Clear, defensible technical reporting for DSEAR & Process Safety
Clear, defensible technical reporting for DSEAR & Process Safety
Technical Report Writing for DSEAR & Process Safety
Technical Report Writing for DSEAR & Process Safety
Poor technical reports don’t just cause confusion — they can directly contribute to unsafe decisions, regulatory non-compliance, and serious incidents.
Our Technical Report Writing and DSEAR course is designed specifically for engineers, safety professionals, and consultants who are technically competent but want to communicate their findings clearly, accurately, and defensibly. This course goes beyond grammar and formatting. It focuses on how technical reports influence decisions, shape risk perception, and ultimately affect safety outcomes.
Why this training matters
Major accident investigations often reveal critical technical information is missing or communicated ineffectively.
As highlighted in the course:
- PowerPoint summaries replaced rigorous technical analysis
- Important details were buried, softened, or misunderstood
- Language unintentionally downplayed risk
In DSEAR and ATEX contexts, this can mean:
- Explosion risks being underestimated
- Ignition sources not clearly justified
- Unsafe assumptions going unchallenged
- Reports that fail under regulatory or legal scrutiny
£500 (ex. VAT)
A key aspect to our courses is for our delegates to gain the knowledge and solutions applicable to their own situations, so numbers are capped to ensure we have sufficient time for your feedback and early booking is therefore recommended.
What the course covers
Participants learn how to:
- Structure technical reports properly: Understand what regulators, clients, and senior leaders actually need to see — and in what order.
- Apply the ‘5 Ws’ before writing: Who is the report for? Why is it written? Where will it go? What decision must it support? When is it needed?
- Avoid common reporting traps: Including lack of clarity, poor organisation, jargon-heavy language, and inadequate analysis.
Write with precision and purpose using the 3 Cs:
- Concise
- Clear
- Correct
Communicate risk without distortion: Choosing words carefully to avoid desensitising, minimising, or misrepresenting hazards — a critical skill in DSEAR and ATEX reporting.
Strengthen professional credibility: Producing reports that stand up to peer review, regulatory inspection, and expert challenge.
Who this course is for
- DSEAR / ATEX assessors
- Process safety engineers
- HAZOP and risk assessment facilitators
- Technical consultants
- Safety managers and advisors
- Anyone whose reports influence safety-critical decisions
The outcome
After this course, participants will be able to produce technical reports that:
- Clearly explain why a process is safe to operate
- Communicate complex hazards without ambiguity
- Support robust, defensible decision-making
- Enhance both safety outcomes and professional reputation
Because in process safety, how we write matters just as much as what we know.