Course Description

The second in a series of Icarus-ORM Process Hazard Analysis crash courses.

'What is a LOPA?' is an introductory course about the basics of a Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Study.

The course outlines:

  • How to quantify high risk scenarios
  • The rationale of accepting risks
  • Methods to further improve protection systems to meet your needs

A systematic decision process is broken down into 7 steps with a guided example to further your understanding.

This course summarizes how to distinguish between under-designed and over-designed systems to create value for your company.

This is the course for you!

Operational Risk Management

Your Instructors are the Icarus-ORM Academy's Technical Safety Engineers with 10,000+ hours of PHA experience

Course curriculum

  • 1

    What is a LOPA?

    • LOPA - Crash Course Video

    • What is a LOPA? Quiz

    • Key Points of a LOPA Handout