Table of Contents
Included in this standard are the Environmental, Health and Safety, (EH&S) Questionnaires which may be used during an EH&S Audit, see ref. 2.1.
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Procedure for Safety Audit |
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- Process Engineering
- Project Engineering
- Plant Layout and Piping Design
- Piping Engineering
- Civil/Structural Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Control Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Equipment Engineering
- Noise Engineering
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Insulation
- Procurement
- Enterprise Assistance Service
EH&S Audit Questionnaire
Discipline: Process Engineering
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If this audit is combined with a Quality Assurance audit, go to section 2. |
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Who is responsible for the basic process design data such as heat and material balances, process flow diagrams, equipment and reactors sizing? |
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· Company: go to 1.5 |
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If there is a split in responsibility, has an accurate description of the responsibilities been made? |
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Make reference to the applicable documents (contract and/or other written agreements). |
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Has Company any responsibility for checking the basic process design data? |
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Provide an accurate description of Company's responsibility and make reference to applicable documents (contract, other written agreements and/or minutes of meeting). |
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Has it been possible to check the basic process design? |
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If not, specify why not. |
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If it has been possible, provide a summary of the conclusions. |
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| 1.4 | Indicate which documents were received from client/licensor, with respect to: | |
| · operating conditions; | ||
| · feedstock and product specifications; | ||
| · startup, shutdown, abnormal or special conditions (e.g. regeneration, catalyst conditioning etc.); | ||
| · safety recommendations. | ||
| 1.5 | (Company responsible for the basic process design). | |
| From what source(s) have the basic process design data been developed? | ||
| 1.6 | Has an internal design basis memorandum (DBM) been produced? | |
| Was it issued to client/licensor(s)? | ||
| Has client/licensor(s) agreement with the DBM been received? | ||
| If no DBM has been produced, are all relevant data available in the documentation referred to in the preceding sections of this questionnaire? | ||
| 1.7 | Have process design calculations, including basic heat and material balances, utility balance, equipment sizing, and relief valve and flare sizing, been checked and approved by the project supervisor or a nominated deputy? | |
| Have data sheets, process flow diagrams, engineering (P&I) flow diagrams, and operating manuals been checked and approved in the same way? | ||
| 1.8 | Have all relevant, available vendor drawings and information been checked by the process engineer? | |
| EH&S Issues | ||
| History | If other similar plants have been built previously, the following questions should be answered: | |
| 2.0 | How many of these plants have been built and are operational: | |
| a. worldwide? | ||
| b. in the same country as the present plant? | ||
| 2.1 | When were the plants started up? | |
| 2.2 | How many were designed and/or built by Company: | |
| a. worldwide? | ||
| b. in the same country as the present plant? | ||
| 2.3 | For the previous plants designed and/or built: | |
| a. has safety records been published? | ||
| b. what are the known safety records? | ||
| c. are safety audit reports available? | ||
| d. are hazard and operability study reports available? | ||
| Have such reports been used in the present design? | ||
| Which particular recommendations have been incorporated? | ||
| Were they discussed and agreed with client/ licensor(s)? | ||
| (Refer to applicable letter and/or minutes of meeting). | ||
| Documentation | ||
| 3.0 | What documentation referring to safety on similar plants has been provided by the client/licensor(s)? | |
| Has the client/licensor(s) been requested in writing to provide such information? | ||
| 3.1 | Are specific regulatory requirements, permits, codes and standards, that apply to EH&S issues, been made available to Company? | |
| Indicate for the following levels: | ||
| · national; | ||
| · regional or local; | ||
| · client specific; | ||
| · site specific; | ||
| · Company standards | ||
| Which documents were applied, that influence the scope regarding emissions to atmosphere, emissions to water, soil protection, firefighting, drainage, storage of chemicals, human exposure, safety, noise, risk management etc. | ||
| Are the documents implemented in the design? | ||
| Is there any information missing? | ||
| 3.2 | For which chemical substances are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) available and documented? | |
| Engineering Technical | ||
| 4.0 | Have the plant layout and area classification been checked by the process engineer? | |
| 4.1 | Do the available material balance data provide sufficient basis to evaluate possible emissions? | |
| 4.2 | Which computer programs/applications have been used for emission/risk evaluation? | |
| 4.3 | Are revamps or additions to existing plant included in the scope of design? | |
| 4.4 | If so, have all possible consequences and effects on existing equipment and piping been evaluated? | |
| Are inspection reports on existing units made available? | ||
| Has plant safety been compromised in any way by the additions? | ||
