Hazards and Risk Assessment methods vary from one sector to another sector, and from one organisation to another organisation. Knowing what methods are available is the first step in choosing the right method. Dean will discuss the importance of inherently safe design and why the designers and organisations need to focus more in this area, presenting an overview of process safety techniques used in Australia and provide examples of methods applied which can be used to prevent major accident events.

In this seminar, Dean will provide a summary of the most commonly used Hazards and Risk Assessment methods such as:

• HAZOP/HAZID
• Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA)
• Risk Assessment (Qualitative, Semi-Quantitative and QRA HAZAN)
• LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis)
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) /Event Tree Analysis (ETA)

Dean will also touch on the importance of Inherently Safe Design and why the designers and organisations should pay more attention to this area.

Speaker

Dean Shewring
Principal Risk Consultant, Pinnacle Risk Management Pty Ltd

Dean Shewring is a Principal Risk Consultant with approximately 35 years experience.

He graduated with First Class Honours in chemical engineering in 1985. Dean worked for ICI Australia, Davey Process Technology in London and then BOC between 1986 and 1996.

In 1996 Dean returned to ICI Australia to further his career with hazard studies and other risk management activities. The latter includes presenting training courses, Preliminary and Final Hazard Analyses, Quantified Risk Assessments, Failure Modes and Effects Analyses, Fire Safety Studies, Construction and Demolition Safety Studies, Transport Studies, Hazard Audits and HAZOP studies.

In 2001, Dean began a business specialising in risk management techniques and training for various areas of industry.