HAZOPraportti

HAZOPraportti is the documentation produced following a HAZOP study, a structured hazard and operability analysis used in process industries to identify potential hazards, malfunctions, and operability issues in a process plant or system. The report serves as a formal record of the study, its scope, the design intent, and the actions required to reduce risk to an acceptable level.

Contents typically include: project scope and boundaries, participating team and dates, description of the process and nodes analyzed, deviations considered using guide words, potential causes and consequences, existing safeguards and their effectiveness, risk assessment results (severity, likelihood, residual risk), recommendations and action items with owners and target dates, and a traceable audit trail.

The document is used to support design verification, safety engineering, regulatory compliance, and operations readiness. The HAZOP report is often treated as a living document, updated as design evolves, new risks are identified, or action items are closed. It is commonly reviewed by management, safety engineers, and regulatory authorities during audits or project milestones.

Terminology: The Finnish term HAZOPraportti is commonly equivalent to a HAZOP report and is produced in Finnish or English depending on the project, but the content follows the international HAZOP methodology.