Hazard Identification and Risk Management

 The goal of this lecture series is understanding of the modern concepts of Risk and Hazard in Safety Technology. Many international standards, government regulatory groups, corporate management and clients insist on documented safety analysis throughout the life of the process plant.

This lecture series presents the attendee with techniques and underlying basis needed to conduct hazard analysis and risk management projects

This three day course covers the concise definitions used in Risk management, the many available hazard identification techniques, and highlights the differences between these various techniques, so the most appropriate technique may be selected for specific projects.

COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE

Day 1

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

            Concepts of Risk, Hazard, Multiple Protection Layers

            Safety Life Cycle, Qualitative vs Quantitative Analysis

            Risk based decisions, competent person, Documentation

            Role of Standards in Risk Management

PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

            Elements of PSM

Role of Hazards Identification & Control of Hazards

•                       Process hazards analysis Techniques

            "What-If" Analysis

                        Class Workshop

.           Checklists

.           Failure Mode & Effects Analysis

                        Class Workshop

.           Fault Tree Analysis

            Human Error Analysis

            Job Safety Analysis

.           Event Tree / Cause Consequence Analysis

            Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

            Hazard And Operability (HAZOP) Study

.           Safe Chart Methodology

Role of Hazard Identification in Management of Change

Day 2

Role of Hazard Identification in Related Process programs

                ISO 9000 Quality / Reliability Centered Maintenance /

                Safety Instrumented Systems / Area Electrical Hazard Classification

HAZOP Study Methodology

•           HAZOP Team / Study Nodes /Design Intent

•           Guide Words, Parameters, and Deviations

•           Causes / Consequences of Deviations

•           Suggested Actions

•           Other Applications of HAZOP

            Implementation of Recommended Actions

                        Workshop

Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

            Examples

            Screening for QRA

            SIL Estimation

Safe Chart Methodology

                Unit Operations PHA

                API 14C  / 14J  & ISO 10418

                                Workshop & Example

Day 3 

Quantitative Risk Assessment

            Overview

Consequence Analysis

            Failure Case Definition

            Vapor Cloud Hazard Zone Calculations

Fire Hazard Calculations

            BLEVE Hazard Zone Calculations

            Explosion Hazard Zone Calculations

Failure Frequency Estimation

            Probability Theory

Failure Rate Data Bases

Use of Fault Trees

Examples

Risk Matrix / Risk Comparisons

Case Study

Computer Tools fro Hazard Identification & Risk Management

Summary