| If so, what steps have been taken to retain the original safety integrity of the plant? | ||
| Has client/licensor(s) been involved in the revamp detail and the additional changes required to achieve a safe plant? | ||
| 4.5 | Have process safeguarding flow schemes been developed? | |
| If so, who is responsible for these schemes? (client, licensor or Company). | ||
| 4.6 | Has the Company engineering guide BN-EG-UE2 been followed to establish mechanical design conditions? | |
| Has client(licensor(s) received a copy of this document? | ||
| 4.7 | Has a study been made regarding ergonomy? | |
| If not, will there be? | ||
| If yes, what were the conclusions and are they implemented in the design? | ||
| 4.8 | Has an internal Company safety review been made? | |
| If no, go to question 4.9 | ||
| If yes, answer the following questions: | ||
| · when? | ||
| · was a report issued? | ||
| · was the report made available to client? | ||
| · what, if any, recommendations were made and which were incorporated in the design? | ||
| · why were the other recommendations, if any, excluded? | ||
| 4.9 | Have hazard and operability (HAZOP) studies been performed, or are any planned? | |
| If no, answer the questions in section 5 | ||
| If yes, answer the following questions: | ||
| · at what stage in the project? | ||
| · were reports issued? | ||
| · what involvement did client/licensor(s) have in the studies? | ||
| · did the reports recommend any design or procedural changes? | ||
| · if so, were they incorporated? | ||
| Recommended changes which were excluded should be listed here with the reasons for exclusions and the party who authorized such exclusion. | ||
| Reference should be made to the documentation where in such decisions are recorded. | ||
| 4.10 | Have hazard and operability studies been made on subcontracted packages? | |
| If yes, answer the following questions: | ||
| · was a report issued? | ||
| · were Company/client/licensor(s) involved? | ||
| · has it been made available to Company/ client/ licensor(s)? | ||
| · were design/procedural recommendations made? | ||
| · if so, provide a list of recommendations, whether incorporated and authorizing party. | ||
| Hazard and Operability Issues | ||
| If no hazard and operability study or safety review is planned or has been performed, the following questions should be answered: | ||
| Are there any hazards in the plant associated with: | ||
| 5.1 | High or Low Temperatures | |
| What are the maximum/minimum temperatures that will be experienced in normal/abnormal operation and what, if any, special design margins or procedures have been used to allow for such temperatures? | ||
| 5.2 | High or Low Pressures | |
| What are the maximum/minimum pressures that will be experienced in normal/abnormal operation and what, if any, special design margins or procedures have been used to allow for such pressures? | ||
| 5.3 | Chemical Reaction | |
| Have all chemical reactions in the plant been studied from a safety standpoint, especially with respect to possible temperature runaway situations? | ||
| What special precautions have been adopted to cope with such operational excursions? | ||
| 5.4 | Chemical Reactive Characteristics | |
| Do any feedstocks, intermediate products, final products, catalysts, chemicals, solvents, vapor/ liquid/solid effluents or dusts used/produced in the plant display any hazardous characteristics such as being pyrophoric, exothermic, unstable, explosive, oxidizing, spontaneously ignitable? | ||
| If so, what procedures have been incorporated to allow for these characteristics? | ||
| 5.5 | Toxic Substances | |
| Have all toxic substances, including those that may form during abnormal operation, been identified? Is a complete material safety data sheet available? | ||
| What methods of containment during normal operation have been incorporated in the plant design and what special procedures, if any, have been developed to counteract accidental toxic spillage or vapor release? | ||
| 5.6 | Corrosive Substances | |
| Does the plant handle any unusually corrosive substances? | ||
| What special materials have been specified for such corrosive duty and what data is available on the successful use of such materials in the particular environment? | ||
| Were external corrosive effects as well as internal effects considered when materials were selected? | ||
| Was client/licensor(s) involved or informed of the design decisions in these particular areas? | ||
| 5.7 | Radiation Emissions | |
| Are there anyradioactive emissions from the plant? | ||
| If so, what design standards and codes of practice have been followed to counteract such emissions? | ||
| 5.8 | Inventories | |
| What steps have been taken to minimize or remove hazardous inventory within the on-plot plant? | ||
| What is the design basis for the operating holdup in tower sumps, overhead receivers and separators? | ||
| What hazardous materials are stored on-plot in day/surge drums e.g. fuel oil, solvents, feed, intermediate and final products? | ||
| Have all possibilities to remove this storage off-plot been investigated? | ||
| Has client been informed of the possible hazards associated with the on-plot inventories? | ||
| 5.9 | Startup Procedures | |
| During the development of the startup procedures, were all possible procedural deviations/errors/ failures considered e.g. fresh catalyst charge requiring abnormal operating conditions during first days of life? | ||
| What appropriate steps were taken and are these detailed in the operating manual? | ||
| Are the maximum operating parameters attributable to the above, accounted for in the equipment design? | ||
| What input did client/licensor(s) have in formulating the operating possibilities that might be encountered during a normal startup? | ||
| 5.10 | Shutdown Procedures | |
