Facility configuration management: An approach to PSM/RMP compliance
- Hurst Consulting, Inc., Angleton, TX (United States)
- Occidental Chemical Corp., Pasadena, TX (United States)
- Tandem Technologies Group, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
New industry standards addressing Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Programs (RMP) specifically focus on the Management of Change (MOC) in chemical plants. The nuclear power industry has addressed this issue very strongly, since their regulations are even more stringent in MOC than the PSM and RMP standards. Although the nuclear industry is viewed by some as overly regulated, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the methods used in the nuclear industry to address the same types of requirements, and explore any advantages and lessons learned from the nuclear industry. Configuration Management programs are widely used in the nuclear industry to address MOC. When implemented properly, they have been found to be very effective in implementing site wide requirements, solving coordination problems, and increasing plant safety.
- OSTI ID:
- 269153
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960107-; TRN: 96:002013-0026
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: annual exhibition and conference for environment, health and safety in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, Houston, TX (United States), 30 Jan - 1 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Energy week `96 - PETRO-SAFE; PB: 291 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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