Hazop
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From hazard and operability. Written HAZOP, Hazop or hazop.
[edit] Noun
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Hazop (plural Hazops)
- (uncountable) Abbreviation for Hazard and Operability Studies, a methodology for identifying harmful deviations in processes, especially in the chemical, petrochemical and nuclear industries.[1]
- Hazop should be seen as one technique and not as the sole technique.[2]
- (countable) Abbreviation for Hazard and Operability Study, the action of carrying out the method on a particular process.
- Performing a HAZOP, however, does not guarantee that no risk exists[3]
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Hazop (comparative none, superlative none)
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- Related to the above.
- The Hazop team. A hazop report.
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to Hazop (third-person singular simple present Hazops, present participle Hazoping, simple past and past participle Hazoped)
- (transitive) To carry out the method on a process.
- During the first meeting, the team HAZOPed each section of the process[4]
[edit] References
- Notes:
- ^ Kletz, T. A., (1983) HAZOP & HAZAN, Notes on the Identification and Assessment of Hazards, ICheme, Rugby
- ^ B. Hancock (1982) Chemical Engineering Research and Design vol 60a page 368
- ^ Greenberg, H. R., & Cramer, J. J., (1991) Risk Assessment and Risk Management for the Chemical Process Industry ISBN 0-442-23438-4 page 102
- ^ D. F. Montague (1990) Reliability Engineering and System Safety vol 29 page 35