| Do the normal shutdown procedures allow for steady throughput reduction to zero followed by, depending on short or long term shutdown, detail of all safety-related aspects such as inert gas blanketing, purging, fired heater cool down, pump draining inventory movement off-plot? | ||
| What involvement/input did the client/licensor(s) have? | ||
| 5.11 | Emergency Shutdown Procedures | |
| Is the control system designed to automatically shutdown the plant to a safe situation in the event of, for instance, a power failure or a temperature runaway in a reactor? | ||
| Do the procedures detail in order the most important actions to be taken immediately by the plant operators in the event of an emergency shutdown? | ||
| Has client/licensor(s) been involved in the development of the shutdown system and procedures? | ||
| 5.12 | Are there any societal hazards associated with the plant such as release of toxic gases or wastes, fire or explosion which could result from: | |
| a. maloperation; | ||
| b. malfunction; | ||
| c. failure of equipment; | ||
| d. emergency procedures. | ||
| If so, have all possible consequences of such hazards been considered and have all steps been taken, in terms of design and emergency actions, to minimize the effects of such a societal incursion? | ||
| 5.13 | Are there any other areas in the plant design and operating procedures that are potential sources of hazard and that are not included in the preceding questions? | |
| If so, provide a list of such items with the appropriate steps, if any, that have been taken to reduce the hazard to a level acceptable to Company/client/licensor(s)/local authorities. | ||
EH&S Audit Questionnaire
Discipline: Project Engineering
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1.0 |
Does Company have responsibility for obtaining government or other authority approvals for the following and if so were they obtained? |
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a. planning permit? |
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b. construction permit? |
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c. operating plant? |
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d. fire protection approval? |
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e. effluent disposal? |
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f. noise levels - occupational and community? |
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2.0 |
For UK installation, is the plant notifiable to the Health and Safety Executive in accordance with the consultative document on "Hazardous Installations (Notification and Survey) Regulations 1978"? |
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If so has the client been advised in writing that he should notify the H&S Executive? |
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3.0 |
Have there been any instances of design features requested by the client which Company have considered UNSAFE and have refused to implement? |
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If so, list reference to letters and dates. |
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4.0 |
Have Company any safety training responsibility to the client? |
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| 5.0 | Have vendors of subcontract package units been advised of any recommendations for modifications, etc., arising from a hazard and operability review of their units? | |
| List package units involved, vendor name and vendor reaction to recommendations. | ||
| 6.0 | Has Company procedure BL-EP-419 been followed for processing information supplied by vendor in discharge of his obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act (for UK projects)? | |
| 7.0 | Has a job procedure been issued that defines methods of control and monitoring of all site changes or additions to plant design during construction and commissioning to assess their effect on the design safety integrity of the plant? | |
| 8.0 | What fire protection and fire fighting systems are used in the plant? | |
| Who specified them? | ||
| To what code or code of practice do they comply? | ||
| Have they been approved by any local authority? | ||
| If not state reason why not. | ||
| 9.0 | Have formal procedures for the Inspection and Certification of vendor equipment and materials been prepared in accordance with Company guide BN-G-UP201 and approved by client and issued? | |
| 10.0 | Have all plant components in lethal service been identified (i.e. equipment, piping, and instrumentation)? | |
| 11.0 | Have lethal and high pressure gas service been identified on the flow diagrams and line designation tables? |
EH&S Audit Questionnaire
Discipline: Plant Layout and Piping Design
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1.0 |
What codes of practice were followed in determining: |
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a. overall layout of plant? |
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b. minimum spacing of adjacent plants? |
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c. minimum spacing of inter-related plants? |
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d. minimum spacing of equipment? |
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e. storage tank spacing and bunding? |
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f. minimum spacing for maintenance (e.g. bundle pulling, equipment removal for cleaning)? |
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g. minimum accessibility for operators? |
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Were any low-flash, toxic or corrosive conditions identified that imposed restrictions on the layout? |
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If so, what were they and who identified them? |
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3.0 |
Has the optimum location for the design been chosen, considering infrastructure, available land, future expansion, prevailing wind, distance to the community, etc.? |
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4.0 |
