Revalidating Process Hazard Analyses

The foundation of any successful process safety program is a current set of process hazard analyses (PHAs) for each of its processes. Revalidating PHAs to keep them up to date and applicable is a must. This book is derived from the experience of many companies in the chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries, and presents demonstrated, concise, and common sense approaches for a resource-effective revalidation of PHAs. It includes flowcharts, checklists, and worksheets that provide invaluable assistance to the revalidation process.Content: Chapter 1 Refresher on the Basics (pages 5–9): Chapter 2 Revalidation—What is it? (pages 11–17): Chapter 3 Preparing for the Revalidation Study (pages 19–32): Chapter 4 Evaluating the Prior PHA Study (pages 33–41): Chapter 5 Identifying Changes That have Occurred Since the Prior PHA (pages 43–49): Chapter 6 Identifying an Appropriate Revalidation Methodology (pages 51–57): Chapter 7 Conducting the Revalidation Study Sessions (pages 59–63): Chapter 8 Documenting the Revalidation Study (pages 65–68):

The foundation of any successful process safety program is a current set of process hazard analyses (PHAs) for each of its processes. Revalidating PHAs to keep them up to date and applicable is a must. This book is derived from the experience of many companies in the chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries, and presents demonstrated, concise, and common sense approaches for a resource-effective revalidation of PHAs. It includes flowcharts, checklists, and worksheets that provide invaluable assistance to the revalidation process.

Annotation The foundation of any successful process safety program is a current set of process hazard analyses (PHAs) for each of its processes. Revalidating PHAs to keep them up to date and applicable is a must. This book is derived from the experience of many companies in the chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries, and presents demonstrated, concise, and common sense approaches for a resource-effective revalidation of PHAs. It includes flowcharts, checklists, and worksheets that provide invaluable assistance to the revalidation process