Process Safety Safety Programs, Standards, and Regulations Compliance
A wise company looks out for its employee’s safety and adheres to both mandated regulations, as well as good business practices. That said, it is increasingly difficult for companies to stay in compliance and make informed choices in an ever increasingly bewildering array of regulations, standards, and safety programs. BSI takes this aspect of our engineering services seriously. We not only work with our clients to help them, but we have our own internal training program to assure that our employees are kept aware of the latest in work safety and industrial standards. Given the diversity of regulations and standards, this aspect of our services is the responsibility of several departments. Samplings of related services are as follows; · Process Hazard Analysis (PHA): A hazard analysis is a process used to assess risk to help identify unacceptable risks and find ways to reduce or eliminate them. Assessment of the level of risk is a composite of the severity of an incident and its likelihood of occurrence. While commonly associated with the OSHA mandated Process Safety Management requirements, a PHA is appropriate for any industry with safety concerns. · Process Safety Management: This OSHA mandate targets highly hazardous chemicals. PSM begins with an identification of hazardous chemicals and obtaining/defining Process Safety Information (PSI) such as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for these chemicals. Information about the related process in the form of P&IDs that define the materials used (corrosion), operating pressures, temperatures, safety devices, along with standard operational procedures (SOP’s), automation, and other considerations that impact the ability to safely run the process are reviewed. Documentation about the process is stored in a Process Safety Information Repository that generally stores Master Documents in a secure environment, while making PSI Shared Documents easily accessible to personnel. A PSM Team assesses the process and maintains the PSI Repository, and provides Manages Change to systems to assure that all changes are not detrimental to the systems safety. · Incident Investigations: BSI can provide an impartial knowledgeable insight. · Vessel MAV / MAP calculations, relief valve sizing, and blanketing systems design. · Mechanical Integrity Analysis. · Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). · Safety Training for subjects such as hot work, confined spaces, ladders, scaffolding, safety harness use, etc. · Validation · National Electric Code (NEC) compliance. · National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) compliance. · Electrical Arc Flash Studies. · SARA 311/312 compliance · Volatile gas emissions · Sewer and contaminated water emissions · EPA compliance · ISA, S88, IEEE, OPC, NEMA, ISPE, and other standards. · Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) as well as GAMP 5 · 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and custom reporting · Quality Control / Analysis and Applied Statistics
Process Safety Projects Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) of a Major Gravure Printing Ink Manufacturing FacilityBSI Completed a Process Hazard Analysis for one of the largest Gravure Printing Ink Manufacturing Facility in the U.S. Combustible Dust Collection For a Polyproplylene Extruder Feed SystemThe project required the development and design of a dust collection and control system for the powder handling hoppers and vibrating screw feeder system installed on a twin screw extruder installed at an advance plastics research center. Process Safety Study (Child Care Product Manufacturing Process)BSI performed a process hazard review and safety study of an existing cleansing and santiation tissue manufacturing facility for a major Child Care Product manufacturing concern. Process Safety Study For Portable Equipment Santizing OperationThe purpose of this process safety study was to determine the hazard impact of introducing Ethanol as a santiizing agent for portable process equipment in between production use in a Child Care Product Manufacturing facility. |