Have risks been calculated for individuals and groups of people inside and outside the plant area? (e.g. by quantitative risk assessment QRA) |
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Has the plot been divided into smaller blocks or units to reduce escalation of fire and explosion hazards? |
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| 6.0 | Has the plant layout been verified with a quantitative risk assessment (QRA)? | |
| 7.0 | What statutory or other requirements were followed to provide safe means of escape in case of fire or other emergency? | |
| 8.0 | Has the area been fenced and a traffic plan made? | |
| What roads are restricted because of area classification? | ||
| 9.0 | Have fire fighting equipment locations been identified and proper safe access provided to them? | |
| 10.0 | Are following items indicated and correct on the plot plans: | |
| · plant north and true north? | ||
| · prevailing wind direction? | ||
| · heaters? | ||
| · scale bar? | ||
| · pipe ways? | ||
| · access roads? | ||
| · package units? | ||
| · control room(s)? | ||
| · substations? | ||
| · flare(s)? | ||
| · off-sites? | ||
| 11.0 | Are clearances correct in respect to safety codes, operation and maintenance, crane access, other client requirements (e.g. working environment standards)? | |
| 12.0 | Has a constructability review been conducted including safety aspects? | |
| 13.0 | Are fire fighting equipment and drainage areas shown? | |
| 14.0 | Have safety showers and eye washers been located | |
| 15.0 | Where is the control room located relative to the plant and what determined its location? | |
| Is it in a safe area? | ||
| 16.0 | If a flare system is included in plant design where is flare stack located relative to plant? | |
| What is the extent of the radiation zone and who determined it? | ||
| 17.0 | In the cause of safety has the need for remote operated valves been considered for the following and with what results: | |
| a. snuffing steam? | ||
| b. inert gas blanketing? | ||
| c. quench water? | ||
| d. shutdown systems? | ||
| 18.0 | Are all relief valve atmospheric discharges, steam and gas vents and exhausts to atmosphere directed to a safe location away from platforms, access ways and operating areas? | |
| If not, what are exceptions and reasons for them? | ||
| 19.0 | Do drains on equipment and piping in LPG. service conform to the I.P. code of safe practice? | |
| If not, why not? | ||
| 20.0 | Are all tie-ins to drainage systems (in particular from process piping equipment) properly sealed? | |
| If not, what are exceptions and reasons for them? | ||
| 21.0 | Are there any potentially unsafe design features that have not been satisfactorily resolved? | |
| If so, list them with identifying memo references. | ||
| 22.0 | Have drawings as produced been checked and approved by the nominated authorized personnel (refer BN-S-UK001/20)? | |
EH&S Audit Questionnaire
Discipline: Piping Engineering
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What codes and/or codes of practice have been used for the design of piping systems? |
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Have there been any deviations from the codes? |
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2.0 |
Who approved the piping material classes? |
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Have there been any material substitutions? |
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If so, what were they and who authorized them? |
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Who specified line test pressures, and on what basis were they determined? |
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Were there any conditions specified affecting test pressures that were not derived from data given on line designation tables? |
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If so, what were they and who specified them? |
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Have expansion joints been used? |
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If so, state where used and who authorized their use? |
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Have types of gasket and flange facings used for lethal and high pressure gas service been checked for suitability? |
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Has pipe stressing been done in accordance with Company procedures? |
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Has authority approval for stress work been required and if so has it been obtained? |
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Have specifications, calculations and drawings been checked and approved by the nominated authorized personnel? | |
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Are there any potentially unsafe design features that have not been satisfactorily resolved? | |
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If so, list them with identifying memo references. |
EH&S Audit Questionnaire
Discipline: Civil/Structural Engineering
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What codes and/or codes of practice were used for design, fabrication and construction and who specified them? |
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Have there been any deviations from the codes? |
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What design standards were used, Company's or client's? |
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If client's, were they reviewed for safety aspects and with what results? |
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Have there been any deviations from these standards? |
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If so, what are they and on whose authority? |
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In addition to the normal hazards (such as earthquake, wind, etc.) has the design incorporated the effects of others (e.g. explosion, fire, vibration, corrosion, etc.)? |
