Operating procedures, development

Implement strict quality control program Employ good operating procedures Develop effluent handling procedures... 

A Safe Operating Procedure developed to create a uniform method to ensure that appropriate steps are taken prior to bypassing or removing an alarm, instrument, or shutdown system from service is offered. This procedure can provide an effective way of communicating the status of an impaired instrument. The procedure has been in use for over five years. It assumes that all instrumentation has been classified into three priorities. 

Number of special operating procedures developed to formalize the methods for completing infrequent or unusual tasks X ... 

NOTE When a detected dangerous fault results In the Immediate Initiation of the safe state action, it is highly reasonable to consider the dangerous fault to be safe. When the diagnostic simply alarms, It is assumed that appropriate action by the operator can be and will be taken when required, in accordance with the operating procedures developed for compliance with ANSI/ISA-... 

In reality, this function is done in parallel with the previous steps. It involves writing standard operating procedures, developing training modules, defining recordkeeping needs, drafting production records, and the like. 

Site safety requirements and standard operating procedures development... 

Train employees on the new procedure. Using the operating procedures developed from the task analysis, thoroughly train the employees in the intricate details of the task. 

The absorption and translocation of BTWS were determined using a standard operational procedure developed by the National Pesticide Discovery South Center (Zhejiang). Common amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus) was used as the target plant. Table 8.28 showed that BTWS was absorbed through buds, roots, stems, and leaves and exhibited good inhibitory effect. 

Losses associated with startup and shutdown of equipment and aitire units are common (e.g., a notable industry incident occurred in 1989 with the Piper Alpha North Sea platform loss). As with any operating procedure development, employees should be involved for their insight and concurrence. Particular care should always be given when developing equipment startup and shutdown procedures. This includes commissioning new faciUties (e.g., purging and leak testing). 

Safety Review. The safety review was perhaps the very first hazard analysis procedure developed. The procedure begins by the preparation of a detailed safety review report. The purpose of this report is to provide the relevant safety information regarding the process or operation. This report is generally prepared by the process engineer. A typical outline for this report follows. 

Research nd Development. Eor commodity chemicals, emphasis is on the improvement of plant operation and reduction of production costs. Eor specialty chemicals, emphasis is on assembling a staff capable of quickly identifying and solving a customer problem under the existing plant conditions and operating procedures of the customer. 

Develop and implement system and operating procedure designed to allow for unsteady evaporation rates... 

If operating procedures need to be developed from scratch, this could account for a considerable portion of the pre-startup work. If current, valid standard operating procedures exist, and the toll is only introducing a new set of batch instructions, the task becomes simpler. However, it is recommended that the new batch instructions are reviewed simultaneously with the existing startup, shutdown, normal and emergency operating procedures for the equipment to help ensure potential process deviations are examined and addressed. 

D. Task-specific hazard analyses must lead to the development of written standard operating procedures (SOPs) that specify the controls necessary to safely perform each task. Detailed hazard analyses conducted for each site task and operation provide the basis for developing SOPs to protect employees from safety and health hazards. Written SOPs provide a mechanism for informing employees of procedures that ensure their safety and for enabling management to enforce hazard control procedures. 

The employer is responsible for developing and implementing written operating procedures that provide dear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information by addressing requirements, responsibilities, and procedures for ... 

The form these end products take should be consistent with your company s style for example, if you have specific protocols for project planning or developing Standard Operating Procedures, these will probably apply to comparable tasks within the PSM initiative. 

Many companies have specific protocols for the development and description of standard operating procedures. Like the management systems they detail, these SOPs vary considerably in terms of their otganization and level of detail. While it s clearly premature to develop a specific format within which PSM systems will be described, you can get useful ideas in advance by reviewing written protocols and existing SOPs. 

In the immediate term, however, your plan may be most effective if you focus on the specific needs and priorities you have identified in the course of your work so far. If you clearly define the scope of your plan, and it directly addresses specific needs, your efforts will be far more successful than if you try to do all things for all people. Moreover, focusing on priority needs will almost certainly provide a sound basis for expansion or adaptation for example, procedures developed to address training for operators using high-hazaid materials at one facility (see Rextown vs. Effingham in Figure 5-2) should be readily adaptable to lower-hazard substances at another facility— far more so than the other way around. 

Documenting the Process. The net effect of these steps is a process description, defined in terms of customers and suppliers and their interaction. Next, the team can summarize that description in the form of a process flowchart, to illustrate the roles and responsibilities of each process stakeholder (see Figure 6-8). This chart provides the basis for developing standard operating procedures, or other process documentation, that the company can incorporate into existing practices. 

Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are step-by-step job instructions which can help workers perform their jobs safely and efficiently. When the end users are involved in their design, SOPs can provide a basis for arriving at a method of work agreed-to by different shifts. In this sense, SOPs can be used to develop training programs and specify measures of competence. Because of the importance of SOPs in the work situation, a systematic framework is needed to enable the design of reliable procedures which are acceptable by the workforce. 

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