(27e) Revision of Facility Siting Recommended Practice and Implementation Guidelines

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers has approved a project for a book to be titled ?Guidelines for Evaluating Process Plant Buildings for External Fires, Explosions, and Toxic Releases, 2nd Edition.? The current guidelines book was published in 1996, based on the edition of API RP 752 existing at that time. This new edition of the Guidelines book would bring it in line with state of the art by addressing the newest version of API RP 752 (2009 version, Third Edition), API RP 753 and adding sections on toxic releases, and including recent technology and management system developments. Major changes to AP RP 752 include the elimination of occupancy screening, requirements for more extensive documentation, and the requirement to address a Maximum Credible Event (MCE). The book will provide an up to date, comprehensive, and valuable resource to process safety professionals needing an understanding of how to evaluate and address facility siting situations. A summary of the project objectives, status, and changes to API RP 752 that will be addressed in the book will be presented.