SHE -604 PHA PROCEDURE.docVIP

CONTENTS PURPOSE SCOPE RESPONSIBILITY REFERENCE TIMING AND FREQUENCY OF PHA PHA PROCEDURE PHA REPORT PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATION FOLLOW-UP PHA COMMUNICATION UPDATE PROCESS INFORMATION PHA CLOSING REVISION HISTORY ATTACHMENTS A: Site Cyclic PHA Program B: PHA Procedure Flow Chart C: PHA Report D: PHA Discussion Form E: PHA Recommendation Closure Form F: PHA Communication Form G: Process Information Update Closure Form  1.0 PURPOSE This procedure is to provide general guidance for conducting a Process Hazards Analysis (PHA), documenting findings and issuing the report in a systematic and structured manner. 2.0 SCOPE PHA is an effective tool for identifying, evaluating, and controlling hazards at various times and stages in the life cycle of a process. PHA must be done, in the following cases: New project or facilities Existing facilities for higher-hazard processes – Cyclical PHA Mothballing a process facility Dismantling a process facility Other areas, in which PHA can be used to identify and evaluate hazards, including the following: Management of change activities Unusual incident investigations Existing low-hazard operations - LHO 3.0 RESPONSIBILITY The plant PSM coordinator is responsible for keeping this procedure and the cyclic PHA schedule updated. (Attachment A) It is the responsibility of any individual requiring a PHA to be carried out to initiate the PHA form and ensure that it is followed through to completion. It is the responsibility of the PHA administrator to: Keep and control the PHA numbers list Keep and control a master list of all PHA Keep a file of the original of all the authorized PHA forms Keep and maintain filed all the PHA Reports issued Maintain a follow-up list of all PHA recommended actions Maintain a follow-up list of all PHA Process Information update 4.0 REFERENCE Corporate Standard S21A – Process Safety Management, and S25A – Process Hazards Analysis. 5.0 TIMING AND FREQUENCY OF PHA 5.1 New Facilities Consiste