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    Days: 1

  • BRLC icon-PDH white-navy-64px

    PDH: 8

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    CEU: 0.8

Course Cost:
Early: $1,750
Normal: $2,000

Visit the Wilfred E. Baker Test Facility to witness actual loss of containment hazards.  Feel the heat of a jet fire on your face and the pressure from a vapor cloud explosion on your chest!  In this Hazards Awareness Course, you’ll learn about actual incidents that have shaped our industry, the lessons learned, and gain a basic understanding of the physics behind releases, vapor cloud explosions, and structural response. You will return to work with a new appreciation of how hazards can become incidents.

Hazards Awareness Course Location

Wilfred E. Baker Test Facility
1155 Scull Crossing
La Vernia, TX 78121
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The Following Demonstrations Will Be Performed

Gas Dispersions (Orifice, Flange, PSV)

Gas Dispersions (Orifice, Flange, PSV)

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PSV release

Jet Fire (Gas)

Jet Fire (Gas)

Jet fire hazards class

Jet Fire (Liquid)

Flash Fire (with VRC vs. Streetwear)

Flash Fire (with FRC vs. Streetwear)

Vapor Cloud Explosion

Vapor Cloud Explosion

Vented Deflagration

Vented Deflagration

Customized Courses Tailored to Your Needs

While BakerRisk offers a range of pre-packaged courses, we recognize that the most effective courses incorporate your company’s specific hazards, incidents, and lessons learned. Please contact us to discuss how we can custom tailor courses to fit your company’s needs.

Course Facilitators

The Wilfred E. Baker test facility offers the assistance of multidisciplinary teams comprised of knowledgeable, qualified professionals who can help you design and execute the tests, analyze the data, and interpret the results. The WEBTF’s staff can further provide litigation support through modeling and full scale testing. Here are just a few of the professionals you’ll meet when you test at our facilities, click on their photo to learn more about them.

CourseStart Date
Hazards Awareness Course (Testing Demonstrations) - In Person - Oct. 5 - Scull Crossing
  • October 5, 2023 9:00 am CDT
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Hazards Awareness Course (Testing Demonstrations) - In Person - Dec. 7 - Scull Crossing
  • December 7, 2023 9:00 am CST
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Hazards Awareness Course (Testing Demonstrations) - In-Person Scull Crossing - Mar. 7
  • March 7, 2024 9:00 am CST
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Hazards Awareness Course (Testing Demonstrations) - In-Person Scull Crossing - May 23
  • May 23, 2024 9:00 am CDT
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Hazards Awareness Course (Testing Demonstrations) - In-Person Scull Crossing - Oct. 3
  • October 3, 2024 9:00 am CDT
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Hazards Awareness Course (Testing Demonstrations) - In-Person Scull Crossing - Dec. 5
  • December 5, 2024 9:00 am CST
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CourseStart Date
FSS/QRA Training & Hazards Awareness Demonstrations Combined - In Person - Oct. 3-5 - Houston & Scull Crossing
  • October 3, 2023 9:00 am CDT
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FSS/QRA Training & Hazards Awareness Demonstrations Combined - In-Person Houston & Scull Crossing - Mar. 5-7
  • March 5, 2024 9:00 am CST
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FSS/QRA Training & Hazards Awareness Demonstrations Combined - In-Person San Antonio & Scull Crossing - May 21-23
  • May 21, 2024 9:00 am CDT
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FSS/QRA Training & Hazards Awareness Demonstrations Combined - In-Person Houston & Scull Crossing - Oct. 1-3
  • October 1, 2024 9:00 am CDT
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PLEASE NOTE WHEN REGISTERING FOR THE COMBINED COURSES:

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