What you will gain from this course
HAZOP is one of the most time intensive tasks on any asset or project however it is often one of the tasks overlooked until it has to be undertaken. This results in poor quality preparation, poor delivery and a large number of actions to follow up after. All of this perpetuates a negative experience of HAZOP in your organisation which routinely undermines the most important safety study that will be completed as part of your work scope. This has the potential to result in unidentified hazards being carried forward into operation with the potential for major incidents such as BP Texas City.
The lack of good process hazard analysis has contributed to more than 50% of all major incidents in recent history and is often listed as the cause or contributory cause in CSB investigations. In this course you will learn that HAZOP does not start when you all sit down at the table and does not end when you get up at the end of the last node. This course will show what best industry practice is and what international standard compliance looks like.
Testimonials
- This is one of the best HAZOP sessions that I have ever attended. I have been a HAZOP chairman for around 50 workshops & I have learnt a lot from Ms. Louise as a Chairman. Corporate Risk Advisor at ADNOC
- Really liked the way Louise brought her experience and knowledge into the presentation of the course using the standard material. Anonymous
- Good as an introduction to the topic and very well thought out methodical approach. Anonymous
Useful information to support the use of HAZOP methodology
Additional Resources
Through LinkedIn I share a wide range of information and this link will take you to my HAZOP information. This includes articles, free resources and other courses.
T2 Laboratories
HAZOP when completing a change is so important but can often be overlooked. Either because the change is not recognised as a change or because the need for a HAZOP is not identified. At T2 laboratories the reaction was scaled up which not only overwhelmed the relief valve but put a high reliance on the control system for the water cooling.
HAZOP Guide
If you're looking for a text with more detail the IChemE HAZOP Guide is an excellent start.
HAZOP Curriculum
- HAZOP Studies Course Introduction (1:18)
- M1: What is a HAZOP study? (18:59)
- M2: Why should you employ HAZOP? (14:43)
- M3: When should you employ HAZOP? (5:12)
- Who should be present at the HAZOP? (5:29)
- M5: Where does HAZOP fit into the Safety Lifecycle? (7:15)
- M6: How to make the HAZOP study a success from preparation to action closure? (26:46)
- M7: HAZOP Study Worked Example (15:29)
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE COURSES?
- Fantastic presentation, Louise explained things very clearly and progressed at the ideal pace to allow for note taking throughout. Anonymous
- Really clear presentation, confidently delivered. Simple scenario used to highlight key issue to non oil and gas specialists. Anonymous
- Louise was a fantastic leader, she was very informative and always took time to answer questions in detail, giving very helpful answers! Really appreciated her sharing some of her knowledge with us. Anonymous
HOW DO I JOIN THE SESSION?
The links for the live session are in the Live Sessions Links part of the course. You will also receive an email near the date of delivery with a reminder and the meeting link. You will not receive this email if you have opted out of email marketing.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTINUOUS, BATCH AND PROCEDURAL HAZOP LIVE SESSIONS?
The continuous HAZOP is the main designed workshop with this session. It uses HAZOP guidewords on a continuous process and is the traditional method of HAZOP. However, several processes and high risk activities occur in a batch manner which uses a different approach in HAZOP therefore there is an example to allow this to be demonstrated for both batch and procedural.
WHAT IF I CAN’T MAKE THE DATE ANYMORE?
If you let us know on the contact email address 2 weeks before the training date then there will be no charge and you will be given a new link to book on a different date.
WHAT COULD CAUSE THE COURSE NOT TO GO AHEAD?
We reserve the right to cancel the course date if there are insufficient sign ups or for any other reason. We will endeavour to notify you 2 weeks before the date of the course with alternative dates.