Advanced Process HAZOP
OBJECTIVES
Delegates attending this programme will:
- Understand the concepts of Risk Assessment and Risk Management
- Understand the estimation and evaluation of risks – Qualitative, Semi-Quantitative and Quantified Risks
- Techniques for Hazard Identification and Analysis – Check-Lists, Risk Profiling, HAZOP, FMEA and Task-Based Risk Assessment
- Cause-Consequences Analysis – The Role of Fault Trees and Event Trees in Accident Prevention
- Understand HAZOP studies their benefits and their short comings
- Understand the requirements of a Team Leader or Facilitator, scribe and team members during HAZOP studies
- Be able to facilitate a HAZOP study
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- HSE Technical personnel
- Project Engioneers
- Maintenance personnel
- Process Engineers involved in design and modification
- Instrumentation and Control Engineers
outline
Introduction to Risk Assessment
- Seminar 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
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 of 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
- 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 of Day 3
Consequence Analysis
- Theory behind fire, explosion and toxic dispersion modelling utilised 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 of Day 4
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
Training Methodology:
This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total
tuition hours:-
30% Lectures, Concepts, Role Play
30% Workshops & Work Presentations, Techniques
20% Based on Case Studies & Practical Exercises
20% Videos, Software & General Discussions
Certificates
A Certificate of Completion will be issued to those who attend & successfully complete the programme.
Schedule
08:30 – 10:15 First Session
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15 Second Session
12:15 – 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30 – 14:00 Third Session
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
Fees
The Fee for the seminar, including instruction materials, documentation, lunch, coffee/tea breaks & snack is: