusions. These exercises reinforce the importance of evidence quality, traceability, and objective evaluation when preparing audit findings.

Risk Prioritisation and Findings Classification

Group exercises focus on evaluating the significance of audit findings and prioritising corrective actions according to risk. Participants consider the potential consequences of identified deficiencies, the effectiveness of existing safeguards, the likelihood of recurrence, and the urgency of intervention. This methodology helps participants develop proportionate recommendations supported by evidence and operational priorities, ensuring that significant integrity and process safety weaknesses receive appropriate attention.

Reporting and Corrective Action Workshops

Participants prepare sample audit observations, investigate underlying causes, formulate recommendations, and establish follow-up requirements. The workshops emphasise clear reporting, traceable evidence, accountable action ownership, realistic completion targets, and verification of effectiveness. Participants also examine how to determine whether corrective actions address the underlying causes of deficiencies rather than simply closing administrative records. This strengthens their ability to support effective corrective action management and continuous improvement.

Collaborative Learning and Professional Discussion

Collaborative exercises bring together perspectives from engineering, operations, maintenance, inspection, and process safety. Participants discuss how different functions contribute to effective assurance and examine how communication failures affect asset integrity management and operational risk control. These discussions encourage consistent auditing practices, clearer accountability, and stronger cooperation between technical teams and senior management. The approach also helps participants communicate findings effectively and support coordinated action across organisational departments.

Organisational impact

Organisations investing in the Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course strengthen their ability to evaluate the effectiveness of integrity management systems and process safety controls. The programme supports better operational decision-making, improved risk visibility, consistent compliance verification, and stronger accountability across oil and gas operations.

Improved Visibility of Asset Integrity Risks

Structured asset integrity auditing helps organisations identify deficiencies in inspection coverage, maintenance execution, equipment records, degradation monitoring, and defect management. Auditors learn to evaluate whether existing controls adequately address threats to critical equipment and operating facilities. These insights help management prioritise engineering assessments, inspections, repairs, and replacement decisions according to risk and asset criticality.

Stronger Process Safety Assurance

A systematic process safety audit evaluates whether established controls remain effective during daily operations. Reviewing hazard assessments, operating procedures, safety-critical equipment, management of change processes, and emergency arrangements helps organisations identify weaknesses requiring management attention. The resulting findings support consistent implementation of process safety requirements and improve visibility of the safeguards intended to prevent major incidents.

More Consistent Compliance Verification

Clear audit criteria and documented evidence improve the consistency of compliance reviews. Organisations develop a more disciplined approach to checking internal procedures, applicable legal requirements, recognised standards, and management system commitments. This strengthens traceability and enables responsible teams to demonstrate how deficiencies are investigated, documented, and addressed. The training supports internal assurance activities but does not replace specialist legal advice or formal regulatory inspections.

Better Maintenance and Inspection Prioritisation

Audit findings can reveal maintenance backlogs, overdue inspections, recurring defects, and incomplete technical records that undermine asset reliability. Evaluating these issues according to risk and criticality improves the basis for allocating inspection and maintenance resources. This supports informed decisions about work priorities, equipment availability, repair requirements, and the management of deteriorating assets.

Reduced Exposure to Avoidable Operational Disruption

Equipment failures, inadequate process controls, and unresolved technical deficiencies increase the risk of shutdowns, production interruptions, emergency repairs, and costly recovery activities. Auditing helps organisations identify weaknesses in the systems designed to prevent these outcomes. Timely corrective action supports operational continuity and strengthens confidence in the condition and management of critical assets.

More Effective Corrective Action Management

The programme promotes a structured approach to managing audit findings from identification through to verification. Each finding requires clear supporting evidence, appropriate classification, accountable ownership, and a defined follow-up process. Organisations can monitor overdue actions, identify recurring problems, and assess whether implemented solutions achieve their intended outcomes. This reduces the risk of closing findings administratively without addressing their underlying causes.

