Digest
Safety Device or Control Device? — Process Safety Beacon, March 2016
Safety Device or Control Device? — Process Safety Beacon, March 2016
- CCPS
- Digest
- Process Safety Beacon March 2016
- Process Safety
- Barrier managementLoss of containmentProcess safety
- Fluid transfer
- Storage tanks
- Competence and trainingFunctional testingManagement of changeOperating and work procedures
- Downstream and process industries
Summary
This bulletin distinguishes routine process control from independent safety protection through a steam-locomotive example and a tank-overflow incident. It explains how reassigned operator duties turned a backup shutdown into primary control, and recommends clear procedures, training, calibration and scheduled testing of safety devices.
Classifications: Barrier management; safety barrier management.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Downstream and process industries; refining; petrochemicals.
Summary
Beacon issue on distinguishing safety devices from process control devices.
Process Safety Beacon March 2016. Themes: process safety.