Guidelines for Preparing Process Equipment for Maintenance and Return to Service [Hardcover]

This book contains comprehensive information and methodologies for preparing process equipment for maintenance and, ultimately, return to service. Specifically, this book addresses two phases of equipment handovers, providing information and tools to help personnel at manufacturing sites reduce their risks. The first phase is isolating and preparing equipment for maintenance. The second phase is returning the equipment back to service, applying specified operational readiness plans in addition to a traditional pre-startup safety review (PSSR).

Topics include understanding the unique types of hazards personnel might be exposed to, planning for and executing decontamination and de-energization plans, and safely recommissioning the equipment for its return to service. Case studies, examples, and incident investigation discussions provide the reader with invaluable practical learnings that, when applied, help reduce the likelihood of another similar operational incident from occurring at their facility.

List of Figures xii?

List of Tables xiii

List of Case Studies xiv

Acronyms and Abbreviations xvi

Glossary xix

Acknowledgments xxvii

Dedication xxix

Foreword xxxi

Preface xxxii

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Purpose and Scope of the Book 1

1.2 Key Definitions Relevant to Preparing Equipment for Maintenance and Return to Service 3

1.3 Overview of the Main Focus Areas 3

2 Regulation and Process Safety 5

2.1 Regulatory Aspects 5

2.2 Company Standards and Safe Systems of Work 6

2.3 Process Safety and Personal Safety 8

3 Understanding the l)