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How and by whom were they identified? |
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4.0 |
In what form and from what source were design criteria received for equipment and structures? |
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What checks were made to verify correctness of data supplied? |
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Is any third party authorization required for civil/ structural? |
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| 6.0 | Do access ways, operating floors, platforms, walkways and stairs have safe slip-resistant surfaces? | |
| 7.0 | Are all open vessels containing dangerous substances, open pits or sumps, floor openings etc., safely fenced or provided with guard rails? | |
| If not, state reasons. | ||
| 8.0 | s any architectural input required for buildings? | |
| 9.0 | What buildings require fire and/or blast resistance? | |
| 10.0 | What are the requirements for blast resistance and how are blast loads defined? | |
| 11.0 | Are any buildings located in classified areas? | |
| 12.0 | What are the requirements for ventilation? | |
| Is a separate system required for battery rooms? | ||
| 13.0 | How are escape routes defined (two doors, distance, marking)? | |
| 14.0 | What are the fire proofing requirements for steel structures? | |
| 15.0 | What different drain systems are in place and how is their design capacity determined (rain water, oily water, closed drains)? | |
| 16.0 | How is spread of fire and explosion via sewers avoided (submerged sewer, gas traps, venting to safe area)? | |
| 17.0 | How is spread of hazardous substances to public water avoided (shutoff sections, fire water catch basin)? | |
| 18.0 | How is material of construction selected for underground systems (temperature, pressure, corrosion)? | |
| 19.0 | Is winterization required for any part of the underground system? | |
| 20.0 | Are there any potentially unsafe design features that have not been satisfactorily resolved? | |
| If so, list them with identifying memo references. | ||
| 21.0 | Have specifications, calculations and drawings produced been checked and approved by the nominated authorized personnel? | |
| 22.0 | Have removable platforms required for maintenance been identified (e.g. equipment removable for cleaning)? |
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Discipline: Electrical Engineering
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Does electrical equipment supplied comply with the National standards of country in which plant is built? |
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If not, why not and whose standards are used? |
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2.0 |
What codes of practice, codes and regulations were used for design and installation and who specified their use? |
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Have there been any deviation? |
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If so, on whose authority? |
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What was the basis for definition of area classification? |
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Which codes were used? |
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Who specified the types of hazards involved and in what form were they supplied? |
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Does any equipment or material deviate from classification requirements and if so, on whose authority? |
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What design standards were used, Company's or client's? |
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If client's, were they reviewed for safety aspects and with what results. |
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Have there been any deviations from these standards? |
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| 5.0 | Which design rules are used for static electricity, lightning conduction and earthing? | |
| 6.0 | What earthing system has been used? | |
| 6.1 | Are all static equipment, structures, and buildings earthed? | |
| State exceptions, if any. | ||
| 7.0 | What equipment has been specified to be "fault rated" and "type certified" to A.S.T.A. or equal requirements? | |
| 7.1 | Have copies of certificates been furnished? | |
| 8.0 | Have copies of certificates for all equipment for use in hazardous areas been furnished and verified? | |
| 9.0 | What are the requirements for the uninterrupted power supply (UPS), e.g. for load, short circuit, ventilation? | |
| 10.0 | What are the requirements for emergency power generation? | |
| 11.0 | What are the requirements for fire proofing of electrical cables? | |
| 12.0 | How is it ensured that the area classification data list is based on the latest equipment list and equipment data? | |
| 13.0 | How do area classification drawings show : elevated classified areas (sections), sewer pumps, culverts, vents to atmosphere, process vents and drains (blanked off), pipe rack & battery limit stations, sample systems (closed), ventilation restrictions from relief? | |
| 14.0 | Where are explosion protected motors required? | |
| 15.0 | Who is responsible for lighting requirements (fixtures, intensity)? | |
| 16.0 | What are the requirements for autorestart? | |
| 17.0 | What part of the substations need blast resistance (ESD, UPS)? | |
| 19.0 | Have specifications, calculations and drawings produced been checked and approved by the nominated authorized personnel? | |
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Discipline: Control Systems Engineering
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What standard is followed for safe design (e.g. IEC 61508)? |
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How is a safety integrity level (SIL) determined for high integrity protection (HIP) systems? |
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Has a reliability study been carried out for the HIP systems? |
