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HYDROCARBURES &
DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

HAZID
PURPOSE OF THE HAZID STUDY
• The overall purpose of HAZID (HAZard IDentification) is to focus the attention of the Project Team
on :
• · the impact of the facilities on their surroundings,
• · the impact of the surroundings on the facilities,
• · the interferences between main items,
• · the general hazards.
• A HAZID is a brainstorming exercise, guided by a typical checklist (refer to ) and taking benefit from
the previous experience of the persons around the table.
• The HAZID must address the whole life cycle of the installations, from construction to
abandonment. It must address as well the simultaneous and / or combined operations (SIMOPS /
COMOPS).
• A HAZID does not preclude the need for further hazard assessment; instead, it is a precursor to
subsequent hazard analyses, and risk assessments, and is normally carried out during the earliest
project phases.
• A HAZID is not an audit, Project Team members are invited and welcome to participate in the
brainstorming exercise.
Study Team Composition
• Team members should be selected for their knowledge of the technical and
operational aspects of installations similar to the installation to be studied or
of existing installation in case of extension / revamping / upgrade.
• It has to be emphasised that the HAZID team must be manageable (i.e. no
more than 8 people around the table at any time).
• If the HAZID is performed by ENGINEERING then the Study Team Composition
should include, but not be limited to :
• · A Safety representative (*) (Team Leader)
• · A Project representative
• · A Process representative (*)
• · A Technical Secretary
• Possibly, depending on requirements ;
• · Instrumentation representative,
• · Drilling representative
• · Operations representative
• . Others
( * independent from Project)
Basic Data
• The basic data required to be known before performing the HAZID is
typically as follows :
• a) Location and Surroundings of the site/installation (geographical siting of
facilities (other industrial sites, shipping lanes, roads, inhabited areas, etc.);
meteocean conditions, seismicity of site, ground basic conditions, details of
previous land use (industrial and historical if applicable))
• b) PFDs and UFDs
• c) Data on Materials (effluents, chemicals, additives…)
• d) Basic Operating Philosophy and Split and Type of Units, such as :
Separation, Compression, Mixing, Distillation, Drying,Flares and vents,
• e) Plot Plant (Arrangement between units operating within the plant,
Spatial relationships with other facilities).
• The inventories, and, pressures and temperatures, of hydrocarbons and
other fluids/chemicals are likely to be known ().
WHEN TO IMPLEMENT

The HAZID should be implemented as soon as preliminary plot plans, environmental

conditions, PFDs / UFDs are available. The hazards identification should be refreshed or
supplemented to take into account the design changes, the environmental changes or
when the nature of activities (drilling, construction, commissioning..) changes.
Performing the HAZID at the earliest possible stage in the project enables fundamental
decisions in design concept to be taken or confirmed.
Methodology

. Overall the HAZID Study process is a combination of identification,

analysis and brainstorming based on the hazards identified on the
checklists.
The technique is applied :
initially to the whole installation with regards to its environment,
to the general arrangement of the installation (relative arrangement of
the large units or nodes and position of ESDVs)
to the detailed arrangement of the units or nodes.
The whole installation will be divided into nodes for the purposes of and for
the course of the study.
The Team Leader will identify a ‘node’ to be studied (column 2/3 of the
HAZID worksheet). The node may be the whole facility, an area of it, or a
small section. The purpose of that node will be discussed and agreed by
the team.
2.1 Methodology
The Team Leader will then go to the HAZID Checklists and within each checklist
adopt the following procedure :
the Team Leader will nominate a hazard category from the checklist and then
ask the team to consider each guide word (column 4 of HAZID Worksheet),
in each case the team will analyse each guide word to determine if the guide
word is relevant to the node,
the Team Leader will ask the team to identify any cause leading towards that
guide word situation (column 5 of HAZID Worksheet), The brainstorming exercise
is used to identify all the potential causes which could result in the hazard
developing. the Team Leader will assist in this by referring to the prompts in the
checklist and asking the question ; « what about (prompt) as a cause for ..... »,
the Team Leader will ask the team to identify any potential development towards
a given consequence (column 6 of HAZID Worksheet),
the team will analyse the appropriate controls (systems or practices) that are /
could be in place to prevent each cause (column 7 of HAZID Worksheet),
the team will determine any controls (systems or practices) that should be put in
place to prevent each cause, or mitigate the effects of the hazard (column 8 of
HAZID Worksheet),
Categorisation of Hazards

During the study, the team shall use a

general qualitative system to give a simple
priority rating to the risks
(high, medium or low or 1-2-3) associated
with the hazards identified. This is
recorded in column 9 of the HAZID
worksheet.
Recording, Interim Report, Final Report
An interim HAZID report should be prepared to present the results of the study, including
recommendations, actions, and the prioritization of risks for use in other safety studies and in the
preparation of the Safety Concept.
The Team Leader will issue regular updated outputs of the study to interested parties.
A `draft report` will be issued prior to the project debriefing.
The document will summarise all the `major hazards` and all the `major risks` identified during the study.
The report will, in its conclusion, request comment on the accuracy and completeness of the HAZID.
The interim HAZID Study Report should be written in a form which is conclusive. The report should follow a
format suggested by the following title headings :
Cover Sheet /Contents /Management Summary /Documents Reviewed /Introduction /Team
Members /Methodology /HAZID Worksheets /HAZID Action Sheets /Conclusions /Appendices
(marked up drawings, calculations, assumptions etc.)

Written responses from the project team or Engineering should be sent to the Architect (or Project)
Representative who will endorse it and pass it to the HAZID Team Leader by the required date (generally
one month maximum after the HAZID review).

The HAZID team member, originator of each HAZID point will then comment on the project response in
the bottom left and middle box of the HAZID action sheet. In the middle box, “agree” means agreement on
the proposed course of action or that the response answers correctly the question. It does not mean that
the problem has already been solved and/or the project documentation has been updated. In case of
disagreement it is expected that direct communication will occur between the parties to solve the
differences and that very few points will deserve a “disagree” mark. The HAZID Team leader will then
endorse the responses of the team in the bottom right box “approved by”.

The HAZID Team Leader will then transmit the Final HAZID Report
4.1.2 HAZID Checklists

The HAZID Checklists are a structured list of potential hazards. There are three main
sections which are further subdivided into hazard categories (column 1 of Checklist):

1. External Hazards
Natural and Environmental Hazards (impact of the environment on the plant),
Environmental Impact (impact of the plant on the natural environment),
Environmental Impact (impact of the plant on the human environment),
Effect on the plant of man-made Hazards,
Hazards from the infrastructure supporting the facilities.

2. Facility Hazards
Process Hazards (1),
Utility Systems Hazards
Other hazards within the facilities ( e.g. material handling, crane operation)

3. Health Hazards

Guide words (column 2 of Checklists) are provided for the hazards. The guide words
represent situations, in some cases the initiating events potentially at the start of an accident.
Prompts (column 3 of Checklists) are suggestions on possible causes.
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Worksheets & Action sheets
Worksheets & Action sheets