Project Synopsis
Perform a PHA of a solvent recovery unit at an ammunitions production facility.
Project Summary
PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS (PHA) OF AN AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING PLANT – SOLVENT RECOVERY DISTILLATION SYSTEM
Process Engineering Associates, LLC (PROCESS) provided engineers experienced in process safety and risk management who were part of a PHA team for the client, a munitions plant. The team performed a PHA of the Solvent Recovery Distillation System at the plant to help the client satisfy the PHA requirements as stated in paragraph (e) of OSHA’s process safety management (PSM) regulation, 29 CFR 1910.119. The objective of the PHA was to discover potential accidents (i.e., exposure hazards, inadvertent explosions) that could directly impact employees. Process documented the PHA to reasonably fulfill all pertinent regulatory requirements.
Industry Type
- Munitions Production
Utilized Skills
- PHA facilitation, scribing, and reporting