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Risk Assessment and Management
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Risk Management, as all aspects of an Enterprise may be divided into the three main components:
- People (Human and Organizaitonal aspects of the Enterprise)
- Facilities (Physical process equipment, buildings, etc.), and
- Systems (Control & Information Systems from regulatory control devices to Corporate IT)
PERA also divides Enterprises by Industry. Risk management measures vary widely
by industry, and are often driven by regulations and standards that are specific
to only a narrow segment of applications. Risk management systems for all industries
are presented here together, so they may be compared, but these are also referenced
from specific industry displays.
Risk Assessment & Management - Standards and Resources
PEOPLE
- Disaster Planning and Recovery.
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Point).
Used in Food and Beverage Industries to control risk of producing dangerous products.
- OSHA
(1910.119) Hazardous Process Safety Standard provides useful guidelines.
Appendix C also suggests some (non-compulsory) practices.
- 40
CFR Part 68 EPARMP provides a systematic method for the analysis of risks
associated with potential equipment and piping failures.
- Risk Management Services: Risk Group
is a leading provider of Risk Management, Training, Consulting and Advisory
services
FACILITIES
- HAZOP (HAZard and OPerability
Study). Used in chemical, petrochemical and other large scale continuous process
industries to systematically evaluate and mitigate risk.
- SIS/SIL Safety Instrumented Systems for the process industry sector - Part 1: Framework, definitions, system, hardware and application programming requirements
- ISO 14000 defines the environmental risk
mitigation required for all operating facilities.
- US Coast Guard Standards are used to assess and mitigate Offshore Platform
Hazards (link to follow later).
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40CFR Part 63 Outlines key Emissions Standards established by the US Government
which will require many refining and petrochemical facilities to reassess
their flare systems. Pay special attention to National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories.
- Disaster Planning and Recovery.
- 40
CFR Part 68 EPARMP provides a systematic method for the analysis of risks
associated with potential equipment and piping failures.
- ISO
Risk Management vocabulary document is ISO 73:2009
- ISO Risk Management
Standard are ISO 31000 and ISO/IEC 31010
SYSTEMS
SUPPLY CHAIN
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Point).
Used in Food and Beverage Industries to control risk of consumers receiving
dangerous products.
- Material Safety Data Sheets describing
the hazards associated with a large number of chemicals, provided by 3E Company.
In most cases, the first step in risk management involves finding all applicable
standards for that particular industry and geographic (political) jurisdiction.
If these standards are met, at least the legal requirements have been addressed.
by Gary
Rathwell
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