Process Safety Management to Manage Risk in Occupancies other than Chemical Process Industries
Abstract
Process Safety Management (PSM), as a loss prevention management system, has been used for many years to limit and control risks in the Chemical Process Industries (CPI). Losses at chemical and petrochemical facilities are characterized by high energy fire and explosions which in many cases have received large press coverage. Most CPI fires and explosions happened in organic hydrocarbon processes originating from mechanical integrity failures. Mineral, metallurgical refining and pulp and paper processes, on the other hand, feature seemingly benign and often non combustible chemicals. Corrosion in acid plants, physical explosions of digesters, autoclaves, and black liquor recovery boilers have been more common than fires or combustion explosions. This paper presents case studies of incidents in several non-chemical occupancies and efforts made by some companies in Eastern Canada to incorporate elements of PSM as a tool for loss prevention and risk management.
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Citation
Mohamed, Hocine Ait (2015). Process Safety Management to Manage Risk in Occupancies other than Chemical Process Industries. Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /193715.