Improved Cross-Functional Coordination

Asset integrity and process safety responsibilities span engineering, inspection, maintenance, operations, procurement, and health and safety departments. These functions often hold different parts of the information required to evaluate control effectiveness. A consistent auditing approach improves communication between teams and clarifies responsibilities for evidence provision, risk assessment, action implementation, and assurance. Better coordination supports more effective management of technical and operational risks.

Stronger Management Reporting

Consistent audit documentation provides management with clearer information about recurring deficiencies, significant risks, overdue actions, and weaknesses in control implementation. Trend analysis helps leaders distinguish isolated findings from broader organisational problems. These insights support informed resource allocation, investment planning, performance reviews, and governance decisions.

Measurable Performance Monitoring

Organisations can use the course principles to establish or strengthen performance indicators covering audit plan completion, overdue corrective actions, repeat findings, corrective action verification, inspection programme compliance, and the age of unresolved high-priority deficiencies. Establishing baseline performance and monitoring changes over time enables sponsoring companies to assess whether improvements in audit quality translate into stronger management control. Actual results depend on implementation, operating conditions, and the effectiveness of existing systems.

Personal impact

The Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course strengthens participants' ability to evaluate technical and management controls through a structured, evidence-based approach. It supports professionals who need to combine engineering knowledge, operational understanding, compliance awareness, and sound judgement when assessing oil and gas facilities.

Enhanced Auditing Competence

Participants develop a stronger understanding of audit planning, scope definition, evidence collection, sampling, interviewing, findings classification, and reporting. These capabilities support consistent audit execution and help participants produce conclusions based on verifiable evidence. They also gain a clearer understanding of how to maintain traceability between audit criteria, observations, findings, and recommendations.

Broader Technical Perspective

The programme connects equipment condition and maintenance performance with process safety management, operational risk, and organisational governance. Participants improve their ability to recognise how deficiencies in inspection, engineering documentation, operating procedures, and management of change influence overall asset performance. This broader perspective helps them evaluate the relationship between technical weaknesses and management system effectiveness.

Improved Risk Assessment and Judgement

Participants learn to assess the significance of audit observations rather than treating every deficiency equally. They strengthen their ability to evaluate potential consequences, existing safeguards, recurring weaknesses, and corrective action priorities. This supports more defensible recommendations and clearer communication of technical risks to operational teams and management.

Stronger Reporting and Communication Skills

The course develops participants' ability to write clear audit findings, explain the evidence supporting conclusions, and communicate recommendations to different audiences. Participants learn to distinguish factual observations from interpretations and unsupported assumptions. These skills help them present technical concerns in a professional manner that supports timely management decisions and effective corrective action.

Greater Confidence in Compliance Reviews

A stronger understanding of audit criteria, recognised standards, internal procedures, and compliance evidence helps participants approach reviews with greater structure and consistency. They become better equipped to identify missing records, inconsistent practices, inadequate controls, and gaps between documented requirements and actual implementation. This capability supports more reliable integrity management compliance reviews.

Improved Problem-Solving Capability

Participants develop a systematic approach to investigating recurring findings, examining contributing factors, and identifying underlying causes. They learn to distinguish immediate symptoms from broader weaknesses in procedures, responsibilities, resources, or management oversight. This capability supports practical recommendations that address the source of problems and improve the effectiveness of corrective actions.

Career Development and Professional Versatility

The skills developed through the course are relevant to asset integrity, inspection, mechanical integrity, process safety, operational assurance, quality management, risk management, and internal auditing roles. Participants gain capabilities that support broader responsibilities in technical assurance, management system reviews, compliance verification, and operational risk oversight. Completion of the programme confirms participation in professional development but does not automatically confer professional auditor registration or a statutory qualification.

Greater Contribution to Organisational Improvement

Participants become better positioned to support audit planning, recommend improvements to management systems, monitor corrective actions, and communicate emerging risks. Their ability to evaluate technical evidence and management controls strengthens their contribution to safe, reliable, and well-governed oil and gas operations. These capabilities also support collaboration between departments and the consistent application of audit procedures across facilities.

