Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Prepare for a HAZOP study meeting and program
• Choose nodes (parts of the drawings or operation for HAZOP study)
• Estimate the program requirements for the successful completion of a study
• Facilitate techniques to motivate the team and keep them on task
• Avoid common problems encountered during study meetings, including challenging behaviors
• Discuss HAZOP Techniques
• Act as a Team Leader of a HAZOP Team and carry out HAZOP Studies

• Welcome & Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Examples of major disaster accidents
• Hazardous materials
• Flammable
• Combustible substances
• Hazardous areas:
• IEC standards, ATEX directive (EC)
• NEC – USA CENELEC (EN)
• Process safety management (PSM – OSHA)
• Hazard identification
• Hazard analysis
• Introduction to HAZOP
• need for HAZOP
• what are HAZOPS?
• Components of HAZOP
• Standard guide words
• Intention, parameters, and deviation
• Preparation for carrying out HAZ
• HAZOP team
• Team leadership skills
• Team leader qualifications
• Responsibility of participants in PHAs & HAZOP teams
• HAZOP techniques
• HAZOP methodology
• Applying HAZOP
• FMEA & fault tree
• Process hazard analysis
• Management of change
• HAZOP examples & application
• HAZOP results/recordkeeping
• HAZOP reports
• Post-Test / Competency Exam
• Presentation of Certificate

This course provides an overview of all significant aspects and considerations of PHA and HAZOP Studies for those who are involved in the management, engineering (design, process, chemical, facilities, instrumentation and controls), operations and safety of process operations. Engineers, safety/environment personnel, plant operators, area managers and maintenance personnel will benefit from the practical approach presented in this course.