N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1F-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:1F-2.3 - Process hazard analysis

(a) If an owner and operator of an underground storage cavern system stores a regulated substance that is an extraordinarily hazardous substance as defined pursuant to the Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act Program rules at N.J.A.C. 7:31-1.5, the requirements of that chapter shall apply to process hazard analyses.

(b) If (a) above is not applicable to an owner and operator, the following requirements apply:

1. The process hazard analysis must be conducted using one of the following methodologies:

i. What-If Analysis;

ii. Checklist;

iii. What-If/Checklist;

iv. Hazard and Operability Study or "HAZOP";

v. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis or "FMEA";

vi. Fault Tree Analysis or "FTA"; or

vii. An appropriate equivalent methodology.

2. The process hazard analysis must address:

i. The hazards of the system;

ii. Any previous incident that had a likely potential for catastrophic consequences;

iii. Any engineering and/or administrative controls applicable to the hazards and their interrelationships, such as the appropriate application of detection methodologies, including system monitoring and control instrumentation with alarms, and detection hardware such as hydrocarbon sensors, to provide early warning of a release;

iv. Consequences of failure of the engineering and/or administrative controls;

v. Siting of the system;

vi. Human factors; and

vii. A qualitative evaluation of a range of the possible safety, environmental, and health effects of failure of the engineering and/or administrative controls.

3. The owner and operator shall perform the process hazard analysis, in accordance with the following:

i. The owner and operator shall utilize a team with expertise in engineering and operations to assist with the process hazard analysis. The team shall include at least one employee of the owner and operator who has experience and knowledge specific to the system, and one person knowledgeable in the process hazard analysis methodology being used.

ii. Following completion of the process hazard analysis, the owner and operator shall:

(1) Assure that the recommendations are resolved in a timely manner and that the resolution is documented; and

(2) Document what actions are to be taken, complete the actions as soon as possible, develop a written schedule of when additional actions are to be completed, and communicate the actions with operating, maintenance, and other employees whose work assignments are in the system and who may be affected by the recommendations or actions.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1F-2.3

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 905(a), effective 5/1/2023