Organization of a Hazards Analysis: The Team

This post is the first in a paid series to do with the organization and management of process hazard analyses. The following is a list of other posts in this series.

1. Organization

2. The Charge Letter

3. Preparations

4. Documentation Requirements

5. Time Required, Kick-Off, Closeout and Walk Abouts

6. The Team

7. The Team Leader / Facilitator

8. The Leader’s Skills (Part 1)

9. The Leader’s Skills (Part 2)

10. The Scribe (this one)

11. Specialist Support

12. Sophisticated Language

In this post we discuss team formation.

Process Hazards Analyses (PHAs) are generally conducted by a team (although some of the more specialized techniques, such as Fault Tree Analysis, may be conducted by a specialist working alone or with just one other person). The team members should represent a cross-section of disciplines and functions at the facility or on the project — at a minimum including operations, engineering, maintenance, and process design.