The CSB will discuss its investigation of the November 19, 2023, fired heater tube rupture at a refinery in Martinez, California. The incident occurred during the initial startup of a renewable diesel hydroprocessing unit, resulting in a fire that seriously injured one employee. Topics will include fired heater safe operating limits, worker proximity to fired heaters, safety instrumented systems that detect low process flow into fired heaters, burner operation, valve misalignments, and corporate oversight.
Participants will: Gain an understanding of both the process-side and combustion-side causes that contributed to the tube rupture; Identify potential deficiencies that may exist at their own units; and Review the CSB’s industry recommendation to API for suggested revisions to API RP 556 (Instrumentation, Control, and Protective Systems for Gas Fired Heaters).
Moderator:
Willis Jernigan, AFPM
Speaker:
Melike Yersiz, U.S. Chemical Safety Board
Moderator: Shanahan Mondal, Cheniere Energy Speakers:
Andrew Laszewsk, Cenovus Energy - Superior Refinery
Layne Boudreaux, Gabe LaLande, Todd Conner & Lowell Nance, Cheniere Energy - Sabine Pass Liquefaction
David Ybarra, Sascha Schieke & Bart Aupperle, Flint Hills Resources - Corpus Christi Complex
Moderator: Shanahan Mondal, Cheniere Energy Speakers:
Andrew Laszewsk, Cenovus Energy - Superior Refinery
Layne Boudreaux, Gabe LaLande, Todd Conner & Lowell Nance, Cheniere Energy - Sabine Pass Liquefaction
David Ybarra, Sascha Schieke & Bart Aupperle, Flint Hills Resources - Corpus Christi Complex
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Annual Safety Awards, considered the refining and petrochemical industries’ premier safety awards. They are part of a comprehensive program developed by the AFPM Safety and Health Committee to promote safe operations in our industries and recognize facilities that have outstanding occupational and process safety performance.
