Process safety management and interim or remedial action plans

Conference · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:488870

Boss, M J; Henney, D A; Heitzman, V K ^[1]; Day, D W ^[2]

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1. HWS Consulting Group, Inc., Omaha, NE (United States)
2. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE (United States)

Remedial Actions, including Interim Remedial Activities, often require the use of treatment facilities or stabilization techniques using on-site chemical processes. As such, the 29 CFR 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (PSM Standard) and the USEPA regulations for Risk Management Planning require that these chemicals and their attendant potential hazards be identified. A Hazard and Operation (HAZOP) study, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis, or equivalent graphic presentation of processes must be completed. These studies form a segment of the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA). HAZOP addresses each system and each element of a system that could deviate from normal operations and thus cause a hazard. A full assessment of each process is produced by looking at the hazards, consequences, causes and personnel protection needed. Many variables must be considered when choosing the appropriate PHA technique including the size of the plant, the number of processes, the types of processes, and the types of chemicals used. A mixture of these techniques may be required to adequately transmit information about the process being evaluated.

• OSTI ID: 488870
• Report Number(s): CONF-9610152--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EMERGENCY PLANS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SAFETY
STANDARDS
WASTE MANAGEMENT