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What is the philosophy for redundancy of DICS, PLC systems? |
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Has control systems been involved in the HAZOP study? |
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Have relief valve sizes been verified by control systems? |
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Have the size of any safety relief valves been determined empirically or by the use of approximate data? |
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Do all instruments (other than safety relief valves) affecting plant safety have "fail safe" features? |
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Have audible alarm systems been included in the design to warn of the following: |
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Release of flammable vapors? |
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Release of lethal gases? |
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Fire? |
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Fired heater flame failure? |
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| 10.0 | Have specifications, calculations and drawings been checked and approved by authorized personnel? | |
| 11.0 | What measures are taken to avoid water hammer (fast closing valves)? | |
| 12.0 | Have UPS requirements been communicated with electrical? | |
| 13.0 | Has the area classification been incorporated in the design? | |
| 14.0 | Have copies of certificates for all equipment for use in hazardous areas been furnished and verified? | |
| 15.0 | How are analyzer hook-ups defined in relation to area classification? | |
| 16.0 | Has the fire and gas detection layout been discussed with other departments (process, EH&S, mechanical and piping), e.g. no conflict with the location of vents? | |
| 17.0 | What instrumentation and cables require fire proofing? | |
| 18.0 | Have control and on/off valves been equipped with leak proof environmental seals? | |
| 19.0 | What is the philosophy for draining/venting instrumentation: to closed drain, (cold) flare, or oily sewer? | |
| 20.0 | Are there any potentially unsafe design features that have not been satisfactorily resolved? | |
| If so, list them with identifying memo references. | ||
| 21.0 | Have instrument components in lethal service been identified? |
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What provisions have been made to prevent the leakage of low flash, lethal or corrosive substances from pumps, valves and compressors? |
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Which standards apply to the regulation and limitation of fugitive emissions from pumps, valves and compressors? |
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What provisions have been made to prevent overspeed of turbines? |
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Are external moving parts and other dangerous parts of prime movers, transmission machinery and mechanical handling equipment provided with secure protective guards? |
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Are there any package units in the work scope that require closer attention regarding access and escape routes, in view of interconnecting piping? |
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What are the identified critical items in noise generation control? Which specific noise abatement measures are taken? |
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Are there any potentially unsafe design features that have not been satisfactorily resolved? |
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| 8.0 | What codes and/or codes or practices were used and who specified their use for the design, fabrication and/or construction of pressure vessels, heat exchangers and storage tanks? | |
| Have there been any deviations from the codes? | ||
| If so, what are they and on whose authority? | ||
| 9.0 | What design standards were used, Company’s or client’s? | |
| If client’s, were they reviewed for safety aspects and with what results? | ||
| Have there been any deviations from these standards? | ||
| If so, what are they and on whose authority? | ||
| 10.0 | Have specifications, calculations and drawings produced been checked and approved by the nominated authorized personnel? | |
| 11.0 | Have detailed checks been made of vendor’s custom built equipment design calculations and drawings? | |
| If not, why not? | ||
| 12.0 | Has any equipment been identified to be in lethal service? | |
| If so, who specified? | ||
| Have requirements been complied with? | ||
| 13.0 | Are there any potentially unsafe design features that have not been satisfactorily resolved? | |
| If so, list them with identifying memo references. | ||
| 14.0 | Have all final equipment loads and moments in empty, operating and test conditions been transmitted to Civil Design department and checked with final vendor data? | |
| If not, why not? | ||
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Are there any client's or local authority requirements? |
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Does Company have responsibility for correction of excessive noise? |
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Who established the maximum acceptable noise levels and on what code of practice was it based? |
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Has the maximum level been exceeded? |
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Does Company have responsibility for checking that the overall plant noise emission level does not exceed local authority limits? |
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EH&S Audit Questionnaire
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What codes/specifications and standards have been used, client's or Company's? |
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What buildings are involved? |
