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Fig. 1. Flow chart representing the complete hazard identification and risk assessment procedure.

The remaining step in the hazard identification and risk assessment procedure shown in Figure 1 is to decide on risk acceptance. For this step, few resources are available and analysts are left basically by themselves. Some companies have formal risk acceptance criteria. Most companies, however, use the results on a relative basis. That is, the results are compared to another process or processes where hazards and risks are weU-characterized. 

Risk characterization is defined as the integration of the data and analysis of the above three components to determine the likelihood that humans wiU. experience any of the various forms of toxicity associated with a substance. When the exposure data are not available, hypothetical risk is characterized by the integration of hazard identification and dose—response evaluation data. 

Fire and Explosion Index (Ffrom fires and explosions. frequency The rate at which observed or predicted events occur. HAZOP HAZOP stands for hazard and operabihty studies. This is a set of formal hazard identification and ehmination procedures designed to identify hazards to people, process plants, and the environment. See subsequent sections for a more complete description. 

Has an effective safety and health program (for example, safety procedures, training, hazard identification and analysis) been established to protect personnel on the work site, including employees and contractors If no, explain. 

Wells, G., Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment, Rugby, Warwickshire, UK Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1996. 

SOPHIE Selection of Procedures For Hazard Identification and Evaluation Battelle Columbus Division 505 King Avenue Columbus, OH 43201-2693 (614) 424-6424 Assists users with selection of methods to employ for identifying and evaluating hazards in chemical and petrochemical facilities. 

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Banks, W., Wells, J. E. (1992). A Probabilistic Risk Assessment Using Human Reliability Analysis Methods. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis, Human Factors, and Human Reliability in Process Safety. New York American Institute of Chemical Engineers, CCPS. 

In this study detailed fault trees with probability and failure rate calculations were generated for the events (1) Fatality due to Explosion, Fire, Toxic Release or Asphyxiation at the Process Development Unit (PDU) Coal Gasification Process and (2) Loss of Availability of the PDU. The fault trees for the PDU were synthesized by Design Sciences, Inc., and then subjected to multiple reviews by Combustion Engineering. The steps involved in hazard identification and evaluation, fault tree generation, probability assessment, and design alteration are presented in the main body of this report. The fault trees, cut sets, failure rate data and unavailability calculations are included as attachments to this report. Although both safety and reliability trees have been constructed for the PDU, the verification and analysis of these trees were not completed as a result of the curtailment of the demonstration plant project. Certain items not completed for the PDU risk and reliability assessment are listed. 

The Center for Chemical Process Safety s projects fall into a number of general topic areas that comprise a comprehensive program. These topic areas include identification of hazards and analysis of risks, prevention and mitigation of the hazards identified, and better definition of areas affected by a release of hazardous materials. This book is the latest in the series dealing with hazard identification and risk analysis. 

Considerable interest has been generated in hazard identification and risk analysis techniques, which provide a systematic means to help reduce and manage chemical process risks. CCPS has undertaken a series of Guidelines covering many aspects of the subjects to provide the latest information and useful techniques for the engineer in the... 

Hazard identification and risk assessment and risk control. 

At present the approach to assessing the potential risks of exposure to a chemical in the diet involves the application of a standardised risk assessment approach consisting of three main elements - hazard identification and characterisation and exposure assessment. 

NOAEL (no-observed-adverse-effect level) is defined as the highest dose at which no adverse effects are observed in the most susceptible animal species. The NOAEL is used as a basis for setting human safety standards for acceptable daily intakes (ADIs), taking into account uncertainty factors for extrapolation from animals to humans and inter-individual variabilities of humans. The adequacy of any margin of safety or margin of exposure must consider the nature and quality of the available hazard identification and dose-response data and the reliability and relevance of the exposure estimations. In some cases, no adverse endpoint can be identified such as for many naturally occurring compounds that are widespread in foods. In that case, an ADI Not Specified is assigned. ... 

