Risk management upgrading

The formal risk management system in the United States will be upgraded and rolled out as the corporate standard for all operating regions, including all of North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. 

Why is this so important First of all, it is the law, and management can be held accountable for any accidents. Oil and gas rigs, exploitation sites, refineries and petrochemical plants strain to increase capacity. While investments are made to increase this capacity, senior managers must ensure that the relief systems are also adequately upgraded as well, to avoid risk. Most disasters start with small, seemingly unimportant issues. 

The Total Human Exposme Risk DataBase and Advanced Simulation Environment (THERdbASE) is a data/model management system which contains total human exposure information. THERdbASE is a USEPA-sponsored modeling platform which is being developed and upgraded by the Exposure Modeling and Software Engineering Division of InfoScientific, Inc. (Butler and Engelman, 1998). 

Identify, develop, and i evaluate risk reduction i options (Ch. 7) / Select and apply risk / reduction options Develop a system to manage transportation risk(Ch. 1) Periodic review and upgrade management system ... 

A safety case is a living document that describes the safety of an operation from the initial concept design, aU the way through normal operations, to the eventual termination and shut down of the facility. The Safety Case is modified and upgraded as needed in order to ensure that risk and safety are properly managed at all times. 

The paradigm shift that The Cullen Report emphasized was to move toward a performance and risk-based approach to offshore safety management through the use of upgraded and much more thorough Safety Cases. The report also stressed the importance of Formal Safety Assessments that address issues such as fire and explosion analysis and the design of escape routes. 

The RBI approach can be used to evaluate the risk reduction associated with alternative alloys. Coupled with appropriate alloy cost information, the replacement alloy selection can be optimized on a risk reduction versus cost basis. Used in this manner, the RBI program becomes a valuable tool for the corrosion engineer. This type of output from an RBI program can be used when communicating with management about the justification of the added cost of a material upgrade [3]. 

Safety risk is kept As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) That the risks from the SSL upgrade programme ate understood and managed to acceptable levels as the new systems are rolled out As the new systems are rolled out, revenue service is maintained at existing levels, with service improvements where possible ... 

To demonstrate that the risks associated with the hazards introduced to the SSL and VL railways have been reduced to ALARP and tolerable, a robust hazard management process has been implemented. In addition, a clear relationship has been estabhshed between the Hazard Logs at the System (Programme), Subsystem (Project or Project Portfoho) and the Constituent (Suppher) level, and has in turn been documented thus aiming to adequately manage the hazards introduced to the operational railway as a result of the upgrade programmes. 

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