Guidelines for Siting and Layout of Facilities [Hardcover]

This book has been written to address many of the developments since the 1^st Edition which have improved how companies survey and select new sites, evaluate acquisitions, or expand their existing facilities. This book updates the appendices containing both the recommended separation distances and the checklists to help the teams obtain the information they need when locating the facility within a community, when arranging the processes within the facility, and when arranging the equipment within the process units.

List of Figures xiii

List of Tables xvii

Acronyms and Abbreviations xix

Glossary xxi

Acknowledgments xxxiii

Foreword xxxv

Preface xxxvii

1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Objectives 1

1.2 A Siting and Layout Approach 3

1.3 How to Use This Guideline 4

1.4 The Protection Layers 7

1.5 Terminology 12

1.6 Guideline References 15

1.7 Separation Distances Based Primarily on Fire Consequences 15

2 OVERVIEW OF BENEFITS 17

2.1 Implications of Siting and Layout 17

2.2 Management of Risks 18

2.3 Implementing a Step-wise Approach for the Siting and LayOut of Facilities 23

2.4 Anticipating the Changing World 25

2.5 Summarizing the Business Case for Proper Siting of a Facility 25

3 IDENTIFYING THE PROCESS HAZARDS AND RISKS 27

3.1 Introduction 27

3.2 Describing the Facility’s Scope 28

3.3 Screening for Preliminary Hazards 29

3.4 Evaluating the Risks 40

3.5 Checklist for Identifying thelÓ+