LOPA and LOPA workshop Training

Venue

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Course Description

This one day course covers the fundamentals of Layers of Protection Analysis or LOPA. You will learn the fundamentals of LOPA according to the best practices in industry. This course combines theory with practical work. When you complete this course you will understand what LOPA means, how it is applied and what it means for your company and your job.

What you will get

All participants get:

• Course material in printed format
• Certificate of attendance
• Safety passport
  

Optional:

• Exam
• Specialist Certificate based on exam results
• LOPA Study plan template
• LOPA Worksheet template
• LOPA Report template

Knowledge Certification

This course comes optionally with an exam and personal knowledge certification.

• Specialist Certificate for those that obtain 60% or higher on the exam
• Specialist certificate with distinction for those that obtain 85% or hire on the exam
• Certificate of Attendance for those that do not pass the exam

Who should attend LOPA training?

Any professionals that required to attend LOPA sessions in their workplace.

Course content

• Introduction to LOPA
  • What is LOPA?
  • What does LOPA do?
  • Key features of LOPA
  • History of LOPA
  • LOPA and the law
  • LOPA and standards
  • LOPA and other HRA techniques
  • Applications of LOPA
  • When to use LOPA
• Functional Safety Management
  • The task for FSM
  • Lifecycle phase
  • LOPA and FSM
  • LOPA team in a nutshell
  • LOPA documentation
  • LOPA report
  • LOPA and verification
  • LOPA and assessments
  • LOPA and audits
  • LOPA and validation
• Principles of LOPA
  • Scenario
  • Consequences
  • Initiating event
  • Enabling event
  • Conditional modifiers
  • (Un)mitigated consequences
  • Safeguards
  • Independent protection layers (IPL)
  • Protection layers
  • The four HAZOP steps
• Preparing for LOPA
  • Initiating the LOPA
  • Scope
  • Objective
  • The study plan
  • Meeting logistics
  • Technical information
  • Study plan template
• Performing LOPA
  • During the meeting
  • Introduction sessions
  • Examination sessions
  • Closure session
• Documenting the LOPA
  • Recording of the proceedings
  • LOPA Study report (template)
  • Software tools
  • Methods of recording
  • LOPA worksheet (template)
  • Mark up drawings
  • Documenting recommendations
  • Final sign off and approval
• After the LOPA
  • What is not the responsibility
  • Responsibilities (FS) manager
  • Close action items
  • When to do the LOPA again
• Conclusions
• Exam

Personal Development

Participants in the LOPA training course can further develop their HRA and SIL skills be attending the following courses:

• HAZOP training
• HAZOP/LOPA Leadership training
• SIL Verification and calculation