The degree of confidence in the final estimation of risk depends on variability, uncertainty, and assumptions identified in all previous steps. The nature of the information available for risk characterization and the associated uncertainties can vary widely, and no single approach is suitable for all hazard and exposure scenarios. In cases in which risk characterization is concluded before human exposure occurs, for example, with food additives that require prior approval, both hazard identification and hazard characterization are largely dependent on animal experiments. And exposure is a theoretical estimate based on predicted uses or residue levels. In contrast, in cases of prior human exposure, hazard identification and hazard characterization may be based on studies in humans and exposure assessment can be based on real-life, actual intake measurements. The influence of estimates and assumptions can be evaluated by using sensitivity and uncertainty analyses. - Risk assessment procedures differ in a range of possible options from relatively unso-... 

Professor Martel s book addresses specifically some of the more technical eispects of the risk assessment process, mainly in the areas of hazard identification, and of the consequence/effect analysis elements, of the overall analysis whilst where appropriate setting these aspects in the wider context. The book brings together a substantial corpus of information, drawn from a number of sources, about the toxic, flammable and explosive properties and effect (ie harm) characteristics of a wide range of chemical substances likely to be found in industry eind in the laboratory, and also addresses a spectrum of dangerous reactions of, or between, such substances which may be encountered. This approach follows the classical methodology and procedures of hazard identification, analysing material properties eind... 

Hyatt, N. (2003) Guidelines for Process Hazard Analysis (PHA. Hazop), Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis (CRC Press). 

Wells, G. L. (1996) Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (Institution of Chemical Engineers, London). Wells, G. L. (1997) Major Hazards and their Management (Institution of Chemical Engineers, London). 

Due to this, it is necessary to assess the risk to human health and the environment due to the exposure to these chemical additives. In this chapter the impacts that a substance can cause to a certain receptor (humans and the environment) and the harms to the receptor at different exposure levels are identified in hazard identification and hazard characterization steps, respectively. Exposure assessment takes into account the amount, frequency, and duration of the exposure to the substance. Finally, risk characterization evaluates the increased risk caused by such exposure to the exposed population. 

For the two aforementioned steps, hazard identification and hazard characterization, data adequacy is of high importance. The data adequacy is defined by the reliability and the relevance of the data for human risk assessment [3],... 

The terminology used varies considerably. Hazard identification and risk assessment are sometimes combined into a general category called hazard evaluation. Risk assessment is sometimes called hazard analysis. A risk assessment procedure that determines probabilities is frequently called probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), whereas a procedure that determines probability and consequences is called quantitative risk analysis (QRA). 

Figure 10-1 illustrates the normal procedure for using hazards identification and risk assessment. After a description of the process is available, the hazards are identified. The various scenarios by which an accident can occur are then determined. This is followed by a concurrent... 

Figure 10-1 Hazards identification and risk assessment procedure. Adapted from Guidelines for Hazards Evaluation Procedures (New York American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1985), pp. 1-9.

Hazards identification and risk assessment studies can be performed at any stage during the initial design or ongoing operation of a process. If the study is performed with the initial design, it should be done as soon as possible. This enables modifications to be easily incorporated into the final design. 

Many methods are available for performing hazard identification and risk assessment.1 Only a few of the more popular approaches are considered here. No single approach is necessarily best suited for any particular application. The selection of the best method requires experience. Most companies use these methods or adaptations to suit their particular operation. The hazard identification methods described in this chapter include the following ... 

Checklists should be applied only during the preliminary stages of hazard identification and should not be used as a replacement for a more complete hazard identification procedure. Checklists are most effective in identifying hazards arising from process design, plant layout, storage of chemicals, electrical systems, and so forth. 

In addition to an overview of government regulations, the book introduces the resources of the AICHE Center for Chemical Process Safety library. Guidelines are offered for hazard identification and risk assessment. The book concludes with case histories drawn directly from the authors experience in the field. 

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