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Sensors on the tree allow the control module to transmit data such as tubing head pressure, tubing head temperature, annulus pressure and production choke setting. Data from the downhole gauge is also received by the control module. With current subsea systems more and more data is being recorded and transmitted to the host facility. This allows operations staff to continuously monitor the performance of the subsea system. 

The standard operating procedures demand great attention as they reflect personnel safety issues, safe operating limits and quality considerations. They should be written simply and clearly. The level of detail is determined by the training and experience of the operations staff but should also take into account the hazards inherent in the process. 

The importance of the capabilities and qualifications of technical and operations staff at the toller site was emphasized in Chapter 2, The Toller Selection Process. It may have been a key factor in the selection of a toller. The expertise of the client personnel is equally important during this phase of the tolling effort. 

Emergency operations Process changes initiated by the operations staff to place the process into a safe condition (back to normal operations or shutdown) in response to any abnormal situation that could cause a release, explosion, or other significant event. 

According to Ref. 32, the functioning of impressed current cathodic protection stations should be monitored every 2 months, and the stray current protection station every 1 month. If protection installations are provided with measuring instruments for current and potential, this supervision can be carried out by operating staff, so that the readings are recorded and sent to the technical department for... 

Similarly, unit operating staffs can be trained to work together during a process upset using all the skills and resources available. Such training is part of nuclear submarine training ( Submarine , 1992) and... 

For new processes, the employer will find a PHA helpful in improving the design and construction of the process from a reliability and quality point of view. The safe operation of the new process is enhanced by making use of the PHA recommendations before final installations are completed. P IDs should be completed, the operating procedures in place, and the operating staff trained to run the process, before startup. The initial startup procedures and normal operating procedures must be fully evaluated as part of the prestartup review to ensure a safe transfer into the normal operating mode. 

PrH A improves the safety, reliability and quality of the design and construction of a new or old process. P IDs must be correct as constructed operating, startup and shutdown procedures must be validated, and the operating staff must be trained before startup. Incident inr estigation recommendations, compliance audits or PrHA recommendations need resolution before startup. 

It is difficult to maintain pressure in thin metal boxes, had a HAZOP had been conducted, these facts, well known to the operating staff, should have been made known to the designers. It should have been known that that compressed air could have been used instead of nitrogen to prevent diffusion into the cabinet. The control cabinet did not have to be in a Division 2 area. 

An.ilyz.ing Nuclear Reacior Safety Systems Operating staff review. 

One of my tasks was to pass on to design and operating staff details of accidents that had occurred and the lessons that should be learned. This book contains a selection of the reports I collected from many different companies. Although most have been published before, they were scattered among many different publications, some with small circulations. 

In some organizations, designated individuals have specific responsibility for eliciting detailed information from operational staff on the immediate and underlying causes of incidents. An example is the Human Performance Evaluation System (HPES) developed for the nuclear industry, which is described in Bishop and Larhette (1988). These coordinators provide a certain level of guaranteed irrununity from sanctions which allows individuals to be frank about the contributory causes that they may not be willing to discuss in an open forum. As discussed earlier, the need for this approach is a consequence of the fact that in many organizations a blame culture exists which is likely to inhibit a free flow of information about the causes of accidents. 

In quality management terms, the customer is the next person in an activity or management process, including, of course, the traditional customer who receives the final product. Each person is supplied with information, equipment, product or raw material which must be worked on and then passed to the next customer for further refinement. Thus an activity or management process consists of a series of suppliers and customers. For PSM and ESH integration, customers include people such as ESH staff, operating staff and individuals to be trained. 

Completion period. Operating staff are instructed. A report including details of operating levels is prepared and the user takes direct control of the plant. 

The FCC process is very complex and many scenarios can upset operations. If the upset condition is not corrected or controlled, each scenario could lead to a reversal. Table 8-1 contains a cause/effect shutdown matrix indicating scenarios in which a shutdown (reversal) could take place. In most cases, a unit shutdown is not necessary if adequate warning (low alarms before low/low shutdowns) is provided. The operating staff must be trained to respond to these warnings. 

Cooling air flow can he restricted hy blanking flaps, baffles or winter enclosures, providing that, if not automatic, the operating staff are aware of their presence and will restore the air flow when the weather turns warm again. 

Where the switching of plant is purely manual, the plant instructions should specify the limits of control, and not leave these to the shift operator, who may not be sufficiently skilled to take the correct decisions. Standby plant is often fitted, and it is part of the operation discipline to change over machines to ensure that they get even wear and keep all sets in running order. All operation staff should be aware of the method of bringing standby plant into use in an emergency. Where refrigerant valves need to be opened or... 

Operating staff at the plant consist of two operators per shift plus one maintenance person on dayshift. The wastewater is nutrient deficient and a ratio of 100 8 1 of BOD N P is maintained by the addition of diammonium phosphate and phosphoric acid for nitrogen and phosphorous requirements, respectively. 

We also thank Dr. J. A. Kuehner and his operations staff at the McMaster Tandem for their support and assistance for this project. We are grateful to the staff at the McMaster Reactor and the Toronto Slowpoke reactor for irradiating our Be test samples. 

Does the operating staff have access to Material Safety Data Sheets Yes. All staff are familiar with the process chemistry, including the hazards of HF. 

Are new operating staff trained properly Yes. Training includes a review of the PrHA for this process and familiarization with MSDSs. 

Finally it has to be noted that in the development and design of closed loop water systems also attention has to be paid to the implementation route. Successful implementation requires strong involvement of both management and operational staff, also during the design period. 

All chemical industry managers and process equipment operating personnel must know their plant/facility. There is no excuse for not knowing every square inch of the plant site. In particular, plant workers should know about any and all construction activities under way on the site, the actual construction parameters of the plant, and especially the operation of all plant unit processes. In addition, plant management must know not only their operating staff but also their customers. 

This should provide direction as to how operations staff, emergency responders, and the public should respond to a potential toxic release (e.g., chemical plumes released), including facility evacuation, personnel accountability, proper personal protective equipment (PPE) as dictated by the Risk Management Program and Process Safety Management Plan, and whether the nearby public should be in-place sheltered or evacuated. 

As a consequence of the simple construction and mode of operation of the biogas plant, it is not required to employ an operating staff with specialized knowledge. 

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