TASKS

1.Thematerialfromthepresentationshouldbeincludedatthe
beginningofthereportinanumberofrelevantsections,butitwillnot
bemarkedinthisassessment.Itshouldbeincludedsothatitcanbe
referredtointheremainingsectionsofthereport.
2.QualitativeRiskAssessment.Doneasa group.UseQualitativeRisk
Criteriathatyouhavepreviouslyidentified.
a.PerformaHAZOPstudyonyoursystem,withtheresultsintable
format.Thetableshouldincludethefollowing:
i.Decompositionofsystemintosubsystems

SubTotal(Basic+
Threshold)
Definition

ii.Deviations(GuidewordandParameter)

iii.Causes

iv.Consequences

v.LikelihoodofConsequences(Qualitative)

vi.SeverityofConsequences(Qualitative)

vii.RawRisk(Qualitative)

viii.ExistingSafeguards
ix.LikelihoodofConsequences(Qualitative)Withexisting
safeguardsinplace
x.SeverityofConsequences(Qualitative)Withexisting
safeguardsinplace

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xii.Explanation/Justification/Comments

xiii.Actiontofollowuptoreducetheriskfurther,beyondwhat
theexistingsafeguardsprovide.
b.ConsiderrelevantOPERATIONALMODES(e.g.SteadyState
operation,Startup,Shutdown,maintenance,etc)

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c.ArethereanyHazards/Riskeventsthatare not ALARP,basedon

yourqualitativeassessment?Listthem.

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Mark(02)

Decompositionislogicalandjustified.
Addressesallguideword/parametercombinations
statedintheHAZOPreferencesyouareusing.

Doesnotidentifyirrelevantcauses
Doesnotidentifyirrelevantconsequences
Doesnotspecifyalikelihoodlevelforthedeviation
thatisimpossibleinpractice

Doesnotspecifyaconsequencelevelforthedeviation
thatisimpossibleinpractice
Doesnotspecifyarisklevelforthedeviationthatis
impossibleinpractice
DoesnotmisssafeguardsthatappearontheP&ID
Doesnotspecifyalikelihoodlevelforthedeviation
thatisimpossibleinpractice
Doesnotspecifyaconsequencelevelforthedeviation
thatisimpossibleinpractice
Doesnotspecifyarisklevelforthedeviationthatis
impossibleinpractice
Explanations/justificationsareclearlywrittenwhere
themeaningisunderstood.
Actionsarenotimpossibleorcompletelyimpractical
toperform.
AddresssatleastMaintenance,StartupandShut
downinsomeform.
Doesnotmisshazards/riskeventsthatarenotALARP,
asdefinedbythepreviouslyspecificqualitativerisk
criteria.

xi.ResidualRisk(Qualitative)Withexistingsafeguardsinplace

CriticalThinkingMultiplier
(CTM)(14)
Assessedfromoverallimpactofeach
section(Qualitative,Quantitative,
Conclusions)
Mark(14)

ThresholdMarks(CONCEPT:thisisadiscretemark.Thedefinitionsare
writtensoyouwillgetthemarkoryouwon't)

BasicMark(CONCEPT:
haveyouaddressedthe
itemandansweredthe
questionATALL)
Mark(01)

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45

FINALMARKforthat
section=(Basic+
Threshold)*(Totalof
CTM)

MaximumMarks

1.Communication
4

2.Analysis
4

3.ProblemSolving
4

4.Evaluation
4

5.Synthesis

TOTALCTM

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900

900

3.QuantitativeRiskAssessment.Done individually.Usethe
quantitativeriskcriteriathatyouhavepreviouslyidentified.Each
individual person inthegroupshouldquantitativelymodelthe
consequencesandlikelihoodofone(1)riskevent,wherethatevent
involvessomekindof release ofmaterial(toxicand/orflammable)
and/orpressureortemperatureeffectsoutsideofthevesselor
pipingconfines.Itmustbeasufficientlysubstantialscenarioto
model.Ifyouhavequestionaboutthis,pleaseasktheUC.Theresults
ofeachperson'sanalysisshouldbeincludedinthereport.Each
personshouldfocusonmodellingariskeventthathadahigh
qualitativerisklevelfromtheHAZOPstudyandqualitativerisk
assessment.Thetasksinvolve:
a.Quantitativelymodelallthemajorconsequencesoftheevent.
Examplesincludegasdispersion,liquidformingapool,combustion,
explosions,fires,etc.Thepurposeofthisistoestimatethe extent
oftheconsequencesoftheparticularreleaseevent.Youwillneed
toresearchwhatmodelsareappropriateforthespecific
consequencesthatyouchoose.Providereferencesandevaluate
thevalidityofthosereferencesforsupportingyourmodelling
efforts.

