Digest
Who are all these people? — Process Safety Beacon, February 2015
Who are all these people? — Process Safety Beacon, February 2015
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon February 2015
- Contractor Management
- Human factorsProcess safety
- Emergency responseExclusion zonesOperating and work proceduresSimultaneous operations coordination
- Downstream and process industries
Summary
This bulletin uses three serious process incidents to discuss unnecessary personnel near hazardous operations. It explains how crowding can distract operators and increase exposure during startup, shutdown and abnormal conditions. Recommendations address access arrangements in operating procedures, emergency instructions for non-essential personnel and consideration of postponing other tasks.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Simultaneous operations coordination; SIMOPS; simultaneous operations.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Process Safety Beacon February 2015. Themes: contractor management.