It is the responsibility of the HAZOP facilitator to manage the team and the HAZOP study process to ensure that the multi-disciplinary team remain focused and that no nodes or hazards are missed by the team.Continue Reading

The HAZOP review is conducted in compliance with the Standard/ Company guidelines in a workshop forum employing a multi-disciplinary team led by an experienced Facilitator.Continue Reading

A bowtie diagram is a pictorial representation of the relationship between potential threats, preventive/ mitigative barriers in place and the ultimate consequences associated with each major accident hazard.Continue Reading

The nine hazard classes are stated to be explosives, gases, flammable and combustible liquids, flammable solids, oxidising substances and organic peroxides, toxic and infectious substances, radioactive materials and corrosives.Continue Reading

The six main hazard categories are biological hazard, chemical hazard, physical hazard, safety hazard, ergonomic hazard and psychological hazard.Continue Reading

The HAZOP is undertaken using a systematic and highly structured approach to examine the process and engineering intentions of the design.Continue Reading

HAZOP stands for Hazard and Operability.Continue Reading

Risk Assessment Register is a document that records all the organizations identified risks, the likelihood and consequences of a risk occurring. Additionally, the actions required to reduce the risks, and the focal person (who will be responsible to manage the risks) will also be captured in the risk assessment register.Continue Reading

The bowtie approach is used to understand and communicate key risk control measures at a whole range of facilities. Bow-Ties are a pictorial representation of the relationship between potential threats, preventive/control barriers in place and the ultimate consequences associated with each MAH.Continue Reading

Understand the objectives of the hazard identification, the system/scope of the facility identified, etc. Agreed on the facility area and the breakdown of node (if any) Use guidewords to allow systematic brainstorming. Select a guidewords to help identify the hazard and start the discussion Determine the cause of hazard Determine the consequences Identify if any...Continue Reading