Operational Plant Procedures Safety Assessment

Process Hazard Analysis

All plant needs to conform to the legal requirements as laid down in the OHS Act. This includes the ongoing operation of the plant. Thus, all refrigeration plant should have a complete operational safety assessment against the standards and a safety assessment colour coded score card.

With the help of this analysis the dangers and potential hazards of Node items will be noted and documented in an easy-to-use tabular format to identify potential risks. This is a very effective tool for upper management.

  • Refrigeration Safety Assessment Score Card Summaryadd
    Design & Condition Inspection:

    Ammonia Hazard Analysis – Hazard Analysis & Human Impact

    Equipment Inspection – Does everything comply?

    Safety Equipment Inspection – Standards & assessment

    Marking & Documentation Check – Need to know info

    Operations:

    General Training & Employee Awareness – need to know rating

    Operational Management (General) – Prioritising actions

    Regular Checks - List of actions & confirmation of undertakings

    Management of change – Are procedures in place?

    Maintenance:

    Maintenance personnel training – assessing operator knowledge

    Ammonia Expert Training – Assessing technician knowledge

    Contractor management – What is the written plan?

    Emergency Response Plan:

    General – What you need to know

    Organization of emergency response – Response & Procedures

    Emergency Test – How does the site respond?

    Emergency Equipment – Equipment & Maintenance

    Rating Criteria

    > 90 % – Best Practice
    70 – 89 % – Good
    < 70% – Needs Improvement