The Opportunity:
Regulators will often require that a facility review their process safety management systems on a routine basis. These audits can be performed with internal or external resources. A PSM covered gas plant in the U.S. wanted to hire a consultant to perform an audit. Furthermore, the site wanted the results presented in such a way that they could understand and improve upon the shortfalls of their PSM systems. Based on conversations with other gas plants in the region, the site selected Smith & Burgess to perform the audit.
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Topics:
Process Safety Management,
Case Study,
RAGAGEP,
PSM,
PSM Review,
Industry Compliance,
Compliance,
PSM Audit,
Gas Plant,
Regulatory Compliance,
Gap Assessment,
Engineering Standards
The Opportunity:
In order to meet the minimum corporate and regulatory requirements, a major United States refinery was implementing a Flare Gas Recovery Unit (FGRU) and needed assistance to ensure that the proposed equipment was suitable for their location. The EPC company selected for the project was skilled at refinery greenfield and upgrade projects, but had limited experience with complex flare systems. Smith & Burgess was hired to provide owners with an engineering review of the detailed engineering package prior to final acceptance and construction.
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Topics:
Flare Analysis,
Flare Study,
Flare Gas Recovery,
Case Study,
Flare System,
Refinery,
Engineering Review,
Flare Management,
Engineering Standards,
FGRU
The Opportunity:
After a routine preventative maintenance inspection, a refinery found that a major flare header was in need of replacement. This header connected two large sections of the refinery, and the management feared that a majority of the facility would need to be shut down to safely replace the header. The site hired Smith & Burgess to perform a Flare Header QRA to determine the minimum amount of necessary shutdowns in order to safely perform the line replacement. The Flare Quantitative Risk Assessment used load probabilities to determine the likelihood of various events, should a power failure occur.
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Topics:
Flare Mitigation,
Flare Analysis,
Flare Study,
Case Study,
Flare System,
Refinery,
Engineering Review,
Flare Header,
Flare Management,
Flare Optimization,
Engineering Standards,
Quantitative Risk Assessment,
QRA,
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