HAZOP Guidelines HAZOP – So what benefits does a HAZOP have and why have guidelines. HAZOP has been around from the 60s and for me personally I’ve been doing HAZOP for more than 20 years now. HAZOPs are a structured approach to identify the possible hazards in process system. HAZOP stands for Hazard and operability, […]

Introduction Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) is the most commonly used form of project life cycle in the oil and gas industry. These projects are usually complex and large scale; with multiple client, main contractor, sub-contractors, vendors, consultants interfaces. In addition, the project phases are often happening at different timing, geographic locations, and […]

Introduction to Risk What is Risk? Risk fundamentally is a product of Consequence and Likelihood. Risk is subjective and will really depend on the perception and experience of the risk assessor/s. A Day to day example could  be, say  crossing a busy road while not at the designated traffic light pedestrian crossing. For the delinquent […]