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Managing the PHA team
Author(s) -
Dowell A. M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.680130116
Subject(s) - process safety management , hazardous waste , hazard and operability study , process safety , process (computing) , hazard , risk analysis (engineering) , work (physics) , process management , business , operations management , engineering , computer science , work in process , reliability engineering , waste management , mechanical engineering , chemistry , operability , organic chemistry , operating system
Lock 8 people in a room for 10 days with the charge to do a PHA (Process Hazard Analysis), to develop missing Process Safety Information, to make recommendations to reduce risk and to document all their work—What will result? Frustration and fatigue, or comradeship and accomplishment? The PHA effort must be managed to meet the objectives of the OSHA rule for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, and, equally important, to meet the needs of the individuals serving on the team. This paper presents learnings from over 14 years of leading and serving on HazOp teams. Here's how to get the best from the PHA experience.