Rohm and Haas Bristol Polymers

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Rohm and Haas Bristol Polymers

• Process Safety Systems
• Discussion
• 9/16/2008

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Overview

• Conference is focusing on Emergency Relief
• This discussion will review items/systems in
  place to prevent use of emergency relief and
  other health, safety, or environmental problems

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Bristol Polymers

• Terminal For Acrylic Monomers
• Unloading, Storage, Loading of Flammable
  Hazardous Raw Materials
• Solution Polymerization Reactors
• Polyurethane Reactors (Isocyanates)
• Packaging Shipping

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Relief Systems

• Thermal Expansion
• Tank Breathing
• Vacuum Relief
• Pump Pressure
• Emergency Relief (Heating/Fire)
• Emergency Relief Hazardous Reaction
• Mitigation of Relief Hazards

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Facility Safety Systems

• Electrical Classification/Design
• Fire Suppression
• Flammable Vapor Hazards
• Explosion Relief (Blow-out Panel Buildings)
• Spill Control
• Siting/Location of People Equipment

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Process Control Systems

• DCS
• PLC
• Local/Hardwire
• Alarm
• Interlocking
• Level of Protection/Redundancy
• Maintenance

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Procedures

• Preparation
• Start-up
• Normal Operation
• Shut-down
• Abnormal Conditions
• Emergency Shut-down
• Lock Tag/Remove Hazardous Energy
• Maintenance, Calibration, Dismantlement
• Control, Accessibility, Periodic Review

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Training

• Operations
• Maintenance
• Procedure
• Permitting
• LOTO
• Materials
• Emergencies

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Materials

• Hazards R/T/F/Special
• Environment/Control/Permitting/Reporting
• Process Design
• Engineering Controls
• Administrative Controls
• Protective Equipment
• Right to Know
• Industrial Hygiene/Monitoring
• Medical/Records/Access

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Maintenance

• Design Documentation
• Procedure
• Emergency Repair
• Preventive Maintenance
• Inspection Relief/Vessel/Piping/Calib
• Parts/Spares
• Maintenance Excellence

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Design, Construction, and Operation Codes

• OSHA PSM
• BOCA/Fire/NFPA/NEC
• Boiler Codes/Piping Codes/ANSI/ASME
• Corporate Standards
• EHS Management/Responsible Care
• RH COSMP, RH MCSP
• ISO 9000

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Management of Change

• Direct Replacement
• Replacement in Kind
• Basic Change
• Major Change
• New Facilities
• Personnel
• Ensuring Completeness of Change

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Incident Response

• Injury/Illness
• Fire
• Environmental/spill/release
• Hazardous Reaction
• Quality Loss
• Business or Financial Loss
• Reporting/Near-miss/SCCA
• RCA/Corrective Action/Documentation

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Compliance Auditing

• Internal External
• OSHA PSM
• Corp EHS
• Responsible Care
• EPA/DEP/Permitting Authorities
• ISO
• Local Township, Fire, Insurance
• Sarbanes-Oxley