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
- Pick a process and draw a simple process flow diagram.
- Break the process into nodes.
- Apply guide words like more, less, and no to each process parameter.
- List causes, consequences, and existing safeguards for each deviation.
- Rank risks with a risk matrix and recommend new safeguards.
- 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