Industrial · Safety

HAZOP Risk Assessment Study

Intermediate 5 weeks 35-50 hours

Conduct HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) study on chemical plant or manufacturing facility. Identify hazards, assess risks, recommend safeguards.

Major

Industrial

Focus area

Safety

Total hours

35-50 hours

What you'll need

  • Software only - Excel HAZOP templates, risk matrix tools

Steps

  1. Pick a process and draw a simple process flow diagram.
  2. Break the process into nodes.
  3. Apply guide words like more, less, and no to each process parameter.
  4. List causes, consequences, and existing safeguards for each deviation.
  5. Rank risks with a risk matrix and recommend new safeguards.
  6. Document the HAZOP worksheet for your portfolio.

What to photograph for your portfolio

  • HAZOP worksheet with identified hazards
  • risk matrix (probability vs consequence)
  • recommended safeguards

Resume bullet starters

Copy one, then swap in your own numbers.

  • Engineered a HAZOP risk assessment study using Process safety, HAZOP methodology, risk assessment

  • Applied safety engineering and technical writing to implement, test, and validate the analysis end-to-end

Skills you'll show off

Process safetyHAZOP methodologyrisk assessmentsafety engineeringtechnical writing

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