2.2 Outline the tools, standards, measurement, competency requirements and controls applicable to Process Safety Management (PSM) in the oil and gas industries

  
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Element 2: Hydrocarbon process safety 1 

Management of international oil and gas operational safety

4.1 Unit IOG1

Learning outcomes
On completion of this element, candidates should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to:
2.1 Explain the principles of assessing and managing contractors, including the roles of parties involved
2.2 Outline the tools, standards, measurement, competency requirements and controls applicable to Process Safety Management (PSM) in the oil and gas industries
2.3 Explain the role and purpose of a permit-to-work system
2.4 Explain the key principles of safe shift handover
2.5 Explain the importance of safe plant operation and maintenance of hydrocarbon containing equipment and processes
2.6 Outline the hazards, risks and controls to ensure safe start up and shut down of hydrocarbon containing equipment and processes.

Content
2.1 Contractor management

  • Scale of contractor use

  • Contractor management, ownership and site supervision/ representation

  • Contractor responsibilities

  • Safe handover, understanding the hazards.

2.2 Process Safety Management (PSM)

  • The controls available in PSM , including:

- spacing of operating plant
- positioning and protection of control rooms and critical equipment, specifically occupied building assessment, temporary refuge (offshore) and the critical safety systemsassociated with temporary refuge integrity (fire resistance, blast resistance, HVAC, access to evacuation means etc)

  • Management of change controls:

- risk assessment and authorisation of changes by competent persons.

2.3 Role and purpose of a permit-to-work system

  • Role and purpose of a permit-to-work system

  • The key features of a permit-to-work system

  • Types of permit

  • Interfaces with adjacent plant

  • Interfaces with contractors

  • Lock out, tag out and isolation.

2.4 Key principles of safe shift handover

  • Placing greater reliance on written communication between handover of 12-hour shifts

  • Two-way with both participants taking joint responsibility

  • Shift handover should be:

- high priority and conducted face to face
- two-way with both participants taking joint responsibility
- done using verbal and written communication
- based on analysis of the information needs of incoming staff
- given as much time as necessary.

2.5 Plant operations and maintenance

  • Asset integrity, including inspection, testing, maintenance, corrosion prevention, competency and training

  • Risk based maintenance and inspection strategy

  • Techniques, principles, and importance of safe operation, standard operation procedures and maintenance

  • Control of ignition sources during maintenance and operations

  • Cleaning and gas freeing; purging; venting; draining of water, product, oxygen and non- condensables (NCD), and inerting.

2.6 Start up and shut down

  • Hazards and controls associated with:

- safe start up, shut down
- water and hydrates presence and removal
- testing, commissioning and hook up.


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