The Baker Panel Report - ABSA

a ground fault on electrical heat tracing; a phase to ground or phase to phase short on electrical power distribution; a fault in a motor control center; and a fault in a electrical switch gear.The following items are examples of items that do not add to the count total: a fire in a trash can in an office building (not in the process); a fire from residue in heat exchanger in a shop (not in the process); a fire in a laboratory (not in the process); smoldering rags in a pump house (no flame); a fire in a vehicle in a parking lot outside the refinery fence; and catalyst destroyed by overheating (no flame).Definition of “Explosion”:physical damage.Explosions of any kind, including detonations, deflagrations, and physical overpressures that result in anyThe following items are examples of explosions or overpressures that add to the count total: a “puff” during a furnace startup that results in damage to the refractory or bends the walls; and a failure of a pressure control system on a tank that results in an overpressure that bulges a tank.The following are examples of items that do not add to the count total: an overpressure that results in the activation of a relief valve; an overpressure that results in the burst of a rupture disk; and a “puff” during a furnace startup that results in no damage to the furnace.Definition of “Hazardous Release”: Any non-permitted environmental release that meets the following criteria: an episodic release of 500 pounds of a flammable material; or a release of a substance subject to the notification requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensationand Liability Act (CERCLA) or the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) because it exceeds the reportablequantity but without regard to whether the refinery must notify the applicable governmental authority of the release.Definition of “Injury/Fatality”: The definition would include both on site and off site occurrences: on site—“Injury/Fatality” includes each serious injury or fatality to an employee or contractor that results from a release of energy ormaterial from a process. off site—“Injury/Fatality” also includes each injury to a member of the public that is seen by a physician or a fatality to a member ofthe public as a result of a release of energy or material from a process.A serious injury includes any injury that is required to be reported on the OSHA 300 log. For purposes of determining the count for the numeratorin the Process Incident Index, a fatality would have a multiplier of 10 to reflect the seriousness of the event. See example calculation below.The following are examples of items that add to the count total: an OSHA 300 log injury that results from a splash while an operator is catching a sample;Panel’s Recommendations C 259