Facility Safety

Radiation Safety of Gamma and Electron Irradiation Facilities, Safety Series No. 107, International Atomic Energy Ageney, Vienna, 1992. 

DOE, 1994, Preparation Guide for U.S. Department of Energy Nonreactor Nuclear Facility Safety Analysis Reports, DOE-STD-3009-94, July... 

As long as pressure, level, and temperature control devices are operating correctly, the safety system is not needed. If the control system malfunctions, then pressure, level, and temperature safety switches sense the problem so the inflow can be shut off. If the control system fails and the safety switches don t work, then relief valves are needed to protect against overpressure. Relief valves are essential because safety switches do fail or can be bypassed for operational reasons. Also, even when safety switches operate correctly, shutdown valves take time to operate, and there may be pressure stored in upstream vessels that can overpressure downstream equipment while the system is shutting down. Relief valves are an essential element in the facility safety system. 

It should be clear that a complete FMEA approach is not practical for the evaluation of production facility safety systems. This is because (1) the cost of failure is not as great as for nuclear power plants or rockets, for which this technology has proven useful (2) production facility design projects cannot support the engineering cost and lead time associated with such analysis (3) regulatory bodies are not staffed to be able to critically analyze the output of an FMEA for errors in subjective judgment and most importantly, (4) there are similarities to the design of all production facilities that have allowed industry to develop a modified FME.A approach that can satisfy all these objections. 

Operating Experience Weekly Summary , No. 96-50, Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety, U.S. Dept, of Energy, Washington, D.C., 1996, p. 9. 

Informally review and consider major initiatives or campaigns (for example, facility safety, employee wellness, community service, etc.) that have succeeded in your company —along with those that have failed. What made them work Incentives to participation Relevance to job or quality of life Other And what about the Mures Lack of followthrough Weak endorsement Bad idea in the first place ... 

Facility Safety Manager Andy Zahner is responsible for overseeing all aspects of PSM training in connection with the pilot. Andy will report to Ray. 

The requirements of DOE-STD-1027-92 are used as the basis for identifying the overlap of nuclear facility safety analysis requirements with the requirements of the PSM Rule. 

Typically encountered facility safety design principles within the petroleum industry are usually as follows ... 

Sometimes it is easiest to prepare a general flowchart that identifies events which may occur at a facility during an incident. This flowchart can identify possible avenues the event may lead to and the protection measures available to mitigate and protect the facility. It will also highlight deficiencies. The use of a flowchart helps the understanding of events by personal unfamiliar with petroleum risk and safety measures. It portrays a step by step scenarios that is easy to follow or explain. Preparation of in-depth risk probability analysis can also use the flowchart as the basis of the event trees or failure modes and effects. Figure 3 provides a generic example of a typical hydrocarbon process facility Safety Flowchart. API Recommended Practice RP 14C provides an example of a Safety Flowchart for an offshore production facility. 

A1 quantifiable evaluation documentation should be prepared so that it would conform to the nature of a facility "Safety Case" format which may be required for submittal to governmental agencies at a later date. 

The ESD system is distinguished from other facility safety systems in that it responds to a hazard situation which may affect the overall safety of the entire facility. It is therefore considered one of the prime safety systems that can be provided for any facility. Without an ESD system, an incident at a hydrocarbon facility may be provided with "unlimited" fuel supplies that can destroy the entire facility. Such situations are amply demonstrated by wellhead blowouts that can be fed from underground reservoirs and destruction of pipeline connections at offshore installations affecting the availability of further isolation means, eg., "Piper Alpha". 

Gas Processors Association (GPA), Gas Processing Facility Safety Inspection Checklist. GPA, Tulsa, OK, 1987... 

Nuclear power facility safety, 77 531-561 assessment of, 77 538-542 basic principles of, 77 533-536 characteristics of, 7 7 542-551 design of, 77 536-542 first barrier in, 7 7 536-537 fourth barrier in, 77 538 future of, 77 554-557 operational, 77 538 radiation exposure and health standards, 77 551-554 second barrier in, 7 7 537 third barrier in, 77 537-538 Nuclear power plants... 

Technical Committee for Facility Safety of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Conservation of Nature and... 

The technical committee for facility safety (TAA1) is a committee that is organized under the auspices of 31a of the Bundeslmmissionsschutzgesetzes (German environmental legislation) by the (German) Federal Ministry for the Environment, Conservation of Nature and Reactor Safety. 

IAEA, Principles and Techniques for Post-Accident Assessment and Recovery in a Contaminated Environment of a Nuclear Facility, Safety Series 97, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1989. 

First considered an environmental issue (e.g., hazardous materials spills contaminating the environmental media—air, water, and/or soil), chemical facility safety has been an issue of congressional interest for many years. Review of the historical incidents listed in sidebar 4.1 provides some perspective on the magnitude of the consequences that might result from terrorist attacks. Obviously, these incidents (and others) increase concern over the potential for release of toxic chemicals and the associated potential health impacts on surrounding areas. 

The best time to consider inherently safer design is during the development of new operations and the preliminary design of facilities. Safety can be... 

R.A. Scott, Jr, Ed, Toxic Chemical and Explosives Facilities — Safety and Engineering Design , American vnenucai oocieuy, wasmngion, uv ty)... 

USA Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety, Operating Experience Weekly Summary 95-23, 1995... 

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