Look closely… and what do you see? Think about your piping RAGAGEP(s) for pressurized piping such as ASME B31.3 or .5. Answer… What we are seeing is a piece of welded pipe that was being installed in an Ammonia Refrigeration process. As REQUIRED by ASME B31.5, Section 527.5… 527.5 Qualification Records The employer shall maintain copies […]
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) requires businesses that store and/or manufacture, process, or use certain chemicals to complete the Tier II (EPCRA 311 and 312) Report and/or the Toxics Release Inventory (EPCRA 313) Report, also called the Form R. Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act focuses on risk management for accident
A common question I receive from clients/members is “why do some of my facilities get RMP inspections from the Fed’s and others get inspected by the state; should I be prepared for both Fed and State to inspect a facility?” The answer is based 100% on where the facility is located and NO, a facility
This guide provides a basis for NBIC Inspectors use in reviewing Pressure Relief Devices (PRD’s) for compliance with the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC). It is only intended to provide general guidance, and must be used in conjunction with NBIC, Part 2 for specific details of inspection.
This is one of those process safety questions: if 100 engineers were asked, you would NOT get the same answer from all 100. Although there may be other topics, this little fact would also hold true; this aspect of PSM is a critical path in process safety, so we need to get the FACTS on
This report relates to the proof testing of safety instrumented systems (SIS). It has been produced as part of a research project funded by the Health and Safety Executive. The contract was placed with Eutech Engineering Solutions Limited. The objectives of the research were to define a set of guiding principles upon which proof tests of
For those of you who have been using Landview to estimate your populations impacted by your WCS and ARS(s), you may be a tad disappointed to learn that it appears “Landview” will no longer be available with UPDATED data! “Landview 6” was the last update and it used the population data from the 2000 Census
UPDATE: Many thanks to my friends who must remain nameless on my website for sharing their article on this topic. They are MUCH more elegant than me and quite a bit more technical, but all in all we agree… not all safeguards should be counted! For those doubting my position, you need to pay close
It has come to our attention that some manufacturer(s) have changed the design of their auto purgers by installing a Relief Valve (RV) with the package. The owner’s manual of the component specifically lists the RV as a pre-assembled component and requires the installation of a “vent line” on this RV. This seems to be
Are you tired of spending thousands of dollars on high-cost nitrogen to pressure test your process piping? Are you tired of all the procedural documents you must have in place to perform this testing? And all of the training you must do for the personnel performing this testing? Well, I have a special deal for
Take notice where the highly saturated vapor is going… to the ground – NOT rising!
“Now there’s something you don’t see every day” is the quote I will never forget when the OSHA CSHO began looking over the PHA. When we asked what sparked his comment, he showed us…
