Icarus-ORM Academy

Make risk-based decisions in a Process Hazard Analysis that work for the project and create value in operation.

Identify, assess and manage risk based on Process Hazard Analysis methodologies practiced by the world’s leading organizations and recognized in IEC and ISA standards.

More than a physical on-site class

Whether you are a process engineer, control room operator or project manager, you’ll be taking your decision-making skills to the next level with this course. Each lesson is designed to be extremely practical, visual and fun. In addition, you can learn the content on your own time rather than in a compressed schedule. You also don’t have to leave your office to attend a physical class, because this course covers all the content and more.

Real world examples and techniques that you can apply tomorrow

Developed by the author of the Process Hazard Analysis Handbook, a TÜV Functional Safety Engineer and IEC 61508 standard committee member, this online course incorporates real world learning from experiences with thousands of practitioners in all types of oil and gas processes around the world. If you’re looking for the best place to apply the powerful techniques of HAZOP, LOPA and SIL studies, start with this course today.

Applied by the biggest corporations

You will be learning how to use the proven HAZOP, LOPA and SIL study methodologies used by successful companies worldwide. Learn the techniques and concepts that are used for both brownfield and greenfield projects. Both project and operation teams have discovered and changed the way they think about process safety.

Course Details

Course access: 365 days with online email support

Suggested textbook: Process Hazard Analysis Handbook - Advanced Edition

Certificate issued after completion of final exam

Course Outline

This fundamentals course is separated into five chapters, each with their own sections, to emphasize the principles and methodologies essential for logical decision making.

CHAPTER 1 - LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS (LOPA)

1.1. LOPA Overview

We’ll take a look at another PHA methodology which complements the HAZOP. By using a Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), you can make decisions on high severity scenarios with more confidence.

1.2. LOPA Building Blocks

A LOPA can be broken down into 9 simple building blocks, outlining how a LOPA is performed and the required information to reach a decision point for any high severity scenario.

1.3. LOPA Demonstration

Re-join the PHA team from the HAZOP demonstration and see how a LOPA is used to enhance decisions by examining a hazardous scenario with critical consequences.

CHAPTER 2 - SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVEL (SIL STUDY)

2.1. SIL Study Overview

Safety Integrity Level is a way to describe the reliability of an automated safety instrumented function. We’ll understand how it relates to a HAZOP and LOPA, what it means to have a SIL-rated safety instrumented function, and how conducting a SIL study creates long-term value.

2.2. SIL Study Building Blocks

Learn how to determine the reliability of a safety instrumented function and how it is incorporated into operationally sustainable decisions.

2.3. SIL Study Demonstration

Join the PHA team one last time for the conclusion of the scenario from the HAZOP and LOPA demonstrations. We will see the completion of our hazardous scenario, and how the SIL study can help us bring a facility’s risk to an acceptable level.

CHAPTER 3 - LOPA AND SIL EXAM

The last step to earn your certification is to demonstrate your ability to think logically and your understanding of high quality risk-based decisions.