Process Safety in Oil Refineries: Vacuum Distillation Column Hazop Study

摘要

Errors that can occur in the identification studies for hazards and risks which is one of the elements of a process safety management cause resulting major accident having undesirable long - term effects on human and environment. For preventing major accidents, identification and analysis of process hazards due to equipment failures, design or montage defects, improper maintenance, misuse, material defects, metal fatigue, corrosion, welding defects, human failure etc. are the main principles of process safety management. The aim of present study is to investigate possible accidental risks occurring in Vacuum Distillation Column of oil refining within contributing to the process safety frame.