Who should attend

  • Asset Integrity Managers and Engineers: To assess the effectiveness of integrity management programmes, defect control, inspection planning, and equipment reliability arrangements.

  • Process Safety Managers and Engineers: To evaluate process safety controls, hazard management, safety-critical systems, and the implementation of operational safeguards.

  • Internal Auditors and Lead Audit Personnel: To strengthen audit planning, evidence evaluation, findings classification, reporting, and corrective action verification.

  • Inspection Engineers and Inspectors: To assess inspection programme effectiveness, equipment condition records, degradation monitoring, and the management of inspection findings.

  • Mechanical and Reliability Engineers: To examine equipment reliability, maintenance effectiveness, mechanical integrity arrangements, and recurring failure patterns.

  • Maintenance Managers and Supervisors: To evaluate maintenance backlogs, preventive maintenance execution, work management controls, and the closure of technical deficiencies.

  • Operations Managers and Production Supervisors: To review operating discipline, process control, procedure compliance, and the interface between operations and asset integrity.

  • Health, Safety and Environment Professionals: To strengthen assurance activities relating to process hazards, operational safeguards, incident prevention, and emergency preparedness.

  • Risk and Compliance Managers: To assess the effectiveness of risk controls, internal requirements, compliance monitoring, and management system implementation.

  • Quality Assurance and Quality Management Professionals: To apply structured audit methods, document control principles, non-conformity management, and corrective action verification.

  • Engineering Assurance and Technical Authority Personnel: To evaluate technical governance, engineering decisions, risk-based maintenance priorities, and the management of safety-critical assets.

  • Pipeline and Facilities Integrity Specialists: To assess integrity threats, inspection records, corrosion management, defect assessment, and corrective action arrangements across pipeline and facility assets.

  • Contractors and Service Provider Assurance Personnel: To review the quality of technical services, maintenance activities, inspection deliverables, and compliance with client requirements.

  • Department Heads and Senior Managers: To improve oversight of integrity risks, audit performance, resource priorities, corrective action accountability, and assurance reporting.

  • Professionals Transitioning into Audit Roles: To establish a structured understanding of asset integrity auditing and process safety assurance before undertaking broader audit responsibilities.

Course outline

This module establishes the principles of asset integrity management and their application to audit and assurance activities across oil and gas facilities. Participants examine the asset lifecycle, equipment criticality, degradation mechanisms, integrity operating windows, inspection programmes, and the management systems used to preserve equipment condition and operational reliability.

The module explains how auditors evaluate the relationship between integrity policies, technical requirements, operational practices, and documented evidence. Participants learn to identify suitable audit criteria, define review boundaries, assess the adequacy of integrity documentation, and determine whether established arrangements provide an effective basis for managing asset risks.

  1. ISO 55001

    • Provides requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving an asset management system.

    • Establishes a structured approach to asset management objectives, planning, operational control, and performance evaluation.

    • Supports audit assessment of asset lifecycle decisions, responsibilities, risk management, and continual improvement.

    • Provides a recognised basis for examining whether asset management processes align with organisational objectives and operational requirements.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Explain the relationship between asset integrity management and operational risk control.

    • Identify the principal components of an effective asset integrity management system.

    • Evaluate asset criticality, degradation threats, and the adequacy of integrity management documentation.

    • Define audit scope, objectives, criteria, and evidence requirements for integrity management reviews.

    • Assess how inspection, maintenance, defect management, and engineering assurance contribute to asset integrity.

    • Identify gaps between documented integrity requirements and actual implementation.

    • Explain how asset management performance information supports audit planning and management decisions.

This module focuses on the planning and execution of structured audits. Participants examine how to establish audit priorities, identify relevant stakeholders, prepare checklists, determine evidence requirements, and allocate resources according to the significance of asset and process safety risks.

The module addresses practical audit procedures for reviewing records, interviewing personnel, observing operational activities, and sampling documentation. Participants also explore auditor independence, professional conduct, confidentiality, evidence traceability, and the importance of maintaining consistency between audit criteria, observations, and conclusions.

