Process Risk and Reliability Management : Operational Integrity Management

In the last twenty years considerable progress has been made in process safety, particularly in regard to regulatory compliance. Many companies are now looking to go beyond mere compliance; they are expanding their process safety management (PSM) programs to improve performance not just in safety, but also in environmental compliance, quaility control and overall profitability. Techniques and principles are illustrated with numerous examples from chemical plants, refineries, transportation, pipelines and offshore oil and gas. This book helps executives, managers and technical professionals achieve not only their current PSM goals, but also to make the transition to a broader operational integrity strategy. The book focuses on the energy and process industries- from refineries, to pipelines, chemical plants, transportation, alternative energy and offshore facilities. The techniques described in the book can also be applied to a wide range of non-process industries. The book is both thorough and practical. It discusses theoretical principles in a wide variety of areas such as management of change, risk analysis and incident investigation, and then goes on to show how these principles work in practice, either in the design office or in an opperating facility. Learn how to develop process safety, operational integrity and operational excellence programs Go beyond traditional hazards analysis and risk management programs to explore a company's entire range of procedures, processes and management issues Understand how to develop a culture of process safety and operational excellence that goes beyond simple rule complience

In the last twenty years considerable progress has been made in process safety, particularly in regard to regulatory compliance. Many companies are now looking to go beyond mere compliance; they are expanding their process safety management (PSM) programs to improve performance not just in safety, but also in environmental compliance, quaility control and overall profitability. Techniques and principles are illustrated with numerous examples from chemical plants, refineries, transportation, pipelines and offshore oil and gas.

This book helps executives, managers and technical professionals achieve not only their current PSM goals, but also to make the transition to a broader operational integrity strategy. The book focuses on the energy and process industries- from refineries, to pipelines, chemical plants, transportation, alternative energy and offshore facilities. The techniques described in the book can also be applied to a wide range of non-process industries.

The book is both thorough and practical. It discusses theoretical principles in a wide variety of areas such as management of change, risk analysis and incident investigation, and then goes on to show how these principles work in practice, either in the design office or in an opperating facility.

• Learn how to develop process safety, operational integrity and operational excellence programs
• Go beyond traditional hazards analysis and risk management programs to explore a company's entire range of procedures, processes and mangement issues
• Understand how to develop a culture of process safety and operational excellence that goes beyond simple rule complience

Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages vii-viii CHAPTER 1 - Operational integrity management , Pages 1-46 Chapter 2 - Culture and employee involvement , Pages 47-78 Chapter 3 - Hazards identification , Pages 79-190 Chapter 4 - Consequence and likelihood analysis , Pages 191-276 Chapter 5 - Technical information and industry standards , Pages 277-300 CHAPTER 6 - Asset integrity , Pages 301-346 CHAPTER 7 - Reliability, Availability and Maintainability , Pages 347-370 Chapter 8 - Operations, maintenance, and safety , Pages 371-424 CHAPTER 9 - Operating procedures , Pages 425-527 Chapter 10 - Training and competence , Pages 529-541 Chapter 11 - Emergency management and security , Pages 543-574 Chapter 12 - Incident investigation and root cause analysis , Pages 575-654 Chapter 13 - Management of change , Pages 655-692 Chapter 14 - Audits and assessments , Pages 693-726 Chapter 15 - Process safety management compliance , Pages 727-802 Chapter 16 - Managing a risk and reliability program , Pages 803-840 References , Pages 841-844 Index , Pages 845-850