Introduction to Process Safety Principles
10/21/2011
Introduction to Process Safety
Principles
Dr. Angela E. Summers
President, SIS
SIS-TECH
TECH Solutions, LP
AIChE Regional 2011 Process Technology Conference
Young Professional (YP) Session
Contents
What is Process Safety?
Standards and Rules
Resources for a Young Professional (YP)
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What is Process Safety?
Industry Success:
Illness and injury statistics now dominant metric. Industry has driven down rate
Personal Safety is:
Classic worker health and safety ‘Slips, Trips, and Falls’
Protective Equipment
Hot work permits
Industrial Hygiene
What is Process Safety?
Process Safety is:
Major Accident
Prevention
Fires, Explosions, Toxics
Accidental chemical releases Unintended reactions
Industry success:
New or modified standards and practices covering process safety, instrumentation and controls, mechanical integrity, operator procedures, procedures and management systems.
2
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What is Process Safety?
Process Safety is:
Personal Safety is:
Major Accident
Prevention
Fires, Explosions, Toxics
Accidental chemical releases Unintended reactions
Classic worker health and safety ‘Slips, Trips, and Falls’
Protective Equipment
Hot work permits
Industrial Hygiene
Process Safety - On-shore
Federal Agency
– Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
Promulgated – 1990
– Clean Air Act Amendments
Standard
– OSHA 1910
1910.119
Process Safety Management (PSM)
119 “Process of Highly Hazardous Chemicals”
Applies - now
– Locations with specific chemicals and quantities
3
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Process Safety – Offshore
– Outer Continental Shelf
Federal Agency
– US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Management,
Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
Ruling - Sept. 2010
– Workplace Safety Rule on Safety and Environmental
Management Systems (SEMS)
Standards
– API RP 75
– 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart S
Applies - Comply by Nov. 15, 2011
Practical Limitation:
This presentation cannot cover all elements of PSM or SEMS.
4
10/21/2011
Everyday
Introduction to Process Safety
Principles
Dr. Angela E. Summers
President, SIS
SIS-TECH
TECH Solutions, LP
AIChE Regional 2011 Process Technology Conference
Young Professional (YP) Session
Contents
What is Process Safety?
Standards and Rules
Resources for a Young Professional (YP)
1
10/21/2011
What is Process Safety?
Industry Success:
Illness and injury statistics now dominant metric. Industry has driven down rate
Personal Safety is:
Classic worker health and safety ‘Slips, Trips, and Falls’
Protective Equipment
Hot work permits
Industrial Hygiene
What is Process Safety?
Process Safety is:
Major Accident
Prevention
Fires, Explosions, Toxics
Accidental chemical releases Unintended reactions
Industry success:
New or modified standards and practices covering process safety, instrumentation and controls, mechanical integrity, operator procedures, procedures and management systems.
2
10/21/2011
What is Process Safety?
Process Safety is:
Personal Safety is:
Major Accident
Prevention
Fires, Explosions, Toxics
Accidental chemical releases Unintended reactions
Classic worker health and safety ‘Slips, Trips, and Falls’
Protective Equipment
Hot work permits
Industrial Hygiene
Process Safety - On-shore
Federal Agency
– Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
Promulgated – 1990
– Clean Air Act Amendments
Standard
– OSHA 1910
1910.119
Process Safety Management (PSM)
119 “Process of Highly Hazardous Chemicals”
Applies - now
– Locations with specific chemicals and quantities
3
10/21/2011
Process Safety – Offshore
– Outer Continental Shelf
Federal Agency
– US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Management,
Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
Ruling - Sept. 2010
– Workplace Safety Rule on Safety and Environmental
Management Systems (SEMS)
Standards
– API RP 75
– 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart S
Applies - Comply by Nov. 15, 2011
Practical Limitation:
This presentation cannot cover all elements of PSM or SEMS.
4
10/21/2011
Everyday
References: Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1994 (reprinted)