PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chilworth Technology, a DEKRA company, today announced its 2013 process safety training course calendar for China. Courses will be offered throughout the year in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Tianjin, Hangzhou, and Qingdao. To better meet the safety needs of process manufacturing industries throughout China, Chilworth also recently launched a Chinese website www.chilworth.cn.

Chilworth’s training courses in China are designed for all process industries including agrochemicals, chemicals/fine chemicals, food processing, metals, oil/gas, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and others.

Training includes the following process safety engineering and process safety management (PSM) courses:

• Beyond Compliance: Development and Implementation of PSM in the Workplace
• Understanding and Controlling Electrostatic Hazards
• Safe Handling and Processing of Combustible Dusts
• Chemical Reactivity Hazard During Process Scale-Up
• Mitigating Flash Fires and Explosions
• Process Hazard Analysis Team Member
• Process Hazard Analysis Team Leader
• The Value of Layers of Protection Analysis in Risk Reduction
• Quantitative Risk Analysis

To review locations and dates for training courses in China visit 2013 China Process Safety Training Calendar.

“Given the rapid growth of process industries throughout China, we believe it is very important to share our knowledge of best practices in process safety engineering and process safety management in these industries,” commented Vahid Ebadat, CEO of Chilworth North America. He continued, “Chilworth’s process safety consulting, testing, and training services are designed to meet the needs of Chinese as well as multinational companies with operations in China that require integrated, consistent information and services tailored to local operational and regulatory requirements and cultures.”

Chilworth Technology, a DEKRA company, is a global leader in process safety and provides PSM, process safety engineering (PSE) and process safety training services including PSM program development, needs assessments, gap analysis, PSM/RMP audits, Process Hazard Analysis, and incident investigation. PSE services include testing of powders/dusts, liquids, and gases for their flammability/combustibility, reactivity, thermal stability, and electrostatic properties; and fire and explosion hazard assessments. Chilworth has global offices. For information about Chilworth, visit www.chilworth.com.

DEKRA SE is one of the world’s leading expert organizations. The company currently runs activities in more than 50 countries. Over 28,000 employees are committed to ensuring long-term safety, quality and environmental protection. For more information visit www.dekra.com.