Advanced Process HAZOP

Introduction:

It is universally recognized that for any company to succeed it must take a proactive approach to risk management. Over the last few years, Companies and several countries legislators have been focusing on Process Safety as a method to reduce the risks posed by hazardous industries. Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) is recognized as being a critical tool in the implementation of a successful risk management system.

As Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies are now recognized worldwide as being the qualitative risk assessment methodology of choice in the Process Industries, there will be additional focus on this specific aspect of Process Hazard Analysis

Targeted Groups:

HSE Technical Personnel
Project Engineers
Maintenance Personnel
Process Engineers involved in design and modification
Instrumentation and Control Engineers

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

Understand the concepts of Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Understand the estimation and evaluation of risks - Qualitative, Semi-Quantitative and Quantified Risks
Learn Techniques for Hazard Identification and Analysis - Check-Lists, Risk Profiling, HAZOP, FMEA and Task-Based Risk Assessment
Analyze Cause-Consequences - The Role of Fault Trees and Event Trees in Accident Prevention
Understand HAZOP studies their benefits and their shortcomings
Understand the requirements of a Team Leader or Facilitator, scribe and team members during HAZOP studies
Facilitate a HAZOP study

Targeted Competencies:

Applying advanced risk assessment techniques
Mechanics of dispersion, fire, explosion and toxic releases
The concept of Quantified Risk Assessment “QRA”
Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) study methodology
HAZOP team leadership

Course Content:

Unit 1: Introduction to Risk Assessment:

The concepts of hazards, risk and risk assessment
Methods for risk evaluation
Integrating risk assessment within Risk Management
Qualitative, Semi-Quantitative and Quantitative Risk Assessment methodologies

Unit 2: Risk Assessment Techniques: HAZOP

Introduction to hazards identification and analysis techniques
Techniques for hazard identification and analysis – HAZOP
Where and when to use HAZOP and the requirements for a successful HAZOP study
Team composition for HAZOP studies
Guide words and process variables used for HAZOP studies
Syndicate exercise - application of HAZOP to relevant processes

Unit 3: Hazop Leadership Techniques:

HAZOP team leader/facilitator requirements
HAZOP scribe requirements
Facilitating HAZOP studies, do’s and don’ts
Information required to allow successful HAZOP studies
Case study where each delegate has the opportunity to facilitate a HAZOP meeting
Review of commercial software used for HAZOP and Management of Change ‘MOC’

Unit 4: Consequence Analysis:

Theory behind the fire, explosion and toxic dispersion modeling utilized in Quantitative Risk Assessments
Types of fires and their effects on people and equipment
Types of explosions and their effects on people and equipment
Review of software available for consequence calculations