TABLE 3: HAZID GUIDEWORDS

Guideword
Internal events Mechanical failure
Corrosion
Incorrect operation
Overfilling of cavities
High/low temperature/ pressure
Knock-on effects
Misrouted gas
External Events Vehicle impact
Projectiles
Cranes
Knock-on effects
Dropped items
Natural hazards
Sub-Categories
Catastrophic failure of vessel or pipework
Leakage from (e.g.) valves, flanges, vessels, connections, welds
Internal
External
Valve/compressor operation
Maintenance
Other
Process fluids
Pumps
Compressors
Effect of an event at one item on the facility on another item
Lorry/tanker
Fork lift trucks
Private vehicles
Trains
Farm vehicles
Aircraft
Compressed gases
Fast moving machinery
Explosive materials/ processes
Operational use
Maintenance use
Construction
Event at nearby facility
Event on nearby roads
Offsite gas pipeline release
Field fire in area
Onto plant
Other
Flooding
Wind
Earthquakes
Lightning
Cold weather