LOPA

The Uses and Users of PHA/HAZOP Results

For your immediate review, please download the latest free resource paper from PII, titled The Uses and Users of PHA/HAZOP Results, co-written by Jeff Thomas and Paul Casarez, PII Principal Engineers and Instructors, and William G. Bridges, PII President and Instructor, and being presented at the 14th Global Congress on Process Safety in Orlando, Florida. [...]

By |2018-04-06T14:12:59-07:00April 6th, 2018|PHA, HAZOP, IPLs, LOPA, SIS|Comments Off on The Uses and Users of PHA/HAZOP Results

Building Competency in Internal PHA /HAZOP Leaders – Lessons Learned in 40 years of Doing So

For your immediate review, please download the latest free resource paper from PII, titled Building Competency in Internal PHA /HAZOP Leaders - Lessons Learned in 40 years of Doing So, written by William G. Bridges, PII President & Instructor, and being presented at the 14th Global Congress on Process Safety in Orlando, Florida. http://www.process-improvement-institute.com/_downloads/Building_Competencies_in_Internal_PHA-HAZOP_Leaders_-_Final.pdf From [...]

By |2018-04-04T11:37:33-07:00April 4th, 2018|HAZOP, LOPA, PHA, Process Hazard Analysis, Process Safety, PSM|Comments Off on Building Competency in Internal PHA /HAZOP Leaders – Lessons Learned in 40 years of Doing So

Understanding IPL Boundaries

For your immediate review, please download the latest free resource paper from PII, titled Understanding IPL Boundaries, written by Arthur M. Dowell, III, P.E. - PII Principal Engineer & Instructor, and being presented at the 14th Global Congress on Process Safety in Orlando, Florida. http://www.process-improvement-institute.com/_downloads/Understanding_IPL_Boundaries_Paper_Dowell_-_Final.pdf From the Abstract: Layer of protection analysis (LOPA) is a [...]

By |2018-04-02T13:08:27-07:00April 2nd, 2018|Free Resources, LOPA|Comments Off on Understanding IPL Boundaries

LOPA: Performed When and by Whom

For your immediate review, please download the latest free resource paper from PII, titled LOPA: Performed When and by Whom, co-written by Arthur M. Dowell, III, P.E. - PII Principal Engineer & Instructor, and William G. Bridges, PII President, and being presented at the 14th Global Congress on Process Safety in Orlando, Florida. http://www.process-improvement-institute.com/_downloads/LOPA_Performed_when_and_by_whom_-_FINAL.pdf From [...]

By |2018-03-27T07:17:10-07:00March 27th, 2018|Free Resources, LOPA|Comments Off on LOPA: Performed When and by Whom

Does LOPA really replace 90% of the QRA?

Well, that depends on what you call QRA. Some companies (the folks they have taught) define QRA as only the high level risk assessment that may be performed at the early design phase of a project to make large siting and fire protection (and other mitigation) decisions. LOPA does not replace that specific QRA. But [...]

By |2016-09-05T05:54:22-07:00August 26th, 2015|CCPS, HAZOP, LOPA, PHA, QRA|Comments Off on Does LOPA really replace 90% of the QRA?
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