Introduction to Controls Hazard & Operability (CHAZOP) Study

Teaches the technical content behind a CHAZOP session and why they are performed.

Personal Development

One classroom or remote training day
Providing 0.8 CEU (Continuing Education Units) or 8 PDH (Professional Development Hours)

Course Overview 

This 1-day workshop is designed to deliver expert instruction on the technical content of a CHAZOP session and why they are performed.

This includes understanding the principles behind each of the major methods(CHAZOP, What-if? and FMEA) and the fundamentals on CHAZOP methodology, noding, team composition and preparation for a CHAZOP session.

Course Benefits

  • Participants will develop the knowledge and skills, through the use of interactive case studies, necessary to successfully complete a CHAZOP
  • By the end of the exercises participants will understand what is involved in the organization, participation and preparation of their own CHAZOP session
  • A comprehensive workbook and reference guide will be supplied

Prerequisites or Related Courses

It is recommended that participants have completed the LOPA/SIL Determination course.

Who Should Attend

  • Automation technologists and engineers
  • IT professionals
  • Automation suppliers and vendors
  • Supervisors, managers and engineers responsible for CHAZOP studies

Why Choose Risk Alive?

Risk Alive is a specialized process safety firm providing expert PHA facilitation services, industry-leading training, along with the Risk Alive Platform and Risk Intelligence Companion software solutions.

  • Senior facilitators with 30+ years of active field experience. Most of our instructors are practicing process safety professionals with decades of hands-on expertise. You learn through real case studies, live examples, and hands-on facilitation exercises drawn from situations our facilitators have actually encountered - the conflicts, the missing information, the design errors caught at the last minute.

  • Flexible delivery. In-person in Calgary, in-person on your site, online live, or online on-demand.

  • Tailored to your processes, units, and data. For onsite and private sessions, Risk Alive can customize training content to your company's specific processes, units, and operational data, so your team learns on material that reflects their real working environment.

  • End-to-end partnership. From senior-led PHA/HAZOP facilitation services, to training your internal team, to equipping them with the analytics and AI software, Risk Alive supports the full process safety competency journey.

  • Professional development credits. Participants earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDHs) to support ongoing professional certification and career development.

  • Government grant eligibility. Many participants and companies qualify for government training grants that can help offset course costs. Contact us to learn which programs may apply to you.

  • Complimentary software access. Every course graduate will be given access to our Risk Intelligence Companion on our beta environment which allows you to search through anonymized industry PHA data – causes, consequences, safeguards, and risk rankings from real studies.

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