⚗️ Process Safety Engineer

Safety, Health & Environment career path

From general HSE knowledge to process safety management, functional safety and IChemE PPSE.

Typical roles

• Process Safety Engineer
• Functional Safety Engineer
• Process Safety Lead

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• NEBOSH IGC NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• ISA SFS ISA/IEC 61511 Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Fundamentals Specialist

Core

• NEBOSH PSM NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management
• CFSP exida Certified Functional Safety Professional

Advanced

• ISA SVS ISA/IEC 61511 Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Verification Specialist

Mastery

• PPSE IChemE Professional Process Safety Engineer
• CFSE exida Certified Functional Safety Expert

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.