If you are writing Operating Procedures or developing a process safety program, this practical, sensible book - which is based on years of experience in a wide variety of industries - will provide you with useful guidance. 
Writing Operating Procedures For Process Plants helps you organize a procedures-writing project so as to produce a high quality manual - one that the operators will want to use - as efficiently and as quickly as possible. The book also describes how to write procedures so as to meet process safety management requirements. The book emphasizes practical issues such as: 
a) How to write procedures that can be kept up to date. b) How to develop a five volume structure that clearly distinguishes between operating instructions, information, emergency operations, troubleshooting and commissioning. c) How to manage a procedure-writing project. d) Types of emergency procedures and response plan. e) How to link procedures with other elements of Process Safety Management - particularly Process Safety Information, Management of Change and Training. f) How to select the appropriate level of detail. g) How to define operating limits, and how they should be used. END

Writing Operating Procedures For Process Plants

Sutton, Ian S.

Southwestern Books

Plant Design and Operations provides practical guidance to do with the design, operation and maintenance of process facilities. The book is based on years of hands-on experience gathered during the design and operation of a wide range of facilities in many different types of industry including chemicals, refining, offshore oil and gas, and pipelines. The material in the book will help managers, engineers, operators and maintenance specialists with advice and guidance that can be used right away in working situations. The contents of each chapter provide information and guidance that can be used immediately. For example, the chapter on Energy Control Procedures describes seven levels of positive isolation ranging from a closed block valve all the way to double block and bleed with line break. The Safety in Design chapter describes topics such as area classification, fire protection, stairways and platforms, fixed ladders, emergency showers, lighting and alarms. Other areas covered in detail by the book include security, equipment and transportation. A logical, practical guide to maintenance task organization is provided, from conducting a Job Hazards Analysis to the issue of a work permit, and to the shutdown and isolation of equipment. Common hazards are covered in detail, including flow problems, high pressure, corrosion, power failure, and many more. " Provides information to managers, engineers, operators and maintenance personnel which is immediately applicable to their operations. " Supported by useful, real-world examples and experience from a wide range of facilities and industries. " Includes guidance on occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene and personal protective equipment.

Process safety management

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Writing Operating Procedures For Process Plants

Process safety management