Includesrelease/sourcemodelling,
dispersion/spreadingmodellingand,ifnecessary
(dependingontheriskeventselected),flammability
andexplosionmodelling.

1.Communication

Correctlogicalgatesareusedinthefaulttree/event
tree/bowtieforthegivenscenario.

b.Developabowtiediagram,consistingofafaulttreeconnected
toaneventtree,ofthecausesleadinguptothereleaseeventand
allthemmajorconsequencesstemmingfromthereleaseevent.By
researchingappropriatefrequencyand/orprobabilitymeasuresof
thecausesandconsequences,estimatethefrequencyofoccurrence
oftheconsequencesthatyoumodelledinparta.Donotinclude
thebarriers(existingsafeguards)atthisstage.

c.Basedontheresultsofpartaandb,estimatethe rawrisk
(withoutanysafeguards)ofyourchosenreleaseeventonyour
vulnerablereceptors thatyouhavepreviouslyidentified.Clearly
statewhatmeasureofriskyouareusing(e.g.LSIR,etc)andusethis
tocalculatetheriskvalue.

d.Comparetherawriskvaluetothequantitativeriskacceptability
andtolerabilitycriteriapreviouslyidentified.Istherawrisk
acceptable,tolerableorunacceptable?IsitALARP?

e.Identifytheexistingsafeguardsinyoursystemthataffectthe
specificreleaseeventyouaremodelling.Addthosepreventative
and/ormitigativebarriersintoyourbowtieandrecalculatethe
frequencyofthemajorconsequencesoccurring.

f.Calculatethe residualrisk ,followingthesameapproachasinpart

candd,aftertheexistingbarriershavebeenincludedinthe
analysis.

Referstoidentityandpotentiallocationsof
vulnerablereceptorsthatarepossibleinreality.
Identifiesandusesavalidmeasureofrisk.Doesnot
usepracticallyimpossibledataforsupporting
calculation.
Comparesrawriskvaluesandmakesajudgement
abouttheacceptability/tolerabilityoftheriskforthe
vulnerablereceptors.Showsanattempttodiscuss
whethertheriskisALARP.
Doesnotaddpracticallyimpossiblebarrierstobow
tie.Showsanattempttorecalculatethefrequency.

Referstoidentityandpotentiallocationsof
vulnerablereceptorsthatarepossibleinreality.
Calculatestheresidualriskwiththesamecalculation
aspartc.Doesnotmissoutanyofthebarriers
identifiedinparte.Doesnotusepractically
impossibledataforsupportingcalculation.

g.Comparetheresidualriskvaluetothequantitativerisk
acceptabilityandtolerabilitycriteriapreviouslyidentified.Isthe
rawriskacceptable,tolerableorunacceptable?IsitALARP?Discuss
theeffectoftheresidualriskvalueonthevulnerablereceptors.

Comparesrawriskvaluesandmakesajudgement
abouttheacceptability/tolerabilityoftheriskforthe
vulnerablereceptors.Offersajustifiedperspective
(supportedbyreasoningand/orreferences)on
whethertheresidualrisklevelisALARPforthe
vulnerablereceptors.

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4.References.Includeacorrectlyreferencesreferencelist,according
toChicagostyle.
5.Appendices.Ifyouwishtoincludeextrainformation,please
includethisinanappendix.Yourmaincalculationsshouldbeinthe
reportbody.
6.MeetingMinutes:MeetingMinuteinteractiononGroupMap.
videnceofmeetingsatallandofcontributionsforallmembers.This
willbereviewedbytheUC.Therelativeinteractionbetween
participantsonGroupMapMeetingMinutesmaybeusedtomodify
finalindividualmarksinconsultationwiththepeerassessmentresults.
ThisisattheUC'sdiscretion.UChassetupameetingminutes
templateinGroupMapforeachgroup.Pleasegoto
https://curtin.groupmap.com/andusetheGroupMapIDemailedto
yourgroupfromtheUCviablackboard.Youcanjustusethe
"Brainstorm"featureoftheMap,oryoucanvoteonpostsorflag
certainpostsforaction.Explore!Youcancreateyourownmapsfor
yourgroupifyouwantto,butyoumustatleastusethemapcreated
foryousothereisanofficialrecordofyourgroup'sinteractionsand
discussions.
8.SpellingandGrammar [200marks]

2.Analysis

3.ProblemSolving

4.Evaluation

5.Synthesis

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SUBTOTAL
CRITICALTHINKNINGPerformanceElement

Exemplary(4)

1.Communication
Identifythepotentialproblemsinyoursystem

2.Analysis
Compare&contrasttheavailablesolutions

3.ProblemSolving
Identify&defendpotentialsolutions

4.Evaluation
Identifystrengths&weaknessesthepotentialsolutions

5.Synthesis
Determineafinalsolutionbasedontheevaluationofthepotentialsolutions.
Suggestwaystodampenthedisadvantagesandpromotetheadvantagesofthe
chosensolution.

