Categories > Health & Safety & Environmental Category Process Safety Management For Petroleum Refining and Gas Plant   Program Duration : 5 Days Program Date : 19-23 May,2012 Program Location : Cairo, Egypt Program Fees : US$ 3200/Per Person     rogram Objectives: Course addresses management and engineering design concepts required for process safety in chemical and in refinery industries. Also content focuses on sound engineering principles and practices as they apply to industrial situations, project design, risk mitigation, process and equipment integrity, and engineering codes and standards. Includes calculation of risk assessment scores and cost justification factor; HAZOPs study methodology using P&IDs; safety valves, rupture discs, explosion venting, and emergency scrubbers design considerations; MSDS uses; overall control, reduction, and prevention of hazardous materials incidents; case studies. This course will review the 12 elements of the Process Safety Management (PSM) model. PSM systems were developed as an expectation/demand of the public, customers, in-plant personnel, stockholders and regulatory agencies because reliance on chemical process technologies were not enough to control, reduce and prevent hazardous materials incidents. PSM systems are comprehensive sets of policies, procedures and practices designed to ensure that barriers to major incidents are in place, in use and effective. PROGRAM OUTLINES:   Introduction: An overview of the course and a short history of process safety management that includes a discussion of some major accidents 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. WHO SHOULD ATTEND?   This course would be ideal for any Process and Operation Engineer / Manger who are involved in Refinery and Gas plant design and operation.