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Layer of protection analysis and inherently safer processes
Author(s) -
Dowell Arthur M.
Publication year - 1999
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.680180409
Subject(s) - safer , risk analysis (engineering) , reliability engineering , process (computing) , engineering , event (particle physics) , computer science , computer security , business , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is an effective way to determine the required Safty Integrity Level (SIL) for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) based on the risk of the undesired event. This paper extends the LOPA concepts presented in previous papers to show the effect of inherently safer features. Inherently safer fatures in a process design can reduce the required SIL of the SIS, or can eliminate the need for the SIS, thus reducing cost of installation and maintenance. The discussion includes how to estimate the risk reduction for some inherently safer features. Maintenance requirements and management of change issues for some inherently safer features will be included.