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Typical HAZOP study

Conventional manual HAZOP

TASK
TIME

Preparation stage
chairman and scribe (2 men)

 
Assemble plant data:
P&ID
process data
cause / effect charts
vendor package data
plant layout
6.0
Summarise process 2.0
Divide P+ID into sections and nodes 2.0
Plan analysis sequence 2.0
Mark-up P&ID 1.0
Make list of keywords for each section 1.5
Prepare and populate section tables 5.0
Total preparation manhours 19.5 hours for
2 men
39.0

Team analysis stage
chairman, scribe, and 3 engineers

Study first section
Apply guidewords to first node
Trace consequences
Evaluate consequences
Repeat until all nodes considered
2.0
Study second and subsequent sections until all sections studied (2.0/section, say 4 sections) 8.0
Prepare HAZOP report 4.0
Total analysis manhours 14 hours for 5 men 70.0

Total HAZOP manhours

109.0

HAZID based HAZOP

TASK
TIME

Preparation stage
1 man sufficient

 
Assemble plant data:
cause / effect charts
vendor package data
plant layout
4.0
Import plant configuration and process data via SmartPlant interface 0.5
Edit or confirm imported data:
  • Confirm mapping of Hazid models to equipment items
  • Map Process connections to P&ID nozzles
  • Confirm control actions
  • Edit or add Piping fluids information
0.25
Total preparation manhours 4.75 hours for
1 man
4.75

Team analysis stage
chairman, scribe and 3 engineers

Run HAZID and generate HAZOP reoprt offline




0.25
Interrogate report and evaluate consequences 3.0
Issue evaluated report 0.5
Total analysis manhours 3.75 hours for 5 men 18.8

Total HAZOP manhours

25.4

 

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