  1. ISO 19011

    • Provides guidance on auditing management systems, including audit principles and programme management.

    • Addresses audit planning, conducting audits, collecting evidence, and reporting results.

    • Explains the importance of auditor competence, impartiality, professional conduct, and evidence-based conclusions.

    • Supports systematic audit procedures and consistent evaluation of management system effectiveness.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Develop risk-based audit plans for asset integrity and process safety management systems.

    • Establish audit scope, criteria, objectives, sampling arrangements, and reporting requirements.

    • Prepare practical checklists linked to operational risks and management system requirements.

    • Apply structured interviewing, observation, and document review techniques.

    • Evaluate evidence reliability, completeness, relevance, and traceability.

    • Maintain professional independence and distinguish verified evidence from assumptions.

    • Record audit observations in a consistent format that supports accurate findings and conclusions.

    • Adapt audit procedures to different facilities, asset types, and operational circumstances.

This module examines how auditors evaluate the technical controls used to maintain the integrity of pressure equipment, pipelines, storage tanks, rotating equipment, and other critical assets. Participants explore inspection planning, corrosion management, condition monitoring, maintenance records, defect assessment, equipment history, and the management of technical deviations.

The module also addresses the assurance of mechanical integrity programmes, including the verification of inspection coverage, maintenance execution, engineering assessments, and the management of identified deficiencies. Participants learn to recognise weaknesses that affect equipment reliability and determine whether technical findings receive appropriate risk-based attention.

  1. API RP 580

    • Provides recognised recommended practices for implementing risk-based inspection programmes.

    • Explains how equipment failure probability and consequences inform inspection planning and prioritisation.

    • Supports evaluation of risk assessment inputs, inspection strategies, and the management of inspection findings.

    • Provides a basis for reviewing whether inspection activities reflect identified degradation mechanisms and equipment risks.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Assess the effectiveness of mechanical integrity and inspection management arrangements.

    • Review inspection plans, equipment histories, maintenance records, and technical condition reports.

    • Evaluate the relationship between identified degradation mechanisms and inspection coverage.

    • Examine how risk-based inspection supports the prioritisation of inspection activities.

    • Identify weaknesses in defect management, corrosion monitoring, and technical documentation.

    • Assess whether equipment deficiencies receive appropriate engineering evaluation and corrective action.

    • Determine whether inspection findings are tracked through to verified resolution.

    • Recommend improvements to inspection assurance, maintenance coordination, and integrity performance monitoring.

This module addresses the auditing of management systems and operational safeguards designed to prevent major process incidents. Participants examine hazard identification, process safety information, operating procedures, management of change, mechanical integrity, contractor management, incident investigation, and emergency preparedness.

The module emphasises the importance of evaluating control effectiveness rather than relying solely on documented procedures. Participants explore how process deviations, incomplete hazard reviews, inadequate change control, and weaknesses in safety-critical equipment management affect operational risk. They also examine the interfaces between process safety management, asset integrity, and daily operating discipline.

  1. OSHA PSM

    • Establishes a process safety management framework for covered highly hazardous chemical processes within its applicable United States regulatory scope.

    • Addresses process safety information, process hazard analysis, operating procedures, training, mechanical integrity, and management of change.

    • Includes requirements concerning incident investigation, emergency planning, compliance audits, and employee participation.

    • Provides useful criteria for examining process safety management arrangements where applicable, without replacing the legislation governing the facility's jurisdiction.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Explain the principal elements of process safety management and their relevance to audit activities.

    • Assess the quality and implementation of process safety information and hazard assessment arrangements.

    • Review operating procedures, management of change controls, and operational risk management practices.

    • Evaluate mechanical integrity arrangements for equipment associated with hazardous processes.

    • Identify gaps in contractor controls, incident investigation, and emergency preparedness.

    • Examine whether safety-critical controls are implemented and supported by suitable evidence.

