Best Practices for an Evergreening Pressure Relief System Management Program

摘要

Most oil and gas refining and petrochemical organizations have a Process SafetyManagement (PSM) program that stems from the requirements outlined under OSHA's29 CFR 1910.119. Some have a very extensive program that covers most of the 14elements of PSM and is managed via an integrated platform while others follow an adhoc approach that does not span all of the elements or is disjointed.Maintaining accurate and current Process Safety Information (PSI) is a cumbersome anddifficult task to accomplish due to the numerous sub-elements. One of the key subelementsof PSI maintenance is the management of your pressure relief documentation.Historically this is an element that has not been given the attention it deserves. However,recent incidents in the industry have elevated the importance of maintaining accurate andcurrent pressure relief systems documentation.The ultimate goal is to allow all plant personnel to understand the basis of the currentplant relief and flare header design and ensure that this current plant relief and flareheader design provides adequate overpressure protection for all equipment. Thus, anevergreen program for relief systems documentation is created that is customized to fitthe needs and resources of the operating company and has the ability to relate to the otherPSI elements. As such with the support of Marathon Oil Company, Siemens has used itsconsiderable experience in the pressure relief systems overpressure protection arena and,in conjunction with support from Marathon Oil Company, has developed a best practiceprogram for pressure relief systems evergreening.This presentation will identify the reasons and the benefits of having an evergreeningprogram for pressure relief systems documentation as well as explore theinterdependency of the key proposed evergreening elements listed below:? Evergreening Workflow? Resources and Processes? Software and tools? Key Performance Indicators? Auditing? Training