The Baker Panel Report - ABSA

APPENDIX HGLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMSTermAPIAtmospheric DistillationBlowdown DrumBlowdown StackCCPSCritical AlarmCSBETPgHSErGroupGun DrillHigh Potential Incident/HIPOHROHSEDefinitionAmerican Petroleum InstituteThe refining process of separating crude oil components at atmospheric pressure byheating to temperatures of about 600 degrees Fahrenheit to 750 degrees Fahrenheit(depending on the nature of the crude oil and desired products) and subsequentcondensing of the fractions by cooling.Separators or accumulators used to separate liquids and vapors in pressure-relievingand emergency systems.Venting equipment that can release buildups of dangerous liquid or vapor in anemergency.Center for Chemical Process Safety. CCPS is a not-for-profit, corporate membershiporganization that identifies and addresses process safety needs within the chemical,pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries.An alarm having no automatic safety backup system and requiring immediate actionto be taken by an operator to return the plant to a safe status (e.g., atmosphericcombustible or toxic gas detection).Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. the CSB is an independent agency ofthe United States federal government charged with investigating industrial chemicalaccidents.Engineering Technical PracticeGetting HSE right is BP’s Health, Safety and Environmental Management SystemFramework and sets out expectations for delivery of health, safety, and environmentalperformance.‘‘Group” or “BP Group” refers to the entirety of BP’s business operations, includingbusinesses included in its Exploration and Production segment; in its Refining andMarketing segment; and in its Gas, Power, and Renewables segment. The term alsoincludes the corporate offices of BP p.l.c. that oversee those operations. The corporateoffices of BP provide centralized functions for the Group companies, such as finance;financial control and accounting; internal audit; legal; mergers and acquisitions; andtax.A test or evaluation in which a worker is given a hypothetical set of circumstances,and is asked to communicate or demonstrate how he/she would respond in thatsituation.An event that, under different circumstances, might easily have resulted incatastrophic loss.‘‘High Reliability Organization.” An HRO is an organization that produces productrelatively error free over a long period of time.Health, Safety, and Environment. This term is used interchangeably with “HSSE”throughout this report.Glossary of Selected Terms C H-1