HAZOP 2.0: Making a tried and tested safety method fit for the future

摘要

For approximately 40 years, ex-perts in the chemicals industry have relied on the HAZOP study to make production processes safer. However, the conventional method frequently fails to meet the complex requirements of modern chemical plants, so approaches of improvement are currently under discussion. The engineers of a UK chemical company developed the HAZOP study as long ago as in the 1970s, and presented it to the public for the first time in 1977 following the Seveso disaster. The title of the publication at that time, 'A Guide to Hazard and Operability Studies', gave the method its name.