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List them and add the type of treatment applied to each, e.g. |
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· H & V with or without air conditioning? |
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· positive pressurization, etc.? |
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Are any buildings located in hazardous areas? |
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If so, who specified the requirements, have they been met and if not who authorized the deviations and give memorandum reference? |
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Are any buildings pressurized to the requirements of specification BL-SP-E14? |
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If so, have the requirements been met and if not who authorized the deviations and give memorandum reference? |
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Are there any instances of exposed equipment of piping that require the application of insulation to avoid being potential hazards to personnel? |
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· hot services? |
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· cold services? |
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· both services? |
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What codes/specifications and standards have been used, client's or Company's? |
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Has any insulation material an asbestos content? |
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If yes, who authorized its use and give memorandum reference? |
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Has it been ascertained that the purchase documents contain the requirements that vendors of equipment are to supply so far as applicable: |
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· installation instruction? |
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· operating instructions? |
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· maintenance instructions? |
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· special instructions for the safe handling of equipment? |
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· special instructions to ensure that materials and substances supplied will be safe and without risk to health when properly used? |
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Has it been ascertained that construction subcontract documents contain the requirements that the subcontractors shall provide evidence of: |
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· having an established safety program? |
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· having standard safety rules and procedures? |
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· safety records? |
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· valid certificates for lifting equipment? |
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· established a safety program? |
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· standard safety rules and procedures? |
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· safety records? |
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· valid certificates for lifting equipment? |
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| 4.0 | Has it been ascertained that Company personnel, who perform certain activities in the vendors' shops and/or pre-assembly yards, are aware of vendors' safety procedures and rules? | |
| Have safety instructions been issued to Company personnel engaged in work or testing activities in the vendors' shops and pre-assembly yards? | ||
| Have they been supplied with the proper protective clothing and equipment? | ||
| 6.0 | Has it been ascertained that Company personnel traveling by car have the necessary Third Party Liability insurance, valid also outside The Netherlands? | |
| 7.0 | Has it been ascertained that equipment transported from vendor's shop to site has been properly secured and preserved? | |
| Has a survey been made by the party responsible for transportation that: | ||
| · roadways, tunnels, bridges etc. have sufficient clearances, capacity etc.? | ||
| · local authorities, traffic police have been duly notified? | ||
EH&S Audit Questionnaire
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Has the municipal fire brigade reviewed and approved the fire prevention facilities of the building? |
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When has the last fire accident prevention inspection been carried out by Company? |
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Has a report been issued? |
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Has enterprise assistance service authority reviewed and approved the emergency evacuation plan? |
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Have emergency crews been appointed and trained? |
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Have first-aid crews been appointed and trained? |
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Have proper communication channels been established (fire alarm, bomb alarm, first-aid, etc.)? |
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Has a plan been prepared to safeguard Company's archives computer software, records etc. in cases of emergency? |
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Have written safety instructions been given to operating personnel of: |
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c. model shop engineering? |
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d. general services workshop? |
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| 9.0 | When was the last fire drill? | |
| Did the enterprise assistance service authority participate? | ||
| Has a report been issued? | ||
| 10.0 | Is there a regular check on the prohibited presence of private coffee machines water heaters etc.? | |
| 11.0 | Safety reports on floors? | |