Welcome Guest! The IOSH forums are a free resource to both members and non-members. Login or register to use them

Postings made by forum users are personal opinions. IOSH is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any of the information contained in forum postings. Please carefully consider any advice you receive.

Notification

Icon
Error

Options
Go to last post Go to first unread
CoyTanger  
#1 Posted : 19 February 2010 12:16:33(UTC)
Rank: New forum user
CoyTanger

This one's a bit specialised but hopefully someone can share their experiences:

What do people do about reviewing a HAZOP if:

Its an old HAZOP or The original study has been lost or is considered incomplete

Do you do a full "re-HAZOP" or a shorter "review" version?

Would appreciate anyones comments,

Thanks,

Coytanger.
bob youel  
#2 Posted : 19 February 2010 14:14:54(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user
bob youel

If a person is not experienced in HAZOP my advice is to get somebody in as HAZOP is usually connected to higher risk and more complicated areas and part of the origional exercise should have already accounted for the reviewing process

If in doubt a full HAZOP should be undertaken noting that one was required in the first place so the risk etc present must have justified the effort
bleve  
#3 Posted : 19 February 2010 14:50:29(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user
bleve

I am not aware that a shortened or review version Hazard & Operability study exists?.

In reply to your three questions:

In the event of an old HAZOP:-
An old hazop can be perfectly valid provided no significant changes have taken place (typically, any such changes would or should have been captured by Management of change or change control procedures).


The original study has been lost:-
No choice but to carry out a new study.


Is considered incomplete:-
Carry out a new study or if satisfied that areas that were considered not to be captured during the original study, subject the parameters applicable to the areas of concern to the appropriate guidewords.


Users browsing this topic
Guest
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.