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CA Consumers, Environment Not Served by Restricting Access to Global Energy

Limiting California’s access to the exact types of crude oil its facilities need will only increase prices for the state’s consumers and travelers. Drivers are already dealing with gasoline prices in excess of $5 per gallon and the highest fuel taxes of the 50 states. Confining energy producers and consumers to a smaller pool of crude oil will make a very sensitive price environment that much worse.

Abnormal Situational Prevention: Improve Situational Awareness

Abnormal Situation Management


This panel session will explore how operating companies leverage industry good practices and advanced computing technology to swiftly process predictive analytics. It will also cover the use of high-performance HMI graphics and effective alarm management to enhance situational awareness.

Participants will:
· Learn how analytics (predictive, process conditions nearing an operating limit, reliability focused machine learning, corrosion prediction tied to IOWs, etc.) can assist with identifying pre-abnormal conditions and take appropriate actions to avoid an abnormal situation (prevention).

· Learn how high-performance HMI graphics can improve situational awareness to detect abnormal situations before alarms occur and perform required action(s) faster to avoid consequences.

· Understand the aspect of dealing with abnormal situations is alarm management. It is essential to maximize the time available for operators to respond while keeping the number of alarms triggered at a minimum. Preventing abnormal situations before the alarms activate keeps the console operators focused on the operation without having to manage an abnormal event.

See related presentations on the AFPM Safety Portal at https://safetyportal.afpm.org/

Moderator:
Tim Olsen, Emerson Automation Solutions

Speakers:
Carlos Acosta, Phillips 66
Vance Flosenzier, INVISTA
David Lee, User Centered Design Services, Inc.
Marsha Wisely, Athion
Speakers
Tim Olsen
Carlos Acosta
Vance Flosenzier
David Lee
Marsha Wisely
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Topic
Abnormal Situation Management

Shielding Trust: The Power of Vigilance and Verification

Walk the Line


Speakers:
Audra Higgins, Phillips 66
Kacey Lopez, Phillips 66
Russell Thompson, Phillips 66

Hear from front line Maintenance and Operations personnel from the Sweeny Refinery as they discuss Walk-the-Line, how supervisor engagement enhances the ability of front-line employees to perform hazard assessments and taking your safety into your own hands. They will highlight tools that have improved their Hazard Identification and Mitigation, leading to three consecutive AFPM DSA Awards.

Attendees will learn:

  1. What walk the line actually means.

  2. Importance of Supervision in influencing proper hazard assessments.

  3. Protect Yourself, trust but verify.

Speakers
Audra Higgins
Kacey Lopez
Russell Thompson
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Topic
Walk the Line

Coloring Inside the Lines: Managing Complex Processes Within Limits

Abnormal Situation Management


Facilitator:
Alyssa Parks, PEMEX Deer Park

Panel:
John Durnin, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Steve Gill, HF Sinclair
Yangdong Pan, Delek US
Patrick Robinson, PBF Energy Inc.

Operation of a complex refinery process involves keeping the process within varous types of limits. These include safe operating limits, integrity operating windows, machine protection or other reliability limits, and product quality limits. This diverse background panel session from process controls and process safety management explores how to effectively identify these parameters and keep the limits in front of operators using instrumented shutdowns, alarm systems, and other monitoring and alerting software.
Speakers
Alyssa Parks
John Durnin
Stephen Gill
Yangdong Pan
Patrick J. Robinson
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Topic
Abnormal Situation Management