(47bt) Process Safety Hazard Management Plan : Help You in Sustaining Production and Preventing Lossess | AIChE

(47bt) Process Safety Hazard Management Plan : Help You in Sustaining Production and Preventing Lossess

ABSTRACT

 

Managing mature assets is a challenge, especially when we have to deal with production target.  Sometimes it is not easy to straight on safety as your first priority while in the other hand we need to maintain the production or even increase it. How safety and production can stand together without scarifying each other? Process safety hazard management plan is the key answer to resolve this matter.

Process safety practices and formal safety management systems have been in place in some companies for many years, including Pertamina Hulu Energy ONWJ which brought the standards from former company.  Process safety hazard management plan is a part of the implementation during the operation stage. Not only assessing safety as a behavior but also assessing the plant and process for reduction in potential major accident risk and an improved plant performance. What can be done on the plant and process area to ensure that hazards are identified, addressed and the consequences are reduced?

This paper describes how process safety hazard manament plan can help you in sustaining your production, which includes:

-        identifying your process hazard and risk

-        learning your protection layer (Swiss cheese model)

-        agreeing your acceptable risk

-        giving commitment on your actions, who is to do what

In process safety perspective, all incidents are preventable.   The key element is managing risk consistently to face any obstacles, minimize losses and achieve your goals.