Risk Assessment for Production Operations

Introduction to Risk Assessment Program introduction: delegate and tutor introductions; program objectives. The concepts of hazards risk and risk assessment. Human contribution to accidents- Piper Alpha disaster. Methods for risk evaluation. Integrating risk assessment within Risk Management. Semi-quantitative risk assessment techniques. The task-based approach to risk assessment. Syndicate exercise: Working in small groups . Risk Assessment Techniques: HAZOP: Introduction to hazards identification and analysis techniques. Techniques for hazard identification and analysis- HAZOP. Syndicate exercise- application of HAZOP to relevant processes. Integrating HAZOP within the risk management system. Planning and implementing HAZOP Actions. Failure Modes & Effects Analysis ‘FM&EA’: Introduction into reliability technology. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis ‘FM&EA’. Failures of Permit-to-work systems: Analysis of the consequences- mechanics of fire explosion and toxic releases. Role of Fault Tree Analysis to identify how accidents can happen Group exercise on FTA. Human Factors and Risk Assessment Introduction to human factors and human error. Hierarchical task analysis ‘HTA’ . Task-based HAZOP: Application to critical activities onshore and offshore. Working in small groups on task-based hazops. Integrating human factor within HSE management system. The Role of Quantified Risk Assessment ‘QRA’ Introduction to Quantified Risk Assessment. The role of Event Tree Analysis in scenario development. The role of Fault Tree Analysis for multi-causation analysis. Applications for ETA and FTA. Case Study: Working in small groups on QRA- Loss of containment event. Preparation of action plans planning and implementing. Report back and discussion. Personal action plans program review and the way ahead.