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Gas Detection and Emergency Shutdown System Maintenance

Gas detection and emergency shutdown systems are the last line of defence in African refineries, mines and process plants, and they must work on demand. Poor maintenance leaves them silently unavailable. This programme teaches technicians to maintain, calibrate and function test detectors and shutdown systems so that they protect people and plant when a hazard occurs.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how gas detection and emergency shutdown systems protect people and plant.
  • Calibrate and bump test gas detectors using appropriate test gases.
  • Function test emergency shutdown logic and final elements safely.
  • Manage overrides, inhibits and bypasses under strict control during maintenance.
  • Diagnose faults in detectors, logic solvers and shutdown valves.
  • Maintain records that prove safety systems remain available and reliable.

Course outline

  1. 01Safety instrumented systems overview
  2. 02Gas detection technologies and placement
  3. 03Detector calibration and bump testing
  4. 04Emergency shutdown logic and testing
  5. 05Overrides, inhibits and bypass control
  6. 06Fault diagnosis on safety systems
  7. 07Proof testing records and availability

Who should attend

Instrument and control technicians, safety system engineers and maintenance supervisors responsible for gas detection and emergency shutdown systems on hazardous plants.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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