Health, Safety, Security and Environment
Safety in Process Equipment Design and Operation
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Safety in Process Equipment Design and Operation Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
- Comprehensive understanding of different aspects of process design that influence process safety
- Ability to select an “inherently safer design” for the entire process plant operation
- Knowledge of the mechanical structure integrity of process equipment
- Familiarity with hazards associated with process fluids regarding material degradation
- Experience with the Code requirements for sizing relief valves, the methodology for determining the relief flows and handling the relief streams
- Knowledge of how to operate with emergency depressuring systems (EDP) system for the prevention of fire and gas explosions
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers and technicians in Oil & Gas, chemical and process industries
- Process, mechanical and chemical engineers
- Engineers and technicians who deal with reactors and piping systems
- Design engineers, project engineers and HSE managers
- Control, automation and instrumentation engineers
- Operators and maintenance personnel
Course Outlines:
Overview of Safety in Process Design
- Definition of Safety in Process Design
- Overview of Historical Incidents and Problem Areas
- Components of Process Safety: People, Plant, Process
- Risk Identification and Safety Analysis
- Process Hazard Analysis: HAZOP, LOPA, FMEA
- Hazards Associated with Specific Plant Systems
- Elimination of Hazards through Process Design
- Prevention of Human Error through Process Control and Monitoring
Inherently Safer Design
- “Inherently Safer Design” Methodology
- Pre-Design and Design Phases
- Materials of Construction and Optimized Fabrication
- Hazard Associated with Process Fluids and Chemical Reactions
- Corrosion, Erosion, and Material Degradation
- Leakage and Loss of Primary Containment
- Dispersion of Hydrocarbon Release
- Flammability of Chemicals
Safety of Process Equipment
- Hazard Associated with Process Equipment
- Safety Considerations in Reactor Design
- Design Procedure for Safety of Pressure Vessels, Storage Tanks, Reactors, Heat Exchangers
- Venting of Tanks and Vessels: Codes, Standards, and Best Practices
- Piping System Design and Safety
- Design of Piping System Accessories: Valves, Fittings, Supports
- Assessment of Material Degradation during In-Life Cycle: Fitness for Service
- Monitoring, Testing, and Inspection (NDT)
Design of Pressure Relief Systems
- Design of Safety Valves
- Operation of Pressure Relief System
- Calculation and Sizing of Relief Loads of Pressure Relief Systems
- Pressure Relief Valves vs. Rupture Discs
- Codes, Standards, and Best Practices
- Specifics of Pressure Relief Systems for Pumps, Compressors, Turbines
- Process Plant Disposal Systems
- Disposal Hazards, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Factors
Process Monitoring and Control
- Safety Instrumented Systems
- Process Plant Monitoring and Control System: SCADA
- Emergency Depressuring Systems (EDP)
- Prevention of Fire and Gas or Dust Explosions
- Safety Consideration in Plant Layout and Equipment Spacing
- Management of Change and Integrity Operation Window
- Plant Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Procedures
- Final Conclusions