title: Hazard and operability (HAZOP) analysis. A literature review.
abstract: Hazard and operability (HAZOP) methodology is a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) technique used worldwide for studying not only the hazards of a system, but also its operability problems, by exploring the effects of any deviations from design conditions. Our paper is the first HAZOP review intended to gather HAZOP-related literature from books, guidelines, standards, major journals, and conference proceedings, with the purpose of classifying the research conducted over the years and define the HAZOP state-of-the-art.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Estudis del Risc Tecnològic (CERTEC), Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Diagonal 647, 08028-Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. jdunjo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunjó
authors.forename: Vasilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fthenakis
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vílchez
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnaldos
mesh_terms: D005103:Expert Systems; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances