Process Safety Management For Petroleum Production

Course Topics

Introduction
An overview of the course and a short history of process safety management that includes a discussion of some major accidents.

Regulations & Standards Review
A discussion of current regulations and standards that covers American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 750, Office of Safety and Health Administration Regulation 1910-199, Mineral Management Service requirements and regulations, and the Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act.

Process Safety Information
A discussion about process safety information and the requirement to have and maintain process safety information. All required process safety information items are included.

Elements of Process Safety
Management of Change – includes a definition, procedures to address change, training, updating process information, and examples of process change requiring authorization and examples of process change not requiring authorization.

Mechanical Integrity – a discussion of specific equipment to which this applies, how to establish and implement written procedures, training for maintenance activities, inspection and testing, and quality assurance.

Written Procedures – discussion of written operating procedures that includes initial startup, normal operation, temporary operations, emergency shutdown and operation, start-up following shutdown and operating limits.

Training – Discussion of the requirements for training of employees in process overview, process hazards, operating procedures, emergency procedures, refresher training, and the means used to verify training.

Safe Work Practices – discussion of safe work practices such as hot work permits and lock out/tag out procedures.

Pre-Start Up Reviews – discussion of the requirement to confirm that construction and equipment meet design specifications, procedures are in place, new facilities have had a process hazard analysis, modified facilities meet management of change, and that training has occurred.

Compliance Audits – discussion of frequency and scope of audits, who conducts audits and what to do with the results.

Emergency Response Plans – discussion of the requirement to implement an emergency action plan that meets the requirements of CFR 1910.38 for preplanning, escape procedures, notification procedures, alarm system, and training.

Hazards Identification Techniques

What-If Analysis Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Fault Tree Analysis – a short discussion of each method of analysis, how and when to use each method, and an example of each method.

HAZOP (hazards and operability study) – a detailed discussion of the methodology used to conduct a study, followed by examples of HAZOP and What If and then a workshop using the What If and HAZOP methodologies

API 14C Methodology – a discussion of the American Petroleum Institute’s recommended practice for basic surface safety systems for offshore platforms that recommends two independent safety protective systems for each identified undesirable event and maintains an audit trail of the safety protective system decisions.

HAZOP/What-If Workshop – class members will work in small groups using drawings of their facilities. The class will be divided into two groups according to skills and experience and learn how a HAZOP is conducted.

Hazard Consequence Analysis – an overview of the consequences of specific hazards including fire, explosion, vapor clouds, and BLEVE. Hazard zones will be calculated using a computer model.