While there are many resources available on fire protection and prevention in chemical petrochemical and petroleum plants—Guidelines for Fire Protection in Chemical, Petrochemical, and Hydrocarbon Processing Facilities is the first book that pulls them all together in one comprehensive resource.

Guidelines for Fire Protection in Chemical, Petrochemical, and Hydrocarbon Processing Facilities provides the tools to develop, implement, and integrate a fire protection program into a company or facility’s Risk Management System.

Contents:

1. Introduction
   • Scope
   • Who Will Benefit from This Guideline
   • Relation to Other CCPS Guidelines and Resources

2. Management Overview
   • Management Commitment
   • Integration with Other Management Systems
   • Balancing Protection
   • Cost-Benefit

3. Fire Protection Strategy
   • Key Factors in a Fire Protection Strategy
   • Developing a Fire Protection Strategy
   • Integration with Other Management Systems
   • Integration with the Lifecycle of a Facility

4. Overview of Fire Prevention Elements
   • Audit Program
   • Layout and Spacing
   • Control of Ignition Sources
   • Employee Training
   • Housekeeping
   • Incident Investigation
   • Inherently Safer Design
   • Plant Maintenance
   • Management of Change
   • Material Hazards
   • Alarm and Surveillance

5. Fire Hazard Analysis
   • Hazardous Chemicals and Processes
   • Recognize What You Want to Understand
   • Identification of Inventories
   • Define Fire Scenarios
   • Calculate Potential Fire Hazard
   • Flash Fires
   • Fireballs
   • Liquid or pool Fires
   • Gas and Jet Fires
   • Solid Fires
   • Fire Impact to Personnel, Structures, and Equipment
   • Examples

6. Fire Risk Assessment
   • Fire Risk Assessment Overview
   • Fire Risk Assessment Methodology

7. Fire Protection Fundamentals
   • General Design Criteria
   • Fire Contro
   • Passive Protection Systems
   • Active Protection Systems

8. Specific Design Guidance
   • Process
   • Storage
   • Buildings
   • Loading Racks and Marine Terminals
   • Utilities

9. Installation of Fire Protection Systems
   • Approval Process
   • Sequence
   • Timing
   • Selection of Installation Contractors
   • Installing the System
   • Monitoring of the Installation
   • Managing Field Modifications During Installation
   • Acceptance Testing

10. Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
    • Ownership of Fire Protection Systems
    • Qualifications of Personnel
    • Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Programs
    • Inspection and Testing requirements
    • Inspection Checklist Examples

11. Fire Emergency Response
    • considerations for Emergency Response Organizations
    • Develop Organization Plan
    • Outside Responders
    • Training and Drills
    • Notification
    • Operating Procedures for Fire Emergency Response Equipment
    • Fire Pre-Plans

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