Extension of HAZOP Study Animated Module to Incorporate Prioritization of HAZOP Actions

Project Title

Extension of HAZOP Study Animated Module to Incorporate Prioritization of HAZOP Actions

Project Leader

Prof David C W Hui

School / Dept

SENG / CENG

Project Duration

Oct 2004 - May 2006

Project Description

The original project was designed to guide students to identify process hazards. The adaptation required a more definitive decision making approach in order to classify the HAZOP actions into categories, i.e. prioritize the actions. Currently, students have great difficulty understanding risk assessment of chemical engineering projects as they have no experience to relate it too. By incorporating the risk assessment element of a HAZOP into the animated visualization, students were able to relate this to a real life context (albeit an animated one). This risk assessment was both qualitative and quantitative.

Project Outcome

• For each of the five case study incidents a semi-quantitive risk analysis method was developed and its solution.  This entailed the students becoming involved and experiencing a decision making role while using the training module.

• The enhanced module was then used in two courses with two groups of students: CENG 303 Plant Design, Economics (HKUST) with 60 students and PM3 MSc in Project Management, Ecoles Des Mines De Nates (France) with 12 students.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Progress Report: First | Second |
• Final Report

Adaptation

Adaptation from To Develop a HAZOP Study Teaching Module