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HAZOP workshop

120 minutes 7 blockspro Runs with Pro

Work node by node through guideword deviations, with causes, consequences, safeguards and actions captured live from the whole team.

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Deviation
Guideword + parameter: 'no flow'
Causes
What could make it happen?
Consequences
What happens if it does?
Safeguards
What protects us today?
Actions
What more is needed, and who owns it

In short

A HAZOP (hazard and operability study) is a structured team review that applies guidewords such as no, more and less to a process's design intent to find hazards and operating problems. This template runs a two-hour node session on a live worksheet board, capturing causes, consequences, safeguards and actions with owners.
Time
2 hours per node session
People
5 to 10
Board
5-column HAZOP worksheet
Plan
Pro

Updated October 4, 2026

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The agenda

By the end of this meeting, every deviation for this node is recorded with causes, consequences and safeguards, and actions have owners and due dates.

120 min · 7 blocks, drawn to scale Fits exactly
  1. Scope, node and design intent, 10 minutes 10
  2. Guidewords and parameters for this node, 5 minutes 5
  3. Work through each deviation, 60 minutesBrainstorm 60
  4. Break, 10 minutes 10
  5. Rank the deviations that need action, 15 minutes 15
  6. Actions, owners and due dates, 12 minutes 12
  7. Next node and session date, 8 minutes 8
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  1. +0′Scope, node and design intentTip: Name the node (a line, vessel or process step), its design intent and operating conditions. Have the drawings (P&IDs) on screen.10 minInfo
  2. +10′Guidewords and parameters for this nodeTip: Common guidewords: no, more, less, as well as, part of, reverse, other than. Apply them to parameters such as flow, pressure, temperature and level. Skip combinations that make no physical sense.5 minInfo
  3. +15′Work through each deviationTip: One deviation at a time. The team adds causes, consequences and existing safeguards from their phones; the chair tests each one and the scribe confirms the line. Record credible causes only.60 minBrainstorm
  4. +75′Break10 minBreak
  5. +85′Rank the deviations that need actionTip: Rank each deviation with your company's risk matrix. A dot vote can help the first pass, but the matrix decides.15 minDiscuss
  6. +100′Actions, owners and due datesTip: Each action is specific ('add high-level alarm on T-101') with an owner and a date. Record who closes it out and how.12 minDecide
  7. +112′Next node and session date8 minWrap-up

How to run it

  1. 1Bring a multidisciplinary team: an independent chair, a scribe, and people from process, operations, instrumentation and safety.
  2. 2Set the node and design intent, then apply each guideword to each parameter in turn.
  3. 3Capture causes, consequences, safeguards and actions on the board from phones; the scribe confirms each line before moving on.
  4. 4Rank with your risk matrix, assign actions with owners and dates, and keep sessions to a few hours to stay sharp.

Questions people ask

What is a HAZOP?
A systematic hazard and operability study. A multidisciplinary team takes each part (node) of a process and applies guidewords to its parameters to find deviations, their causes and consequences, and the safeguards needed. IEC 61882 is the international standard for it.
What are HAZOP guidewords?
Short words applied to a parameter to suggest a deviation: no, more, less, as well as, part of, reverse and other than. Some studies add early, late, before and after.
What's the difference between HAZID and HAZOP?
HAZID is a broader, earlier hazard identification, often at concept stage. HAZOP is a detailed, line-by-line study once the design and drawings are well developed.

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