Startup checklists

Here is a set of startup checklists. First is a generalized list. ... 

The startup checklist should also include a verification of the correct chamber set points, controller setup parameters, and compressor operating head pressure. 

The normal steady state value shown on the Startup Checklist for actuator amplifier magnet... 

When coordinating the ATC/FPT-TAB initiative, the auditors should use an equipment startup checklist to complete a static condition assessment of the new DOAS unit and to document system readiness. The TAB engineer should use her own system readiness checklist which is identified as a pre-TAB checklist. See The Facflity Files column for sample pre-TAB checklist for an energy recovery coil within ERU. Any installation deficiencies identified via the checklist need to be added to the corrective action log and corrections made before the balancing and commissioning of the new DOAS can proceed. 

Once the PSSR team is satisfied with their review, a form such as Example 4-1, Pre-startup Safety Review Completion Form can be used to capture their approval for startup. For simple changes, this one-page form may be all that is required. In the case of extensive modifications, a detailed checklist of items examined by the team may accompany this form. It could include unsatisfactory findings as well as respective recommendations. If recommendations were made, these must be prioritized. Some may need to be resolved before startup others may be appropriately addressed after processing has begun. Some items reviewed by one company for extensive modifications and logged in addition to the one-page form are ... 

Specify the documentation requirements and format, such as checklists for recording inspections, startup, and functional performance tests. 

All process equipment has procedures to operate and meet safety requirements. They include a checklist that includes preparation (moving material, etc.), startup and shutdown procedures, tooling changes, and to cleanup of all equipment. Most equipment generates high heats and pressures. They are built to run safely, but they must be treated with respect . 

V. Safety checklist Provides the complete safety checklist for the operator to complete before operation of the process. This checklist is used before every startup. 

The startup checks should be performed using a checklist that includes a record of the vital component information of the chamber, such as the model, type, serial number, and so on, of the following critical components ... 

The next example is of a Pre-Startup Review or a Process Hazards Audit held on a piece of purchased processing equipment, a Haake Rheocord Torque Rheometer and Laboratory Twin-screw Extruder. The organization responsible for this extruder has a standard checklist of eleven pages of items to be considered by the technical person or persons in charge of the equipment or process, before the review is held. Copies of the completed checklist are then sent to each committee member before the meeting for review. Generally, in a review of this type, the group will convene at the location of the equipment rather than in a conference room to go over the material provided. In this case, the committee consisted of ... 

A complete discussion of all the checklist items in this Pre-Startup Review would not be possible in this paper but consideration was given to all of them. As a result, a memorandum was issued by the technical personnel to the committee outlining the recommendations made. These recommendations covered five... 

Identify hazardous chemicals from databases as discussed in Section 16.4.4 and from local legal regulations. Identify the potential for hazards from the checklist for reactivity (in Section 16.4.4) and from HAZOP-type studies or fault-tree analysis (Crowl and Louvar, 1990). In HAZOP studies, use checklist key words as triggers to systematically analyze the impact of changes to flow rate, temperature, pressure, composition, level, viscosity, heat transfer, reaction, and conditions and the potential for barrier failure and startup and shutdown to cause hazards. 

Preparing checklists for each phase of the startup/shutdown. 

It was revealed that most of the events due to a work planning problem where a work procedure is provided occurred during low-power states or startup operations. The reason for this can be inferred as the variable characteristics of plant configuration and dynamics of the low-power states of NPP, which may cause the identification of human error potentials and prediction of physical transition to be difficult. Therefore, the identification of human error possibilities or potentials during low-power states seems not to be an easy task to be accomplished by a list of simple checklist items, but belongs to a hard task that requires a careful investigation on the potential of human error by a concerted effort between experts in plant systems and hiunan errors, and, as necessary, may requires the use of thermal-hydraulic and reactor analysis computer codes. 

This guideline offers several examples of qualitative tools to help a PSSR leader and his or her team determine whether a PSSR can be done simply (for example, a visual inspection and documentation of completion using a minimal checklist) or whether it needs to be performed in a more complex fashion due to the hazards and potential risks involved. For example, a major addition to a unit might involve several PSSR team meetings and reviews with some action items to be completed after startup. 

For PSM managers, PSSR leaders, team members, and employees participating in program development or upgrade, this chapter addresses the checklist, a common and very important tool for guiding effective pre-startup safety reviews. 

An effective pre-startup safety review (PSSR) is centered on the tools a company provides to assist its staff in evaluating the safety and operational readiness of the trigger events it evaluates. One tool many companies provide is a PSSR checklist or electronic database of items to consider. This chapter examines options and considerations for compiling the items applicable to a facility. 

Depending upon a site s resources and culture, the pre-startup safety review may involve a completely electronic approach to identifying database items which apply for a specific PSSR, a partial electronic approach in which the checklist database items are customized in a document using a word processing or spreadsheet software program prior to hardcopy distribution and use, or a completely paper driven hardcopy approach. All are suitable when the persons involved in the review understand the administrative, technical, and possible regulatory-driven aspects of the facility s PSSR element. 

Effective pre-startup safety review programs can use many different approaches to their checklist design. Several examples follow. Compare these against each other and evaluate their similarities and differences. 

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