Advanced Ammonia Safety

Overview

This is a specialised course designed for professionals working with ammonia in production, storage, refrigeration, transport or use. It starts with an overview of the role of ammonia in the energy transition, followed by a detailed discussion of ammonia’s physical and hazardous properties (both gaseous and liquefied) – flammability and toxicity characteristics, the different ways to assess its impact on humans, and how ammonia’s safety profile compares with other potential energy carriers.  

The course will explain the dispersion behaviour of ammonia, along with an overview of the different consequence modelling methodologies that can be applied to understand the impact of a loss of containment, and the effect of NH₃ on materials. It will also cover specific design, control and mitigation measures applicable to facilities handling ammonia, including large-scale storage, ship bunkering and ship transport. Throughout the course, participants will discuss real-world incidents to understand how these accidents could be prevented or mitigated. You will also get an overview of regulations, codes, standards, and industry guidance to help you understand the regulatory expectations for ammonia projects.  

Finally, the course covers ammonia’s role as a refrigerant, relevant regulatory frameworks such as DSEAR and COMAH, and the process safety lifecycle. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with practical tools and insights to improve safety, compliance, and risk management in ammonia-handling operations.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will:

• understand the physical and hazardous properties of ammonia (both gaseous and liquid), including the latest knowledge from research programs, ammonia toxicity and the concept of probits
• recognise the dispersion behaviour of ammonia and the dispersion differences between liquefied and gaseous ammonia

• have developed an understanding of lessons learned from past process safety incidents involving ammonia

• be aware of the risks associated with the production, storage and transport of ammonia
• recognise the use of ammonia as a refrigerant
• have an awareness of the life cycle of process safety, from concept development to project execution, including an overview of the types of study that should be considered
• have developed an awareness of some regulations, and the regulatory expectations, namely:
  
  • Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR)
  • Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH)
  • standards and industry guidance.

Who will benefit

• Process safety engineers, process engineers, HSE professionals, project engineers, plant managers and others involved in the design, operation, modification or maintenance of ammonia equipment and processes.

Course outline

• Review the uses of ammonia in society and the importance of ammonia safety training
• Overview of ammonia production and the methods involved
• Understand the physical properties of ammonia including flammability and toxicity
• Learn about the ammonia storage, bunkering, loading and unloading
• Understand the past incidents involving ammonia and how they could’ve been avoided
• Overview of consequence modelling of ammonia
• General overview of risk assessment
• Learn about examples of ammonia release control and mitigation methods
• A brief introduction to regulatory framework surrounding ammonia

Course delivery

Online.

Live sessions are delivered via Microsoft Teams. If you don't already have this installed, you can join as a guest in order to access the training. 

There will be some work to complete independently before the course and between the live sessions. More details will be provided after you have registered.

Dates

• Module one: 10 February 2026, 09:30–12:30 GMT
• Module two: 11 February 2026, 09:30–12:30 GMT
• Module three: 12 February 2026, 09:30–12:30 GMT

Not available then or looking for an alternative course delivery? Register your interest in future dates or request an in-company course quotation.

Fees

• IChemE member: £1,605 + VAT 
• Non-member: £1,890 + VAT

More than one person to train?

Multi-place discounts

Discounts are available to companies booking more than one place. Bookings must be made at the same time to receive the discount.

• 2 places – 10% discount
• 3 places –15% discount
• 4 or more places – 20% discount

In-company training

This course can be delivered to in-house teams, either on-site or online. This could be a cost-effective option if you have several people requiring the training. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements. Request a quotation.

Attendance certificate and CPD hours

An e-certificate will be issued at the end of the course to confirm attendance and CPD hours logged. Please note that you must attend the whole course to receive the certificate. 

In the case of online courses, CPD hours should be used as an approximate guide and will vary depending on the preferred approach of the delegate and to what extent additional learning is completed.