    • Assess the relationship between asset integrity deficiencies and process safety exposure.

    • Formulate evidence-based findings concerning weaknesses in process safety management systems.

This module focuses on converting audit evidence into actionable findings and measurable improvements. Participants examine non-conformity classification, root cause analysis, recommendation development, management reporting, action ownership, target dates, and the verification of corrective action effectiveness.

The module also considers how organisations use audit trends, performance indicators, repeat findings, and overdue actions to strengthen integrity management compliance. Participants practise developing clear reports that communicate risk significance, distinguish underlying causes from symptoms, and support management decisions on resources, priorities, and improvement initiatives.

  1. ISO 9001

    • Establishes requirements for quality management systems, including performance evaluation and continual improvement.

    • Addresses non-conformity management and corrective action within the quality management system.

    • Supports systematic review of documented processes, responsibilities, evidence, and improvement activities.

    • Provides relevant principles for evaluating corrective action discipline and the effectiveness of management system improvements.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Prepare structured audit reports containing clear findings, supporting evidence, and practical recommendations.

    • Classify audit findings according to significance, risk, and the requirements of the audit criteria.

    • Apply root cause analysis techniques to investigate recurring deficiencies and ineffective controls.

    • Establish corrective action requirements with clear ownership, priorities, and completion targets.

    • Evaluate whether proposed actions address the underlying causes of identified weaknesses.

    • Verify corrective action implementation and assess whether the intended outcome has been achieved.

    • Develop audit performance indicators covering repeat findings, overdue actions, and closure effectiveness.

    • Communicate significant integrity and process safety concerns to management and operational stakeholders.

    • Use audit results to support continual improvement in asset integrity management and process safety assurance.

Certificate

Attendees who complete the Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course receive a Certificate of Completion from Institute For Oil & Gas Training.

The certificate recognises completion of the training programme and participation in its learning activities. Attendees are required to meet the course attendance requirement established by Institute For Oil & Gas Training and complete the programme's required learning activities. Participants should confirm the applicable attendance threshold with the training provider before enrolment.

Course dates

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £3,800

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £3,800

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £3,800

  • Europe

    Middle East

    Asia

    Africa

    North America

    Online

    Fee: £3,800

Fees include tuition, course materials and refreshments. Need different dates or a different city? Ask about your preferred date.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Asset Integrity and Process Safety Auditor Training Course?

The course is a professional training programme from Institute For Oil & Gas Training that develops the skills required to audit asset integrity management systems, assess process safety controls, verify compliance, identify weaknesses, and recommend corrective actions. It covers audit planning, evidence collection, inspection assurance, process safety management, reporting, and continuous improvement in oil and gas operations.

Who should attend this training course?

The programme is suitable for asset integrity engineers, process safety professionals, internal auditors, inspection engineers, maintenance managers, reliability specialists, operations personnel, compliance professionals, and engineering assurance teams. It also benefits managers responsible for operational risk, technical governance, corrective actions, and the effectiveness of integrity management systems.

How is the course delivered?

Institute For Oil & Gas Training uses an industry-focused methodology that combines technical presentations, practical case studies, simulated audit activities, evidence evaluation, group exercises, and scenario-based discussions. Participants work through realistic asset integrity and process safety situations to strengthen their audit planning, findings assessment, reporting, and corrective action management capabilities.

Which standards and frameworks are covered?

The course uses relevant recognised frameworks to support its learning objectives, including ISO 55001 for asset management, ISO 19011 for management system auditing, API RP 580 for risk-based inspection, OSHA Process Safety Management requirements for applicable covered processes, and ISO 9001 for quality management and corrective action principles. Their application depends on the audit scope, facility location, applicable legislation, and organisational requirements.

Will participants receive a certificate after completing the course?

Yes. Attendees who complete the programme and meet the attendance requirements established by Institute For Oil & Gas Training receive a Certificate of Completion. The certificate recognises completion of the training and does not automatically confer professional auditor registration, independent accreditation, or a statutory qualification.

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