Hazard Identification (HAZID)
Hazard Identification (HAZID) is the foundation of any risk assessment and a critical first step in effective risk management. Unidentified hazards cannot be controlled, so a systematic and structured approach to hazard identification is essential to protect people, assets, the environment, and business continuity. Across industries and lifecycle stages, we apply a wide range of HAZID methods — from workshops, checklists, and walkdowns using tools like FMEA, HAZOP, and bowtie analysis — helping clients identify hazards, evaluate their risks, and comply with regulatory frameworks such as Seveso III, COMAH, ISO 31000 and IEC 61511.
Service information
- Facilitate HAZID workshops with multidisciplinary teams
- Apply HAZOP, FMEA, and FMECA as appropriate to capture design, process, equipment, and system hazards
- Conduct plant walkdowns, inspections, and surveys to uncover operational, maintenance, and layout hazards
- Develop and maintain hazard registers for auditable and proportional risk management
- Perform inherent safety and design reviews to eliminate hazards at the earliest stages
- Use historical incident databases, lessons learned, and predictive techniques for compliance with regulatory requirements
- Apply bowtie analysis to visualise hazard-to-consequence pathways, barrier performance, and escalation risks
- Perform internal, external and natural hazard assessments
- Prepare clear, auditable hazard identification documentation for regulatory submissions, COMAH Safety Reports, and safety cases
- Provide tailored training, workshops, and capacity building to embed hazard identification competence across organisations
- Ensure hazard identification activities cover full asset lifecycle — design, operation, modification, and decommissioning
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