The HAZOP study is a well-proven, structured, team-based method for hazard identification at process design completion or for planned modifications. The technique includes a detailed examination of the process and engineering intention of new or existing facilities to assess the hazard potential of operation outside the design intention or malfunction of individual items of equipment and their consequential effects on the facility as a whole.
HAZOP is led by an experienced facilitator. For an oil & gas project, a core team would typically include personnel from Process, Instruments, Machines, Project Engineering, and Operations, and it might require the involvement of process technologists, environmental specialists, and corporate Health & Safety and Environment (HSE) staff for some parts of the work.
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