HAZOP Manager V6.0 - Action tracking for Hazop and PHA Reviews

<BODY> <H1 ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Times New Roman">HAZOP Manager Version 6.0</FONT></H1> <H3 ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial">Lihou Technical & Software Services</FONT></H3> <P> </P> <H2><FONT COLOR="#000080">Program Overview - Action Tracking</FONT></H2> <UL> <LI><A NAME="action_response"></A>As completed Action Sheets are returned, the responses are input into the main data file for the study.  If Response Files were received as described at the foot of the previous page, then this input into the data file would be automatic.  At any time the study data file may be interrogated, and a listing produced of all overdue responses.<UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE="-1">Illustration:-</FONT>  <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="response.htm" TARGET="_top">The Action Response section of a data file</A></FONT><BR>  </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><A NAME="hazop_action_review"></A>Periodically a review of responses is carried out.  Where an action is considered to have been satisfactorily completed, the entry in the data file is marked accordingly.  If, however, in a small minority of cases the response has been less than adequate, or has raised other issues that need to be addressed, the action is marked as outstanding (even though an initial response has been received).  Details explaining the reason/s for not accepting the response are entered into the data file, and the program is used to produce a further Action Sheet or Action File.<UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE="-1">Illustration:-</FONT>  <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="response1.htm" TARGET="_top">A response requiring additional action</A></FONT></LI> <LI><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE="-1">Illustration:-</FONT>  <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="actsht2.htm" TARGET="_top">An 'additional action required' Action Sheet</A></FONT><BR>  </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><A NAME="completed_action"></A>When responses are received relating to the above mentioned 'further actions', a review would be carried out as to whether the situation had now been satisfactorily resolved.  If not, another 'further action' would be produced as outlined above, and the process of distribution, return and review repeated until the matter is finally resolved.  At any time the data file may be interrogated, and a listing produced of all outstanding (i.e. incomplete) actions.<UL> <LI><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE="-1">Illustration:-</FONT>  <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE="-1"><A HREF="response2.htm" TARGET="_top">A completed Action</A></FONT><BR>  </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <P><A NAME="action_tracking"></A>You will note from the above the importance that is given to providing a robust and comprehensive action tracking and close-out system.  To conduct a Hazard and Operability Study (Hazop), a Process Hazards Analysis (PHA), Hazard Identification (HazId), Risk Assessment or FMEA Review almost always involves a significant investment in terms of man-hours and effort.  Yet, if the actions generated are not satisfactorily completed, this investment would in effect be either partially or totally wasted.</P> <P>It can be appreciated from the above brief summary that the HAZOP Manager program provides the means to record and manage all stages of a study, from original preparation through to the completion of the last action.  The data file produced will be a comprehensive repository of information, containing actions, responses, dates and details of implementation, references to external information, and so on.</P> <P> </P> <P><IMG SRC="images/prev.gif" ALT="Previous page button" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" WIDTH="22" HEIGHT="25" USEMAP="#map1"><MAP NAME="map1"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="0,0,23,27" HREF="ovrvw2.htm" ALT="Previous Page button" TARGET="_top"> </MAP>   <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="ovrvw2.htm" TARGET="_top">Previous page</A></FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top">Home</A></FONT> | <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top">Development history</A></FONT> | <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="featurs1.htm" TARGET="_top">Features & facilities</A></FONT> | <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="demo.htm" TARGET="_top">Demonstration program</A></FONT> | <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="update.htm" TARGET="_top">Program maintenance updates</A></FONT> | <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="hazop.htm" TARGET="_top">Hazop Study methodology</A></FONT> | <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top">Contact information</A></FONT> | <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="sitemap.htm" TARGET="_top">Site map</A> </FONT></FONT></P> </BODY>