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