2001-03-I-GA-1
Examine the manufacturing businesses acquired from
BP Amoco Performance Polymers and ensure that a systematic safety review procedure is developed and implemented for identifying and controlling hazards from unintended chemical reactions. Additionally, ensure that reactive hazards are identified and evaluated:
- During product R&D, during conceptual design of a new
process, and during detailed design of a new process.
- Before changes are made to existing equipment or process
chemistry.
- Communicate the results of this review to the workforce.
Status: C-AA
2001-03-I-GA-2
Ensure that a program is in place at facilities acquired from
BP Amoco Performance Polymers to systematically review the
hazards associated with new and modified processes and equipment as operating experience accrues. Ensure that facilities correct all identified design, operation, and maintenance deficiencies. Verify that operating experience does not invalidate the design basis for equipment.
Status: C-AA
2001-03-I-GA-3
Revise the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for Amodel to warn of the hazards of accumulating large masses of molten polymer. Communicate the MSDS changes to current and past customers (who may retain inventories of this product).
Status: C-AA
2001-03-I-GA-4
Implement a program to conduct periodic management reviews of incidents and near-miss incidents. Look for trends and patterns among incidents. Address root causes and implement and track corrective measures.
Status: C-AA
2001-03-I-GA-5
Revise process safety information to include:
- Information regarding the decomposition reactions of Amodel.
- Design intent, basis, capacity, and limitations of equipment.
- Hazards and consequences of deviations from design intent and operating limits.
Status: C-AA
2001-03-I-GA-6
Revalidate hazard analyses for the Amodel process to address:
- Credible deviations from process intent and their
consequences.
- Hazards associated with startup and shutdown operations.
- Prevention of accumulations of potentially hazardous masses of polymer.
Status: C-AA
2001-03-I-GA-7
Revise your lockout/tagout program to ensure that equipment is
rendered safe prior to opening for maintenance. At a minimum,
ensure that equipment opening procedures contain a stop work
provision that requires higher levels of management review and
approval when safe opening conditions, such as equipment
depressurization, cannot be verified.
Status: C-AA
2001-03-I-GA-8
Ensure that your management of change policy applies to operational and procedural modifications.
Status: C-AA