Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 27, 2024
Section 5100.2 - Process Hazard Analysis [PHA](a) The owner or operator shall perform an initial PHA (hazard evaluation) on processes covered by this article. The PHA shall be appropriate to the complexity of the process and shall identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process. The PHA shall be conducted as soon as possible during the development of the CalARP program, but not later than the date of submittal of the RMP. Notwithstanding section (c) below, PHAs completed to comply with Section of Title 85189 of Title 8 of CCR are acceptable as initial PHAs. These PHAs shall be updated and revalidated, based on their completion date.(b) The owner or operator shall work closely with AAs in deciding which PHA methodology is best suited to determine the hazards of the process being analyzed. The owner or operator shall use one or more of the following methodologies that are appropriate to determine and evaluate the hazards of the process being analyzed: (4) Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP);(5) Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA);(6) Fault Tree Analysis; or,(7) An appropriate equivalent methodology.(c) The PHA shall address: (1) The hazards of the process;(2) The identification of any previous incident which had a likely potential for catastrophic consequences;(3) Engineering and administrative controls applicable to the hazards and their interrelationships such as appropriate application of detection methodologies to provide early warning of releases. (Acceptable detection methods might include process monitoring and control instrumentation with alarms, and detection hardware such as hydrocarbon sensors.);(4) Consequences of failure of engineering and administrative controls;(5) Stationary source siting;(7) A qualitative evaluation of a range of the possible safety and health effects of failure of controls; and,(8) The PHA shall include the consideration of external events, including seismic events, if applicable. PHAs completed for other programs where external events were not considered shall be updated to include external events.(d) The PHA shall be performed by a team with expertise in engineering and process operations, and the team shall include at least one employee who has experience and knowledge specific to the process being evaluated. Also, one member of the team must be knowledgeable in the specific PHA methodology being used.(e) The owner or operator shall establish a system to address the team's findings and recommendations; assure that the recommendations are resolved and documented; document what actions are to be taken; develop a written schedule of when these actions are to be completed; complete these actions on a timetable agreed upon with the AA, or within two and one-half (2.5) years of performing the PHA, or the next planned turnaround, for those items that require a turnaround; document the final resolution taken to address each recommendation and actual completion date; and communicate the actions to operating, maintenance and other employees whose work assignments are in the process and who may be affected by the recommendations or actions. The above timelines shall not apply to any process hazard analysis completed prior to January 1, 2015.(f) At least every five years after the completion of the initial PHA, the PHA shall be updated and revalidated by a team meeting the requirements in section (d), to assure that the PHA is consistent with the current process. Notwithstanding section (c), updated and revalidated PHA[s] completed to comply with Section of Title 85189 of Title 8 of CCR are acceptable to meet the requirements of this section.(g) The owner or operator shall retain PHAs and updates or revalidations for each process covered by this section, as well as the documented resolution of recommendations described in section (e), for the life of the process.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 19, § 5100.2
Note: Authority cited: Sections 25531 and 25534.05, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 25531, Health and Safety Code; and Section 68.67, Part 68, Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 2760.2 to new section 5100.2 filed 3-6-2024 (Register 2024, No. 10).