Elements Common To All Process Hazard Analyses

This section presents how-to approaches for subjects common to all PrHA methods. The PSM Rule requires that every PrHA include these activities. 

Analyze engineering and administrative controls and consequences of control failures. 

Nuclear energy, another source of hazards at DOE facihties, is not addressed in this document. 

The following five steps should be taken to help identify hazards. 

List all obvious hazards. Most processes include a number of hazards that are already fully recognized, such as the flammability of propane or the inhalation toxicity of chlorine. 

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