HANDLING AND RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS

It is important to realize that a HAZOP or What-If safety review is not actually complete until all recommendations have been resolved and a close-out Addendum report is produced. 

All recommendations should be decided upon in a sound, rational, technical manner when all alternatives have been identified and studied. If such documentation is not prepared, future possible accident investigations may query legal implications. 

The Project Manager should be responsible for handling and resolving recommendations. He may designate a person to handle the day to day activities for this function. Typically a risk engineering or loss prevention engineer is nominated for this task. 

Once the project manager has a suggested course of action for each recommendation, these should be submitted to the appropriate higher level management for their concurrence. 

There are several possible actions for each recommendation when listed in the addendum report  

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