Identification of equipment

Assists in the identification of equipment available from chemical facilities, local emergency responders, hospitals, other communities, and private contractors. 

Proper identification of equipment and a logical control panel arrangement reduce the chance of confusion and mistakes. 

Several method performance indicators are tracked, monitored, and recorded, including the date of analysis, identification of equipment, identification of the analyst, number and type of samples analyzed, the system precision, the critical resolution or tailing factor, the recovery at the reporting threshold level, the recovery of a second reference weighing, the recovery for the control references (repeated reference injections for evaluation of system drift), the separation quality, blank issues, out of spec issues, carry over issues, and other nonconformances. The quantitative indicators are additionally visualized by plotting on control charts (Figure 23). 

Identification of equipment and structures involved in each function. 

Personnel performing independent verifications are responsible for identification of equipment whose status is to be verified, determination of both the required equipment status and the actual status, and reporting of identified discrepancies to the Facility Supervisor. Operations personnel are responsible for recommending independent verification v 4ien questions exist regarding the status of equipment. 

Fire fighting equipment Identification of equipment and its location... 

Define Value Lists for Selected Fields. This refers to various pull-down menus or value lists in a CMMS (e.g., equipment condition new, good, average, poor, replace). This standard pnU-down menn will allow for consistency in information provided and utilized. For example, when equipment condition information is collected during PM, the information becomes immediately available to management so it may be utilized for capital planning. This allows for the identification of equipment needing replacement and, along with criticahty, these items can be prioritized for replacement. 

In Beznau NPP, the operating group has the responsibility for the control of labelling and identifications of equipment. This responsibility is shared between the shift crews. Every crew is consequently responsible for a given number of systems. This results in an excellent status of labelling and identification of equipment throughout the plant. 

Name of company for single procedvu e or identification of equipment if multiple procedures are used)... 

Use appropriate colors for identification of equipment and hazards per OSHA... 

Technical requirements Sound engineering practice, essential requirements tarticle 3t The directive includes a particular technical requirement with respect to equipment which presents only a minor pressure hazard. For such equipment the essential requirements and the certification procedures are not applicable. Instead the so-called sound engineering practice of one of the Member States must be applied. That practice must ensure that design and manufacture takes into account all relevant factors influencing safety during the intended lifetime. The equipment must be accompanied with adequate instruetions for use and must bear the identification of the manufacturer. The CE-marking shall not be applied for such equipment. 

Bosch and co-workers devised laboratory reactors to operate at high pressure and temperature in a recycle mode. These test reactors had the essential characteristics of potential industrial reactors and were used by Mittasch and co-workers to screen some 20,000 samples as candidate catalysts. The results led to the identification of an iron-containing mineral that is similar to today s industrial catalysts. The researchers recognized the need for porous catalytic materials and materials with more than one component, today identified as the support, the catalyticaHy active component, and the promoter. Today s technology for catalyst testing has become more efficient because much of the test equipment is automated, and the analysis of products and catalysts is much faster and more accurate. 

Identification of the equipment. Many accidents have occurred because maintenance workers opened up the wrong equipment. Equipment which is under repair should be numbered or labeled unambiguously. Temporaiy labels should be used if there are no permanent ones. Pointing out the correc t equipment is not sufficient. The pump you repaired last week is leaking again is a recipe for an accident. 

Most defects can be detected using one or more appropriate nondestructive testing techniques. However, in the absence of routine nondestructive testing inspections, identification of defects in installed equipment is generally limited to those that can be observed visually. Defects such as high residual stresses, microstructural defects such as sensitized welds in stainless steel, and laminations will normally remain undetected. Defects that can be detected visually have the following features ... 

Identification for equipment terminals and of terminations of certain designated conductors, including general rules for an alphanumeric system 11353/1991 BS 5559/1991 ... 

The inspections and tests are documented to include the date, the name of the responsible person, identification of the equipment, a description of the inspection or test and the rcsult.s... 

Equipment used to process, store, or handle highly hazardous chemicals must be designed constructed, installed and maintained to minimize the risk of release. A systematic, scheduled, test and maintenance program is preferred over "breakdown" maintenance " that could compromise safety. Elements of a mechanical integrity program include 1) identification and categorization of equipment and instrumentation, 2) documentation of manufacturer data on mean time to failure, 3 ) test and inspection frequencies, 4) maintenance procedures, 5) training of maintenance personnel, 6) test criteria, and 7) documentation of test and inspection results. 

Fault Tree Identification of Flood-Critical Equipment. 

Understanding of the technological process and identification of subprocesses are essential for proper ventilation design, especially when designing process ventilation but also in enclosure air technology. The purpose of process description is to identify possible emission sources, occupational areas, the effects of environmental parameters on production, needs for enclosure and ventilation equipment, etc. One purpose is to divide the process into parts such that their inputs and outputs (e.g., process, piping and duct connections, electricity, exposure) to environment can be defined. Parts here can he different departments, and inside them, subprocesses. See Fig. 3.4. 

Data acquisition The identification and collection of information relating to the performance of a particular piece of equipment. 

The standard requires the supplier to define the process employed for the calibration of inspection, measuring, and test equipment, including details of equipment type, unique identification, location, frequency of checks, check method, acceptance criteria, and the action to be taken when results are unsatisfactory. 

These include identification of process equipment and instruments, interpretation of the meaning of their values and trends, navigation through different VDU pages by means of a selection menu, etc. The common feature of these tasks is handling the display system to search and locate relevant process data. In this respect, "classical" ergonomics checklists (see Chapter 4) are very useful in facilitating performance of such tasks. 

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