HAZOP Leader (TÜV)

This course is designed for experienced for HAZOP leaders and scribes who are looking to become certified by an accredited body.

Our HAZOP Leader (TÜV) course will develop and test the delegates’ knowledge, skills and behaviours for the effective leadership of process safety related HAZOP workshops. The course covers the fundamentals of HAZOP leadership, demonstrating how to apply the theory in practical situations and using real-world examples to illustrate key points.
The training is not industry-specific, however the exercises and worked examples are based on process safety hazards associated with oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical industries.

2 days
£ 2,400 excl. VAT

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Certification details

Personnel certification is a certificate issued by the accredited and independent body PersCert TÜV.

PersCert TÜV meets international standard ISO 17024 when testing technical and professional skills.  For more information visit www.certipedia.com/quality_marks/0000080430

Outline

  • Other forms of HAZOP: procedures, batch operations
  • Introduction to risk assessment
  • Basic engineering terminology
  • Process safety incidents – lessons learned
  • HAZOP: what, when, how, guidewords and parameters, nodding, teams, roles and responsibilities
  • Recording methods, software, reporting and close-out
  • Overview of the LOPA technique
  • Major HAZOP studies, minor modification studies
  • Common failings in HAZOPs, Limitations of HAZOPs
  • Leading HAZOP teams
Who is this for?

Experienced HAZOP leaders seeking an internationally recognised certification.

Attendees on the course must have the ability to read and interpret P&IDs.

Exercises and worked examples are based on process safety hazards associated with oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical industries.

What prior study is recommended?

The following requirements must be met for candidates to attain the HAZOP Leader (TÜV):

  • a minimum of 5 years’ experience in HAZOP (HAZOP team member, HAZOP scribe, HAZOP facilitator)
  • university degree (master’s or bachelor’s degree in engineering or science discipline) or equivalent engineer level responsibilities with status certified by employer
  • attendance on the course
  • successful completion of continuous assessment
  • successful completion of the examination

On meeting these requirements, candidates will be issued with a PersCert TÜV certificate from TÜV Rheinland. The certificate is valid for 5 years.

At the end of the course you should be able to:

  1. Critically review the HAZOP technique and examples of output
  2. Analyse how the HAZOP technique can be applied at the different stages of a project’s lifecycle such as FEED, detailed design, revalidation and decommissioning
  3. Prepare for a HAZOP workshop, determine the skills and actions necessary to lead a HAZOP and how to generate a HAZOP report
How is it assessed?

Continuous assessment

Activity-based continuous assessment during delivery is used to assess HAZOP leadership skills.
Candidates who are successful in the continuous assessment will be invited to take the examination.

Exam: 4 hours

Part 1: Written assessment.

Part 2: Multiple-choice and short answer questions.

Candidates must achieve 60% in both parts of the exam to be awarded the HAZOP Leader (TÜV) certificate.

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