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BakerRisk Process Safety experts hosted a 3-part webinar series on Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) this spring. Scroll below to learn more about each webinar in the series.
Nathan Knochel kicked off the first of three PHA-focused webinars hosted by BakerRisk in Q2, 2024 with his webinar, “Overview of PHA and LOPA”, presented on April 29, 2024. This webinar is now available to watch at your convenience!
Watch the webinar for a high-level introductory material regarding Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA). This webinar is beneficial for operating companies and EPCs wanting to gain general knowledge of PHA and LOPA, their applicability to existing processes and capital projects, basic team and data requirements for each, and how to select an effective facilitator for each.
Covered in this webinar:
• Basic principles of PHA and LOPA preparation
• Data requirements for PHA and LOPA
• Who should be on a PHA or LOPA team
• How to select the right PHA or LOPA facilitator
Our PHA webinar series continued with Michael Moosemiller’s webinar, “Creating High-Value PHA Results”, which was presented on May 21, 2024. This webinar is now available to watch at your convenience!
Key aspects of a highly effective PHA study are presented below, in order of importance:
1. High-quality and up to date reference documents, such as P&IDs
2. Knowledgeable and open-minded team members
3. Skilled PHA facilitator
4. Established and effective PHA protocols
5. Adequate time
The order above reflects the primary, original intent for performing PHA studies which is to identify measures that protect personnel, minimizes equipment damage, and improves operability.
Covered in this webinar:
The series concluded with the final webinar, “PHA/LOPA Expert Panel Discussion”, presented by Mike Moosemiller, Bill Allen, Murtaza Gandhi, Rob Magraw, and Jeff Dancey on June 3, 2024.
BakerRisk’s facilitators have a combined 200 years of experience performing Process Hazards Analyses, and have trained almost 1,000 client facilitators. In addition, our facilitators have a combined 100 years of process industry plant experience prior to becoming facilitators, and hundreds of additional years working with clients on related process risk management activities such as facility siting, insurance risk, fire protection, area classification, and more. It is this combination of expertise and supplemental analytical tools that are available to our facilitators that make us uniquely qualified to address your PHA and LOPA needs.
Covered in this webinar:
Stay tuned for an overview of the questions answered during this lively discussion!
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