PROCESS SAFETY
OUR SERVICES
- Compatibility Study
- Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
- Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
- Hazard Analysis and the Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
- Risk Management Plan (RMP)
- Inherent Safety
- Consequence Analysis for Events with Flammable and Toxic Chemicals
- Equipment and Process Plants Reliability Studies
- Control of Static Electricity in Chemical Plants
- Training and Information Courses in the Risk Assessment and Management Techniques
- Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessment
- Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
It is a detailed and systematic study of the process to identify the hazards and deviations from design and operation intentions. The anticipation is made through a combination of the process parameters with words-guide for all plant items or process steps, allowing us to identify those deviations with potential for adverse effects on safety, health, environment and operability.
In this study are evaluated: transient conditions (start up, shutdown and upsets); inadequacy of protection and control systems; limited reliability of equipment and ancillaries; human error; potential employees’ exposure in routine operations, decontamination and maintenance; non-compliance with standards and good engineering practices.
The main reference documents are the piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID’s) and the operating procedures. The work team will be multidisciplinary and should comprise the team leader, an engineering or project representative, a safety and environment representative, an operation representative and a maintenance representative.