1st Edition

Guidelines for Process Hazards Analysis (PHA, HAZOP), Hazards Identification, and Risk Analysis

By Nigel Hyatt Copyright 2003
    474 Pages
    by CRC Press

    474 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This unique manual is a comprehensive, easy-to-read overview of hazards analysis as it applies to the process and allied industries. The book begins by building a background in the technical definition of risk, past industrial incidents and their impacts, ensuing legislation, and the language and terms of the risk field. It addresses the different types of structured analytical techniques for conducting Process Hazards Analyses (PHA), provides a "What If" checklist, and shows how to organize and set up PHA sessions. Other topics include layout and siting considerations, Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), human factors, loss of containment, and PHA team leadership issues.

    Risk Concepts
    Regulatory Developments
    Risk Terminology
    Process Hazards & Risk Management Alternatives
    Identification of Hazards and Structured Hazards Analysis Tools
    Basics of HAZOP
    Pitfalls with HAZOP, Optimization of PHAs & Sizing of Nodes
    What If/Checklist
    Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
    Screening Level Risk Analysis
    PHA Revalidation
    Management of Change
    Estimation of Time Needed for PHAs
    Management of Hazards Associated with Location of Process Plant Buildings
    PHA Protocols and Administrative and Engineering Controls
    Human Factors
    Loss of Containment
    Managing and Justifying Recommendations
    PHA Team Leadership
    Safety Integral Levels (SILs)
    Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
    Quantitative Risk Assessment
    Appendices

    Biography

    Nigel Hyatt