Almousa, A.A. orcid.org/0009-0003-3359-7878, Hoseyni, S.M. orcid.org/0000-0001-7947-8223 and Cordiner, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-9282-4175 (2025) Incorporating resilience into HAZOP to enhance process safety in industrial facilities. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 96. 105630. ISSN 0950-4230
Abstract
Despite the worldwide focus on safety and steady operations, process plants struggle with the inherent complexities of industrial conditions that can lead to unexpected problems. The continuing prevalence of accidents with different root causes underlines the critical need for more robust process safety and risk management approaches. Process plants currently depend on the traditional hazard and operability study (HAZOP) to pinpoint potential hazards. The existing approach to risk assessment often focuses on identifying potential vulnerabilities and neglects the system's ability to endure and bounce back from disruptions. Resilience focuses on a system's ability to survive the initial disruption, adapt and recover back to the normal operation. Integrating resilience into the early design phase and operation of process plants offers a solution to significantly enhance process safety. This paper proposes a novel approach to improve industrial safety by integrating resilience into HAZOP studies during the design and operation phases. The research advocates for a more robust risk assessment, emphasising the importance of resilience throughout the design and operational stages. The proposed method integrates resilience principles as an essential element throughout the entire HAZOP framework and flowchart, ensuring resilience is built into the system's design and operation.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Authors. Except as otherwise noted, this author-accepted version of a journal article published in Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries is made available via the University of Sheffield Research Publications and Copyright Policy under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | Hazard and operability (HAZOP); Resilience; avoidance; survivability; recoverability |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2025 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2025 13:20 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jlp.2025.105630 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:224718 |
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