Tuesday, April 28, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:45 AM
Room 24/25 (Tampa Convention Center)
#46 - Hazard Evaluations and Layer of Protection Analyses (T1001)
Process hazard analyses (PHA’s) and their extension into LOPAs and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) determinations continue to be central to loss prevention efforts. This session seeks original presentations related to identifying hazards, developing scenarios, determining the adequacy of safeguards, and specifying the integrity of protection layers needed to meet risk goals in the context of team-based reviews. Key Words: Hazard Evaluation; Layer of protection Analysis; PHA.
Chair:Robert W. Johnson
CoChair:Mike Moosemiller
8:00 AMWelcoming Remarks
8:05 AMOversights and Omissions in Process Hazard Analyses: Lessons Learned from CSB Investigations
Mark Kaszniak
8:30 AMOptimizing Qualitative Hazard Evaluation
Bill Bridges
9:00 AMLOPA as Practiced at Pfizer's Global Manufacturing API Facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Gerald N. Evenson, Scott E. Befus, Martin D. Dolfi, Adam J. Muir, David. T. Pinho
9:30 AMBreak
10:15 AMThe Buncefield (U.K.) Fire and Explosion: Improving Layer of Protection Analysis Practise to Determine the Required Degree of Protection to Meet Regulator Requirements
Richard Gowland
10:45 AMThe New Approach of Risk Analysis in France for High-Risk Facilities
Jérôme Taveau
11:15 AMIndependent Protection Layers, a New CCPS Guideline Book
John Murphy, Wayne Chastain, Bill Bridges
11:40 AMConcluding Remarks

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