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HAZOP guides for process safety teams
Practical guides for process engineers, safety specialists and HAZOP facilitators: how a HAZOP study works, how guide words are applied, what good worksheets look like – and what AI can do in the preparation.
- Fundamentals · HAZOP · 13 minWhat is HAZOP? The hazard and operability study explainedHAZOP (hazard and operability study) explained: meaning, the IEC 61882 steps, guide words, nodes, team, effort, when it is required and HAZOP vs HAZID.Read the guide
- AI in process safety · 9 minAI HAZOP: what AI can do in a HAZOP study – and what stays with the teamWhat AI can do in a HAZOP study – read P&IDs, prepare deviations, flag gaps – where its limits are, what research shows and how to choose AI HAZOP software.Read the guide
- Examples · HAZOP study · 12 minHAZOP examples: six nodes analysed step by stepWorked HAZOP study examples with node, design intent, deviations, causes, consequences, safeguards and recommendations for six typical process units.Read the guide
- Reference · HAZOP · 8 minHAZOP guide words: the complete list with parameters and examplesAll HAZOP guide words from IEC 61882 with meaning, parameters and example deviations, plus time and sequence guide words, procedural HAZOP and German terms.Read the guide
- Template · Free download · 7 minFree HAZOP template in Excel: a ready-to-use HAZOP worksheetFree HAZOP worksheet template in Excel: guide word and parameter drop-downs, risk before and after safeguards, worked example rows and a 5×5 risk matrix.Read the guide
- Roles in HAZOP · 8 minHAZOP facilitator: role, skills and preparation of a HAZOP studyWhat a HAZOP facilitator (study leader, chair) does before, during and after sessions, which skills and independence are expected, and how AI changes the role.Read the guide
- Comparison · Hazard analysis · 7 minHAZOP vs HAZID: what is the difference and when do you use which?HAZOP vs HAZID compared: purpose, project stage, inputs, method, team and output – plus how both relate to What-If, FMEA, LOPA and bow-tie analysis.Read the guide
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From guide to your own study.
HAIZOP takes you from the P&ID through nodes, guide words and deviations to a reviewed report – with AI drafts, a review gate and an audit trail.
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