Overalltotal

Proficient(3)

TOTAL
(/100)

Developing(2)

Emerging(1)

Identifies themainideaorproblem Identifies themainideaorproblemwithsomesupportingdetailsand

withnumeroussupportingdetails examplesinan organizedmanner.
andexampleswhichareorganized
logically andcoherently.

Identifies themainidea
orproblemwithfew
detailsorexamplesina
somewhatorganized
manner.

Identifies themainideaor
problempoorlywith fewor
nodetails orstatesthemain
ideaorproblemverbatim
fromthetext.

Usesspecific inductive ordeductive Useslogicalreasoningtomakeinferencesregardingsolutions; addresses

reasoningtomakeinferences
implicationsandconsequences;identifiesfactsandrelevantinformation
regardingsolutions, addresses
correctly.
implicationsandconsequences;
identifiesfactsandrelevant
informationcorrectly.

Usessuperficial
reasoningtomake
inferencesregarding
solutions;showssome
confusionregarding
facts,opinionsand
relevantevidence,data
orinformation.

Makesunexplained,
unsupportedor
unreasonable inferences
regardingsolutions;makes
multipleerrors in
distinguishingfactfrom
fictionorinselecting
relevantevidence.

Throughlyidentifiesandaddresses Identifiesandaddresseskeyaspectsoftheproblemandusesfactsand
keyaspectsoftheproblemand
relevantevidencefromanalysistodeveloppotentiallyvalidsolutions.
insightfullyusesfactsandrelevant
evidencefromanalysistoidentify
anddefendpotentiallyvalid
solutions.

Identifiesandaddresses
someaspectsofthe
problem;develops
possiblesolutionsusing
someinnappropriate
opinionsandirrelevant
informationfrom
analysis.

Identifiesandaddressesonly
oneaspectoftheproblem
butdevelopsanuntestable
hypothesis;ordevelops
invalidconclusionsor
solutionsbasedonopinion
orirrelevantinformation.

Insightfully interpretsdataor
information;identifies obviousas
wellashidden assumptions,
establishes credibility ofsourceson
pointsotherthanauthorityalone,
avoidsfallaciesinreasoning;
distinguishes appropriate
argumentsfromextraneous
elements;provides sufficient
logicalsupport.

Makessomeerrorsin
dataorinformation
interpretation;makes
argumentsusingweak
evidence;provides
superficial supportfor
conclusionsofsolutions.

Interpretsdataor
informationincorrectly;
supportsconclusionsor
solutionswithoutevidence
orlogic;usesdata,
informationorevidence
skewed byinvalid
assumptions;uses poor
sourcesofinformation;uses
fallacious arguments

Inaccuratelyor
incompletely relates
conceptsandideasfrom
multiplesources;
shallow determination
ofeffectofnew
informationonchosen
solution.

Poorlyintegrates
informationfrommorethan
onesourcetosupport
chosensolution; incorrectly
predictstheeffectofnew
informationonchosen
solution.

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Accuratelyinterpretsdataorinformation;identifies obvious
assumptions,establishes credibility ofsourcesonpointsotherthan
authorityalone,avoidsfallaciesinreasoning;distinguishesappropriate
argumentsfromextraneouselements;provides sufficient logicalsupport.

Insightfully relatesconceptsand
Accuratelyrelatesconceptsandideasfrommultiplesources;uses new
ideasfrommultiplesources;uses informationtoenhancechosensolution; correctlyidentifies potential
newinformationtoenhancechosen effectsofnewinformation.
solution;recognizesmissing
information;correctlyidentifies
potential effectsofnew
information.

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15

420

420

200

200

200

200

3400

3400

100

ExplanationofRubric:
1.Yougetthebasicandthresholdmarksforeach
taskifyoufulfillthecritieria,describedabove.
2.Foreachofthemainparts(2,3,4)above,once
thebasicandthresholdmarkshavebeenapplied,
thepartismarkedagainusingthecriticalthinking
(CTrubric,showntotheleft<.Thetotalmarkfrom
theCTrubricisthenmultipliedbythesumofthe
basicandthresholdmarksasascalingfactor.Thisis
toencouragestudentstoapplydeeplevelsof
criticalthinkingtothetasksthataresetthem.
3.Thefinalmarkismadeupofthescaledmarksfor
eachpart(2,3,4)plusthemarksforreferencing
andspellingandgrammer.Thiswillgiveapotential
maximummarkof5680.Theactualmarkyou
receiveforthisassessmentwillbeoutof100.
Therefore,thesumofyourmarksabovewillbe
dividedby5680togiveyouamarkoutof100.