Does My MOC Affect Relief or Flare System Design?

"Does My MOC Affect Relief or Flare System Design?" Webinar

by Achilles Arnaez, P.E., & Jason Spearow, P.E.

Many major accidents in industry are related to uncontrolled change. Updating relief systems process safety information (PSI) is an essential, and often overlooked, aspect of management of change (MOC). When changes affecting relief systems are not recognized, a facility will often have to undertake the costly and untimely process of periodically restudying and revising the relief system PSI. These periodic studies can lead to unexpected asset installations and/or operating parameter changes.

Based on experiences at various facilities, a workflow is presented in this webinar as a timely method for plant level engineers to recognize changes that can affect relief systems. Ultimately this methodology can reduce the error rate associated with MOC and ensure related relief system PSI is accurately updated.

A.ArnaezAchilles Arnaez, P.E.

Senior Process Consultant

Mr. Arnaez, P.E. is a degreed professional chemical engineer with over twelve years of specialized knowledge in relief systems design basis generation, concern resolution, and relief systems design training. Achilles has experience with a wide variety of process units found throughout the industry, especially refineries and midstream facilities. Mr. Arnaez earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas.

J.SpearowJason Spearow, P.E.

Senior Process Consultant

Mr. Spearow, P.E. is a degreed professional chemical engineer with over twelve years of specialized knowledge in relief systems design basis generation, concern resolution, and relief systems design training. Jason has experience with a wide variety of process units found throughout the industry, especially refineries and midstream facilities. Additionally, Jason helps onboard many of our new engineers and is one of our Relief System Design course instructors. Mr. Spearow earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas.