All new manufacturing and workplace installations require a HAZID (Hazard Identification) or HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) study to identify if deviations from the design or operational intent of installations can result in safety consequenses. The objective of a HAZID study is to identify potential hazards and to reduce the probability and consequences of an incident on site that would have a detrimental impact to the personnel, plant, properties and or environment.
The overall objective of a HAZID study:
- Revealing hazards at an early stage before and incedent occurs.
- Hazards are recorded and managed to be avoided, mitigated or highlighted.
- Install controllable preventative measures.
- Avoid budget over-runs.
- Establish hazard screening criteria.
- Non critical hazards are documented.
A hazard and operability (HAZOP) study is a systematic process of assessing the existence of hazards in equipment and vulnerability of its operation. It is a risk assessment sytem that provides information enabling decisions to improve safety and conduct safe operations. Hazard and operability (HAZOP) studys concentrate on recognizing hazards and operability problems in an orderly approach, where hazard identification and operability are the main attentions.
The HAZOP study will generate a written study which lists the potential causes and consequences of a deviation as well as existing safeguards protecting against it.
- The overall objective of the HAZOP study
- To check the overall design of an installation
- To decide the overall feasibility of the design and its location
- To decide on the requirement of the equipment.
- To generate supplier requirements.
- To check operability and running instructions.
- To improve the safety of existing facilities.
Anderson Safety and Engineering provide comprehensive HAZID and HAZOP studies. Further information regarding our HAZID and HAZOP services can be found at our HAZID & HAZOP information page.
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