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With the industry norm of budget constraints and the continuous effort of trying to do more with
less, the ability to correctly prioritize work has become increasingly critical. This becomes
especially important when it relates to risk-reducing Safeguards and the prioritization of
Safeguards for maintenance. With a growing list of equipment and corresponding Safeguards,
the ability to stay on top of maintenance prioritization can be significantly impacted.
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There is growing concern among owners/operators regarding the quality and consistency in the
Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) of their facilities. When a PHA is conducted, whether through an
internal or contracted facilitator, there can be a strong influence on the data from many factors.
These factors affect the integrity of the data and, can lead to increased risk exposures in the
facility.
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Everyone makes mistakes. Therefore, every Process Hazards Analysis should address the
potential for error when humans interact with a processing system. It is unreasonable, however, to
ask a PHA team to address every error that could be made by a person, so guidance must be
given on the types of human factors to address.
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The process safety industry understands that humans make errors. As team members become
fatigued and stressed due to workload, the rate of occurrence for errors increase. Often these
characteristics impact the documentation of the process hazard analysis (PHA) session. Project
or Plant driven PHAs frequently have high expectations of scope completeness while being
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stringent on time, which often leads to compressed PHA sessions. This time constraint results in
normalized human errors, which can unfortunately materialize critical documentation flaws.
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Recommendations are the heart and soul of a Process Hazards Analysis (PHA). PHAs are only
as effective as the action taken to implement the recommendations made during the study. They
are the key action items made during the PHA session and usually are made in response to an
identified risk that needs to be mitigated or investigated. Therefore, if they are not followed
through on, the value of the PHA study is compromised, not to mention the safety of the facility.
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