Process Safety

3. the action of assessing something
5. the action or process of intervening.
8. OF CONTAINMENT is an unplanned and uncontrolled release of the containments from ECDs and Hoods.
11. a device or natural object that regulates directs or controls the flow of a fluid by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways.
13. a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
14. a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, but is not consumed by the reaction
15. continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
16. CRITICAL EQUIPMENT is an individual piece of equipment, a control system or an individual protection device which in the event of a single point failure may result in a hazardous situation which could lead to an accident.
17. when a refined metal is naturally converted to a more stable form such as its oxide, hydroxide or sulphide state that leads to deterioration of the material.

1. a device or instrument designed to detect the presence of an object or substance
2. the action of reducing the severity, seriousness of something.
4. PROTECTION mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires.
6. The process by which an initial – sometimes small – events trigger a further – sometimes larger event that may be classified as a near miss or an incident
7. a deliberate prevention of process flow to provide a safe environment for performing maintenance, repair or replacement operations on process facilities
9. protect from harm or damage with an appropriate measure.
10. A common method of protecting process equipment against excessively high pressure
12. as low as reasonably practicable