Wednesday, 25 December 2024

Safety and Environmental Critical Elements in

 Integrity Barrier

Safety and Environmental Critical Elements

Safety critical elements (SCEs) are parts of a plant, installation, or computer program that could cause or contribute to a major accident. They can also be parts that are designed to prevent or limit the effects of a major accident. 

Here are some examples of SCEs: 

Flammable gas detection

Toxic gas detection

Fire detection

Manual alarm call points

Emergency shutdown system (ESD)

Emergency blow-down system

Flare systems

Burn pits and incinerators

Pressure relief system

Firewater system



Structural Integrity 

Foundation Structures

Surface Structures

Heavy Lift Cranes

Occupied Buildings

Process Containment 

Pressure vessels

Heat Exchangers

Rotating Equipment

Tanks and Piping Systems

Bunding and Drainage

Tanker Loading

Ignition Control 

Hazardous Area Ventilation

Non-Hazardous Area Ventilation

Certified Electrical Equipment

Tripping of non-certified Equipment

Inert Gas Systems

Earth Bonding

Hot surface management

Spark Arrestors and Flame and Flashback arrestors

  Protection Systems 

Passive and Active fire Protection Systems

Layout and segregation

Explosion Protection

Firewater Pumps

 

Detection Systems


Fire & Gas detection

Corrosion monitoring equipment

Flaring monitoring equipment

Shutdown Systems (Isolation and Blowdown) 

ESD including IPF and HIPPS

Depressurisation

Equipment Isolation

Piping isolation

Valves

ESDV

Emergency response 

Protection Systems as above

Escape and Evacuation Routes

Emergency/Escape Lighting

Communication Systems

UPS

Open Haz/Non-Haz Drains

Emergency Power

Medical Emergency response times

Spill kits

 Lifesaving 

Personal Safety Equipment

Tertiary means of Escape

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