Even the Chemical Safety Board uses UK’s HSE Material

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Today the U.S. Chemical Safety Board released their report into a 2015 refinery explosion and in their report they reference one of my favorite documents of all time from the U.K.’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), The safe isolation of plant and equipment.

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Another EXCELLENT diagram we can incorporate into our energy isolation plans for Line Break/Equipment Opening and PRCS Entry Isolation…

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And let us not forget about the “Guide for the Control of Hazardous Energy in the Process Industries (MIRM)“. (Link may work for SAFTENG Members Only)

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