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Chemical Industries Association has a commitment to helping businesses keep informed and compliant with regulation, help improve the professional competencies of staff, and share best practice amongst members.
Our portfolio of training courses, conferences and workshops are very competitively priced, and delivered by experts who understand the chemical and pharmaceutical sector.
Upcoming CIA Events
CIA/HSE Webinar on Human Factors for COMAH sites
This webinar, hosted by the CIA, will be presented by Elaine Skilling - HM Principal Specialist Inspector (Human Factors Engineering) of the CEMHD Division of the HSE. This webinar is aimed at those operating COMAH sites and engaged in dealing with Human Factors considerations in the prevention and mitigation of Major Accident Hazards.
CIA Annual Sustainability Conference 2025
The conference will explore ground-breaking innovations, best practices and strategic collaborations that are driving sustainability within the sector. Hear from a variety of speakers on how to shape a greener, more sustainable future for industry. Find out more.
UK Chemical Reactions Conference 2025
The 2nd edition of our annual conference will offer a deep dive into the evolving landscape of UK chemicals regulation and policy.
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Visual Factory – Applications in the Process Industries
Understanding your plant status at a glance. Haden Freeman C.I. have nearly a quarter of a century heritage adapting and implementing Lean in the process industries, so delegates will benefit from being taught by people with this knowledge and experience.
Lean Supply Chains – Workshop - Exploring the bigger picture
This workshop explores ways of improving a supply chain to make it more integrated and effective in the context of the specifics and business drivers of the process industries.
CIA/HSE Webinar on Human Factors for COMAH sites
This webinar, hosted by the CIA, will be presented by Elaine Skilling - HM Principal Specialist Inspector (Human Factors Engineering) of the CEMHD Division of the HSE. This webinar is aimed at those operating COMAH sites and engaged in dealing with Human Factors considerations in the prevention and mitigation of Major Accident Hazards.
Chemical Kaizen – Running Improvement Workshops in the Process Industries
Kaizen events are a way to engage and empower more of your workforce in driving continuous improvement. Engaging as much of the workforce as possible in this endeavour increases the chances of long-term success. If a business stands still, it will be lost – a business must always strive to get better, to stay ahead of the competition.
Leadership for Managers /Setting the Standards in the Process Industries
This course is aimed at senior and middle managers looking for a grounding in principles of leadership, taking into account the unique demands of managing high hazard sites, and will link in with leadership models and guidance as published by the Process Safety Leadership Group, and the OECD’s Corporate Governance for Process Safety.
DSEAR - Practical Application
This course will provide an overview of the applicable legislation and guidance and the management processes involved, to provide a strategic overview of DSEAR.
Energy and Industrial Competitiveness in the UK webinar
How do UK energy prices compare to other industrial manufacturing nations such as Germany or the US? What impact does this have on the commercial viability of technologies such as heat pumps or cogeneration?
Maintenance Management – Delivering Reliability in the Process Industries
This course is an introduction to maintenance approaches and theories which will equip the delegate to take a fresh look at the performance of the maintenance engineering department.
Human Reliability Analysis – Reducing Human Failure in Operations and Maintenance for Safety Critical Tasks
The competent authority expects major accident hazard sites to take all measures necessary to prevent and mitigate the consequences of major accidents. This includes Human Factors. This course is an introduction to a key Human Factors tool – Human Reliability Analysis (sometimes known as Safety Critical Task Analysis or Human Failure Analysis).
Protecting your reputation: Crisis Management Masterclass
How do you prevent a tricky situation becoming a crisis which causes lasting damage? This masterclass provides a step-by-step guide to both creating a crisis communications strategy and implementing it in critical situations.
SOPs - Writing Procedures – Current Best Practices
This practical course will take delegates through the key principles of procedures covering how to structure, format and draft useable documents, and will include additional supporting documents such as checklists and job aids. The course is interactive with lots of exercises and discussion.
CIA Annual Sustainability Conference 2025
The conference will explore ground-breaking innovations, best practices and strategic collaborations that are driving sustainability within the sector. Hear from a variety of speakers on how to shape a greener, more sustainable future for industry. Find out more.
UK Chemical Reactions Conference 2025
The 2nd edition of our annual conference will offer a deep dive into the evolving landscape of UK chemicals regulation and policy.
Management of Change - A Practical Approach
This course has been specifically designed for those requiring to increase their underpinning knowledge of management of change systems, including those who initiate, evaluate and implement change on high hazard facilities. Also appropriate for managers who have responsibility for the audit and review of the change management system.
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