Optimize facility-siting evaluations

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)

OSTI ID:7170646

Wallace, S J; Hunter, B L ^[1]

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1. JBF Associates, Inc., Knoxville, TN (United States)

Case histories show how to combine hazard-evaluation tools that effectively assess facility siting. Depending on the complexity of the process and equipment, more than one tool and hazard analysis method (HAZOP, FMEA, etc.) may be needed. Operating facilities must use all possible resources such as checklists, plot plans/elevation drawings, models, tours, etc., when performing a process hazard analysis (PHA). More importantly, the facility-siting evaluation techniques must be cost-effective, user friendly and results oriented. Facility siting, mandated by federal regulation (OSHA 1910.119), calls for a how to methodology. Because it is an interpretation of risk due to location, facility siting has no single correct method. Operating companies must equip their PHA teams with an optimum combination of hazard-evaluation methods that address actual process consequences and their effects on worker safety. This paper discusses the use of these resources in hazard analysis, then illustrates the methods with several case histories from a refinery, a papermill, and a manufacturing facility.

• OSTI ID: 7170646
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States) Vol. 73:5; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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