HAZARDOUS STUDIES

Why are Hazard Studies Important?

Any person responsible for designing a new plant or modifying an existing one has a legal responsibility to ensure the design is comprehensively examined to ensure all foreseeable risks are minimised and reduced to acceptable levels. Although ICI was one of the first companies to use Hazard Studies, their usage has been extended from the chemical industry into the petroleum, food, water, pharmaceutical and other such industries where concerns over contamination are as much an issue as explosions or chemical releases. The main aims of Hazard Studies are to assist in the development of safer processes, ensure legal compliance, reduce business risk, reduce operating costs and ultimately generate increased efficiency and profitability.

How can PROjEN help?

PROjEN can advise on the selection of the appropriate studies to be conducted as well as the provision of Hazard Study Leaders for the study meetings themselves. Efficiency studies on large projects in particular, have shown that it is often more time and cost effective to apply relevant Hazard Studies to selected parts of the plant/process rather than to follow an all encompassing programme. PROjEN can assist in determining the extent of hazard studies required and the competency of the study teams.

PROjEN’s Hazard Study Leaders are all Chartered Engineers professionally trained in Hazard Studies with a wide range of experience. PROjEN assign Hazard Studies Leaders and provide appropriate mentoring and support according to the scale of potential hazards and the operational complexity of the plant being studied. This ensures fully effective and professionally lead studies.