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Process Safety & Risk Assessment
In 2012/13, my focus got shifted from only fire fighting system for hydrocarbon industry to overall
Process Safety & Risk Assessment. To start with Sh. Ravi Ramaswamy &Ms Prerna Jain , later with Mr TV Venkateswaran and Ms Prashanti Bhupathy, I started learning the fundamentals of hazop study, risk assessment , asset integrity check &quantitative risk analysis etc.
In India,in the absence of structured risk regulations, the process safety risk assessment is left to
individual company's own approach. Almost all manufacturing set-up and corresponding detailed engineering consultants follow only Hazid and Hazop Study approach and feel satisfied that they have rightly assessed the involved probable risks. They are not taking that forward to develop Risk Matrix or LOPA analysis! That reflects that they are not fully covering the SIS/SIL study and see the value of various mitigation measures implementation to attain ALARP level. As we all know safety has no limit, but how much we should address to have a safe & sustained operation of our installation?
As Reliance has grown to international status, the management has engaged M/S Du Pont and asked their experts to carry out various Systems&Process standards for safe implementation, commissioning & sustained operation of the existing plants and new upcoming installations across the country.
As qualitative assessment alone are not the best mechanism for evaluating high consequence, low frequency incident events, QRA (Quantitative Risk Assessment) feature cropped-in to prevent occupational risks. Reliance management viewed these requirement as an absolute necessity and formed two groups under the leadership of Mr V V Surya Rao, who himself is a veteran in Safety. He had his industrial career beginning with M/S Shell and later operated as CEO of NOCIL, the first
petrochemical plant of India producing Ethylene & Propylene in 1960 s. He formulated OMS-Operational Management System and S&OR- Safety&Operational Risks. That is the set-up,who are the custodians for Safety across Reliance manufacturing locations, exploration, cross-country pipelines & oil terminals/retail outlets.
The resultant benefits are:
As we have the world's largest hydrocarbon processing installation at Jamnagar and big petrochemical complex at Hazira, Dahej,Vadodhra & Nagothane, oil &gas exploration at Kakinada, effective risk management ensures:
Health,safety&well being of employees and surrounding population
Financial performance of the business protected
Reputation of the company & Social status enhancement reflecting in the eyes of regulators & share
holder confidence .
Contd.........
Key Aspects :-Reputation, Responsible
Process Safety & Risk Assessment
In 2012/13, my focus got shifted from only fire fighting system for hydrocarbon industry to overall
Process Safety & Risk Assessment. To start with Sh. Ravi Ramaswamy &Ms Prerna Jain , later with Mr TV Venkateswaran and Ms Prashanti Bhupathy, I started learning the fundamentals of hazop study, risk assessment , asset integrity check &quantitative risk analysis etc.
In India,in the absence of structured risk regulations, the process safety risk assessment is left to
individual company's own approach. Almost all manufacturing set-up and corresponding detailed engineering consultants follow only Hazid and Hazop Study approach and feel satisfied that they have rightly assessed the involved probable risks. They are not taking that forward to develop Risk Matrix or LOPA analysis! That reflects that they are not fully covering the SIS/SIL study and see the value of various mitigation measures implementation to attain ALARP level. As we all know safety has no limit, but how much we should address to have a safe & sustained operation of our installation?
As Reliance has grown to international status, the management has engaged M/S Du Pont and asked their experts to carry out various Systems&Process standards for safe implementation, commissioning & sustained operation of the existing plants and new upcoming installations across the country.
As qualitative assessment alone are not the best mechanism for evaluating high consequence, low frequency incident events, QRA (Quantitative Risk Assessment) feature cropped-in to prevent occupational risks. Reliance management viewed these requirement as an absolute necessity and formed two groups under the leadership of Mr V V Surya Rao, who himself is a veteran in Safety. He had his industrial career beginning with M/S Shell and later operated as CEO of NOCIL, the first
petrochemical plant of India producing Ethylene & Propylene in 1960 s. He formulated OMS-Operational Management System and S&OR- Safety&Operational Risks. That is the set-up,who are the custodians for Safety across Reliance manufacturing locations, exploration, cross-country pipelines & oil terminals/retail outlets.
The resultant benefits are:
As we have the world's largest hydrocarbon processing installation at Jamnagar and big petrochemical complex at Hazira, Dahej,Vadodhra & Nagothane, oil &gas exploration at Kakinada, effective risk management ensures:
Health,safety&well being of employees and surrounding population
Financial performance of the business protected
Reputation of the company & Social status enhancement reflecting in the eyes of regulators & share
holder confidence .
Contd.........
Key Aspects :-Reputation, Responsible
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