Thursday, June 11, 2009

Employee Participation is a key element of PSM and there are various means of increasing involvement. This session describes the history of a safety culture change achieved through various aspects of employee participation. Facilitated by a user-friendly reinforcement-based safety (RBS) website that “houses” data being fed by the employees who are doing safety activities and observations at work and at home, this employee driven program has been recognized twice by OSHA as a best practice.

Refineries and Chemical companies often utilize wood trailers to house occupants who work on their site. These trailers may be sited in locations that have blast loads that could damage the trailer and injure the occupants. For situations in which a company decides to strengthen an existing wood trailer, several upgrade concepts have been designed to assure occupant safety. This presentation will discuss typical trailer construction weak points and how to strengthen them.

Pressure vessels and associated piping systems operated at higher pressures (greater than 10,000 psi) pose hazards to nearby personnel and equipment in the event of failure of a tubing or pipe fitting. These hazards include impact of fittings launched at high velocity, impingement of jetting liquid, and airblast loading. The hazards occur with either hydrostatic or pneumatic pressurization. Tests were conducted during a research program to document the hazards and evaluate protective barriers. The presentation will provide an overview of the hazards, which will be demonstrated with high speed video.

Chevron Phillips has developed a corporate best practice to help ensure Mechanical Integrity Program compliance with internal directives and regulatory agencies. Key elements include criteria for inclusion in the MI Program and criticality ranking.

Many organizations have developed or are developing PSM metrics for the CPI.  This presentation discusses activities surrounding PSM metrics development and offers an approach to making metrics work.