Loss control (a.k.a. risk reduction) can either be effected through loss prevention, by reducing the probability of risk, or loss reduction, by minimizing the loss. Loss prevention requires identifying the factors that increase the likelihood of a loss, then either eliminating the factors or minimizing their effect.Continue Reading

The act of reducing severity by identifying the factors that aggravate or increase a loss and taking proactive measures to lessen the effects of those factors.Continue Reading

Loss Prevention techniques in hydrocarbon facilities are to prevent personal injury or loss of life, to protect the installation from fire, explosion, and operational safety hazards inherent to the facilities and Protection of the environment by early detection of hazardous conditions and the subsequent shutdown, vapour depressurizing, and ventilation of hydrocarbons. The design of loss...Continue Reading

Loss Prevention techniques in hydrocarbon facilities are to prevent personal injury or loss of life, to protect the installation from fire, explosion, and operational safety hazards inherent to the facilities and Protection of the environment by early detection of hazardous conditions and the subsequent shutdown, vapour depressurizing, and ventilation of hydrocarbons. The design of loss...Continue Reading

HAZOP can help to identify and solve the common operability issues such as maintenance, startup, isolations, etc. as it provides a rigorous and systematic check of the design in terms of safety, operability, and conformity to the standards.Continue Reading

HAZID report is a formal document to capture and record all the hazards, their causes, consequences safeguards, risk ranking, and any related findings discussed in the HAZID workshop. This also includes the methodology to conduct the study and its nodes and information reviewed in the workshop.Continue Reading

HAZID is used to determine the adverse effects of exposure to hazards and plan necessary actions to mitigate such risks.Continue Reading

HAZID involves: a. Risk Identification: identify hazards and the cause and consequences scenario b. Risk Analysis and Assessment: identify the existing safeguards against the risk and assess the risk based on the Risk Matrix. c. Risk Improvement: provide recommendations/actions (if any)Continue Reading

PSSR regulations, specifically, are discussed in OSHA 29 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 1910.119(I):   The employer shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new facilities and for modified facilities when the modification is significant enough to require a change in the process safety information. The pre-startup safety review shall confirm that prior to the...Continue Reading

PSSR is the last step in the commissioning process and is managed by the commissioning manager and the owner’s commissioning team jointly.  Vendors and licensors may join PSSR. Completion of PSSR and compliance of all its punch points will validate the facility/system for its readiness and commence safe startup.Continue Reading