HAZOP PROCESS DESCRIPTION Technical and Process Safety are terms used to describe safety requirements in the design, operation, and handling of hazardous substances in the Process Industry. As an aspect of Technical Safety, Hazop sessions are usually conducted in compliance with IEC 61882:2017 (Hazard and Operability Studies Application Guide). The multi-disciplinary session involves safety assessment, hazard identification, and the establishment of engineering/safety solutions (safeguards) to adequately mitigate those identified risks. HAZOP can be carried out on an entirely new system or upgrade an existing process system. Using the guidewords as aid, Hazop identifies potential hazards associated with all aspects of a given operation; presenting conclusive recommendations.
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Safety in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is mostly about understanding how to work safely with computers and environments with lots of technology equipment. While our daily online activity continues to grow, so does our exposure to online threats. Multiply this by the sheer amount of devices through which we can access the Internet, and the risk of our personal information falling into the wrong hands increases exponentially. The tips below will increase your online safety. Protect your identity: use different user names and passwords for your accounts and make sure your passwords contain a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. Turn on your firewall: the University uses a firewall to help secure its infrastructure. Having one on your personal computer will help protect it from viruses and malware. Use anti-virus software: a multitude of free and paid anti-virus software exists to help protect your personal computers, tablets, and smartphones. Install one on each device that connects to the Internet, and remember to update it regularly.
Fire Safety Engineering is the engineering discipline that applies scientific and technical principles to safeguard life, property, loss of income, and threat to the environment from the effects of fires, explosions, and related hazards. It is associated with the design and layout of equipment, processes, and supporting systems. It is concerned with fire prevention, control, suppression, and extinguishment and provides for consideration of functional, operational, economic, aesthetic, and regulatory requirements. The goal of Fire Safety Engineering (FSE) has always been to design an optimized strategy that provides the necessary human safety and property protection. Developing Fire Safety Engineering as a Practice in Nigeria This article is geared towards creating awareness of FSE concepts used internationally and potential growth for the Safety design practice in Nigeria.
C-LEVEL management continuously exhibits low consideration to best Practice Safety Engineering for protection of life, environment and assets. This is driven by greed and need for exorbitant financial gains in the construction services sector. Expert consideration and solutions to mitigate risks as required by regulatory bodies and made prescriptive in design standards and codes are consciously ignored. The myth of most shows in this sector in the AFRICAN region focus is on foreign imported products without any merit to local development and involvement of RISK ENGINEERS and SPECIFIERS who are SOLUTION OWNERS.
NEO is an EN 54-16 certified public address background music and voice alarm system, compact and all-in-one, that allows a quick installation using only one unit. Designed for medium and large venues, NEO offers advanced functions while reducing time and costs. Its plug-and-play philosophy facilitates all installation, maintenance, and operating procedures.
Operational Fire Safety & Security Risk Management – Guide For Risk Assessment, Loss & Financial Planning.
This article is designed to provide guideline security risk management and proffer solutions for cross-sectoral safety risk management. It focuses on practices used to reduce security vulnerabilities to life and property. The course content used in this module is based on NFPA 730 – Guide on Premises Security and NFPA 731 – Standard for the Installation of Electronic Premises Security Systems.
What Is RAGAGEP And Why Does It Matter? This is an acronym standing for Recognized and Generally Accepted Engineering Practice. It is applied in safety systems management, a regulation for enforcement of engineering processes approved by OSHA.OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards, and regulations.
Recently, occupational pressures and fears of safety concerns in critical operational facilities have increased over the past decades. In Nigeria, the work environment is getting precarious for businesses in different sectors as they are daily exposed to worsening safety situations.
The underlying color rules for markings, identification and operational warning in fire safety are very important to users, operators, auditors, and system maintenance engineers or technicians. This does not only help in systems documentation, but also tracing and working on the correct piping routes during maintenance, upgrade, and ease in systems process automation and control. NFPA 704 – Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, ANSI/ASME A13.1 – Pipe Color Code Standards, ISO 14726 – Color Coding Piping Systems, and ISO 22324 – Societal Security – Emergency Management – Guidelines for Color-Coded Alerts are the benchmarking standards for compliance on color codes. ISO 20471:2016 Amendment – High Visibility Clothing makes provisions for safety wear with regards to requirements for high visibility clothing. ‘NFPA 1950 – Standard on Protective Clothing, Ensembles, and Equipment for Technical Rescue Incidents, Emergency Medical Operations, and Wildland Firefighting, and Urban Interface Firefighting’ gives guidelines on the aspect of protective clothing, including hard hats or safety helmets. American National Standards Institute / International Safety Equipment Association ANSI /ISEA 107-2020 – Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel, and The Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) covers aspects of color for safety wears. OSHA has color standards for caution and barricade tapes too. Guidelines for helmets are given in ISO 2925 – Specification for Industrial Safety Helmets, and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS).
