Advanced Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Process

DAY 1

Introduction to Risk Assessment

• Course introduction: delegate and tutor introductions; course objectives

• 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

• Feedback and review of Day 1

DAY 2

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

• A 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’

• Report back and review Day 2

DAY 3

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

• Report back and review Day 3

DAY 4

Consequence Analysis

• The theory behind the fire, explosion, and toxic dispersion modeling utilized the 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

• Report back and review Day 4

DAY 5

The Role of QRA

• Introduction to Quantified Risk Assessment “QRA”

• The role of Event Tree Analysis in scenario development

• The role of Fault Tree Analysis for multi-causation analysis

• Applications for ETA and FTA

• Failure data for use in QRA’s

• Societal Risk and Individual Risk

• Review of software available for Quantitative Risk Assessments

• Report back on day 5 and discussion

• Programme review and the way ahead