What-If? Analysis
This course provides participants with skills and experience to conduct hazard assessments using the “What-if?” methodology, one of the most commonly-used hazard identification and assessment methods. Students will be introduced to the concept of “What-if?” analysis, which requires a team to brainstorm all likely causes of hazards and evaluate them sufficiently so as to prevent catastrophic incidents from occurring.
Outline
- Overview and differences between HAZOPs, What-if? and checklists
- How to choose the appropriate methodology
- Definitions (causes, consequences, safeguards, risk, recommendations)
- Golden rules of PHAs
- Roles and responsibilities of team members
- Use of the risk ranking matrix
- What comprises a good recommendation
- Checklists – when to use them, what’s available
- PHA follow-up (managing recommendations and declining recommendations)
At the end of the course you should be able to:
- Analyse the asset integrity risk management process throughout the asset lifecycle
- Analyse the importance of assuring the integrity of engineered barriers (plant), competency of key personnel (people) and quality of procedures (processes) to prevent major incidents
- Justify the approaches that are used to effectively reduce risks as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP)
Who is this for?
Line and functional senior and middle managers working in high hazard industries.
What prior study is recommended?
Managerial experience.
How is it delivered?
In-house training
In-house training
F2F (2 days)
