IOSH Approved – Principles and Practice of Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
Courses Overview:
Next Date: 18/06/2025
Duration: 2 days
Available Places: 12
The IOSH HAZOP course focuses on the principles and practices for Hazard and Operational studies, allowing learners to practise and conduct a HAZOP study using various examples of operational plant, equipment and processes. Ensuring that the fundamental roles and responsibilities are embedded across the team.
Course price:
£ 600.00 EX VAT
START 18/06/2025
END 19/06/2025
8:30 am
4:30 pm
START 17/12/2025
END 18/12/2025
8:30 am
4:30 pm
During the course, learners will gain an understanding of HAZOP as a systematic method to identify operating problems and the fundamental roles embedded within the process.
Initially developed to analyse chemical process systems and mining operation process, HAZOP now covers many types of systems and complex operations in high hazard industries and sectors. It can be applied to any procedure, and uses a series of guide words to investigate process deviations.
This course can be run as a closed course at your facility, planned to support the objectives of your site Hazard and Operability studies, and delivered in liaison with other stakeholders ensuring personnel understand the fundamental roles within the process..
Our open courses are run within Real World Environment at the National Centre for Process and Manufacturing, this environment provides an ideal opportunity to work with others and explore best practice for Emergency Response.
Who is this course for?
Potential leaders or facilitators of hazard studies.
Duration: 2 Days
Prerequisites: None
The session is interactive and leads to the completion of a short HAZOP study, to embed the practical process and roles.
There will be a end of course question paper to be completed within 30 minutes, with a minimum pass mark of 14/20.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of hazard analysis tools and processes.
- Outline the requirements and key attributes of a HAZOP study team.
- Understand the concept and requirements for correct HAZOP study management.
- Define and utilise relevant terms and processes needed for effective HAZOP studies.
- Recognise different stages of the lifecycle, and how HAZOP studies can be used for each.
- Understand how batch and continuous processes are studied using HAZOP.
- Conduct and apply HAZOP studies in practical scenarios.
TRAINING FOR A LIFE-LONG CAREER
This course is just one step in a long career in the Tank Storage and Process industries. We offer a wide range of courses that can help your career progression in whichever avenue you are pursuing.
Learning Advisors:
We provide guidance on your career pathway with advice on relevant courses and how you can access them.
For more info on your progression, get in touch with your Learning Advisors: Karon Reynolds and Mollie King.
Reynolds Training Services Ltd
Technical Training Centre
Redwood Park Estate, Stallingborough
North East Lincolnshire
DN41 8TH
Lead Tutor: Alan Oxborough
Alan brings his many years’ experience working across industry sectors and Higher Education